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National Standards Statement For School Newsletters

Our school firmly believes that National Standards in their current form are not national nor are they standards. It is increasingly evident, from New Zealand research, and that different schools continue to interpret the standards in different ways. Individual schools have moderated and adapted the standards to fit within their own context. 
The Research, Analysis and Insight into National Standards (RAINS) project is a three year study in recognition of the need for high quality research into the effects of the Government’s National Standards policy on New Zealand schools and students.
The project is investigating how schools are actually responding to the National Standards in everyday practice and how this response is affecting student learning.
A major concern of the project is that overseas research has shown that ‘high stakes’ forms of assessment may have adverse effects such as narrowing of the curriculum, teachers prioritising the teaching of some students over others and damaging effects on students conceptions of themselves as learners. 
In our school we continue to provide a rich, balanced curriculum, as research continues to show that this is what increases student and learning achievement not the narrowing of the curriculum by a compliance driven system.

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    • AGM >
      • Previous AGMs
    • Executive Membership History
    • PLD >
      • Maori Achievement Collaboratives (MACs)
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    • Magazines
    • Rural Matters
    • Principal Matters >
      • Principal Matters 2022
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      • Principal Matters 2019
      • Principal Matters 2018
      • Principal Matters 2017
      • Principal Matters 2016
      • Principal Matters 2015
  • News
    • Media Releases
  • Events
    • NZPF Conference 2023
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  • Current Issues
  • Resources
    • Banking Staffing Updates
    • Conference Archive
    • Ordering Forms
    • General Information
    • Lester Flockton Articles
    • Moot Archive
    • Policies & Position Papers
    • Principals' First Aid
    • Research
    • School Values & History
    • Submissions
    • NZPF survey results
    • General Election Manifesto
  • Business Partners
  • Contact