Strong and stable school leadership is critical to the success of our schools and kura, but little is known about the rate at which principals leave and move around the workforce.  This paper provides new insights into trends in turnover and…

Author(s): David Jagger, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: July 2020

The Teaching, School, and Principal Leadership Practices Survey tool (TSP) was available for free school use for the second consecutive year in 2018. It was used by 265 schools that wanted an evidence-base for understanding and developing their practices for…

Author(s): Cathy Wylie, Sue McDowall, Hilary Ferral, New Zealand Council for Educational Research

Date Published: October 2019

The purpose of this longitudinal research project was to improve the literacy outcomes of new entrant children during, and beyond, their first year of school. Through a series of training workshops and associated materials, teachers were assisted to identify and…

Author(s): James W. Chapman, Alison W. Arrow, Christine Braid, Keith T. Greaney, and William E. Tunmer, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University.

Date Published: August 2019

The Retention pilot programme for Māori medium beginning teachers Initiative, was established under Budget 2013. Six providers were contracted to design and implement new induction and mentoring initiatives that support the retention of beginning teachers in Māori medium schools through…

Author(s): Prepared by Nan Wehipeihana, Kirimatao Paipa and Roxanne Smith for Research Evaluation Consultancy Limited - a member of the Kinnect Group

Date Published: July 2019

This report describes the findings from the second survey of Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako. The survey took place in October 2017 and looked at the extent to which anticipated changes are occurring in Communities of Learning | Kāhui…

Author(s): Education Technologies Ltd. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2019

This is the home page for the results from the Ministry’s Teacher Demand and Supply Planning Tool. The Tool is designed to estimate the number of teachers required by schools in the future, and compare this with an estimate of…

Author(s): Ministry of Education

Date Published: Varies

This is the home page for the Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF). TLIF is a Ministry of Education initiative designed to support quality practice that improves student achievement and that can be shared and adapted for use across schools and kāhui…

Author(s): Various

Date Published: Various

The Principal Recruitment Allowance (PRA) is an allowance available to boards of trustees in schools which face significant challenges and have a principal vacancy. Its purpose is to attract principals who will provide highly effective management and instructional leadership. This…

Author(s): Jo MacDonald and Eliza Stevens, New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Date Published: February 2018

This is the home page for the Teach First NZ pilot programme. This is an alternative field-based Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme. The pilot programme operates between 2013 and 2016 with three annual intakes of up to 20 participants. The…

Date Published: Varies

This is the home page for the Incredible Years Teacher (IYT). The IYT programme is a six session programme for teachers of children aged 3-8 years. It is based on strengthening teacher classroom management strategies, promoting children’s pro-social behaviour and…

Author(s): Varies

Date Published: Varies

This is the second 'Insights for Teachers' focusing on TALIS. In this 'Insights for Teachers' we report on the activities of New Zealand teachers and principals, and the high levels of job satisfaction they reported in the OECD Teaching and

Author(s): Chris Cockerill, Debra Taylor and Nicola Marshall, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2015

This report analyses the impact of Te Kotahitanga Phase 5 on Māori student achievement and wellbeing and explores the design and implementation features that enabled such accelerated improvement. It has implications for policy makers, teachers, middle and senior leaders, principals,…

Author(s): Adrienne Alton-Lee, PhD, Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) Programme, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: August 2015

In this 'Insights for Teachers' we report on the first New Zealand findings from the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). TALIS asks teachers who teach students in any of Years 7, 8, 9 or 10, and their principals,…

Author(s): Chris Cockerill, Debra Taylor and Nicola Marshall, Evidence, Data and Knowledge, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: July 2015

Findings and implications from PISA for teaching and learning mathematics.…

Author(s): Ministry of Education.

Date Published: May 2015

In this report, how mathematical content is delivered in classrooms is examined. First, some information on maths teaching staff is presented, including teacher qualifications, participation in professional development with a focus on maths, maths teacher-student ratio, and principals’ reports of…

Author(s): Michelle Lamy with Steve May, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: November 2014

This is the home page for the Monitoring Teacher Supply publication series. Since 1997 the Research Division of the Ministry of Education has undertaken a Teacher Vacancy Survey of all state and state integrated schools at the beginning of each…

Author(s): Various

Date Published: November 2014

The main aim of the research project Te Puni Rumaki was to gather information about practices and strategies that successfully prepare and retain Māori-medium initial teacher education students so that they are well equipped to teach in Māori-medium contexts. It…

Author(s): Margie Hōhepa, Ngārewa Hāwera, Karaitiana Tamatea & Sharyn Heaton. Report Commissioned by the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2014

This report investigates the reading habits and learning approaches examined in PISA 2009, with a focus on gender and a particular emphasis on boys. It also briefly examines the attitudes of 15-year-olds' parents/whānau to reading, and their (or someone else…

Author(s): Maree Telford, Research Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: March 2013

Māori-medium education has grown in response to the desire to revitalise and regenerate te reo Māori.…

Author(s): Ministry of Education

Date Published: July 2012

This research project draws together findings from new data and more than 10 years of research on current practice and futures-thinking in education. The report discusses some emerging principles for future learning, how these are currently expressed in New Zealand…

Author(s): Rachel Bolstad and Jane Gilbert, with Sue McDowall, Ally Bull, Sally Boyd and Rosemary Hipkins, New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2012