The Principals’ Federation has for some time been outspoken about its concerns and the risks its members see in the Government’s National Standards Policy. To this end it joined in the Forum hosted by the New Zealand Educational Institute in November 2009.

The forum believes that national standards represent considerable risk to student learning and identified various themes and actions. In support of members around the country and those regional associations who wish to share their initiatives, the NZPF has made this page available as a resource to all.

BoTs/PTAs/Community

 Island Bay School BoT Resolution

Cambridge Primary School Letter to Rt Hon. John Key re Trialing and League Tables

Swanson School Letter to STA

Khandallah School BoT statement on NS to parents

The Board’s Role in National Standards

A personal perspective - Bill Courtney >>

Primary Principals' Association

OPPA Letter to PM March 2010 calling for trial and opposing league tables

Tai Tokerau Principals' Association - Seeking Support from NZPF

Aka Tokerau - Northland Maori Response to National Standards

Auckland Primary Principals' Association Response November 2009

South Canterbury Principals' Association Response December 2009

NZEI

NZEI National Standards

NZEI National Standards Forum Follow-up 23 Nov 2009

NZPF and NZEI Letter to Principals

School Newsletters

Aurora College Newsletter Statement

Southbridge School Newsletter

National Standards Parent Notice (template for anyone to use)

Sally Direen (Balaclava) School Newsletter on NS

NZPF

 National Standards Fact Sheet

NAG2A – what does it tell us?

NZPF Action plan NS advice to members

Allies

IHC Support Email

Janine Rankin Article (Manawatu Standard)

Admin

Template for Invoicing Ministry For National Standards Training

Reference Material

NZCER Education Sector Feedback - Full Report

MoE National Standards

NAGS

Experts

Academics’ Open Letter to Hon Anne Tolley (University of Otago, Waikato, Auckland education professors’ letter to Minister on NS flaws, harm, undermining of curriculum, lack of focus on progress)

John Hattie’s paper Nov 2009 Horizons and Whirlpools:The well travelled pathway of national standards

John Hattie shares on EdTALKS his views on National Standards

Prof Howard Lee, Massey University College of Education “Politics, Context and History of NS and Testing in NZ Primary Schools”

University of Auckland College of Education staff opinions on NS

National Standards – An inconvenient truth - Lester Flockton

National Standards: A foolish formula full of fundamental flaws, faults and fanciful forecasts by Warwick Elley