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Pip Tinning: NZ English Teachers Association President on teachers' response to the new curriculum rewrite
The troubled curriculum rewrite has hit another snag.
The Ministry of Education’s new English curriculum has been described as “shambolic” by the English Teachers Association, who have walked away from the rewriting process.
They say it’s too complex and has unrealistic expectations of what teachers can fit into a single year.
Association President Pip Tinning told Francesca Rudkin that the Ministry is expecting teachers to fit a significant amount of work into a single year, with the curriculum document currently sitting at 120 pages.
She says they’re concerned about the ability to…
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