We found that reporting to parents and whānau acts as a key mediator between school culture and schools’ support systems.

NZCER has updated the item calibrations used to calculate scale scores for PAT Pānui | Reading Comprehension on the NZCER ...

This research brief examines teacher data from the 2024 National Survey of Primary Schools – specifically, how school leadership practices shape teachers’ interest in becoming a principal. Our ...

This article responds to increasing school and cross-sector interest surrounding culturally responsive pedagogy and the multiple ways that it is being discussed and understood. We try to bring clarity ...

Update, December 18 2025: The recording of our webinar is now available to watch here. Following our recent webinar with Brent Duckor and Carrie Holmberg on AI in USA primary schools, we invite you to ...

Euro-Western schooling systems often sideline play, or when learning through play is valued, it is rarely recognised as a Maaori way of knowing. In te ao Maaori, however, play is woven through ...

This article examines how government policies have undermined equity and access in early childhood care and education in Aotearoa. While flaxroots initiatives have historically fostered inclusive, ...

With changes underway for School Board priorities and requirements, we thought it might be useful to revisit one of our research reports from earlier in the year, School Board leadership—Key issues ...

With change on the horizon for school assessment, it is worth pausing to take stock of the current landscape. The government’s move toward requiring schools to use standardised tests twice a year, ...

Lifting student attendance, as well as understanding the drivers for non-attendance through data, are government priorities for improving student achievement. In April 2024, a new attendance action ...

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our recent PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing webinars, especially those who submitted such an excellent range of questions. We hope that they were answered to your ...