Years 0-10 Draft Curriculum Feedback
The Ministry of Education is now consulting on the draft curriculum (Yr 0-10) for all remaining learning areas (Maths and English went through this process last year). PPTA Te Wehengarua is encouraging all members to take part in the feedback process.
The guidance on this page will support you to give feedback to the Ministry of Education about the proposed draft curriculum. Please also refer to your subject association for more detailed information about content in your specific learning area(s).
Submissions are open until 24 April. Access the Ministry of Education feedback forms, and supporting documents, here:
Different kinds of submissions
The Ministry is asking for feedback on the Curriculum | Te Mātaiaho and on the learning areas. If you have time, we recommend that you submit on the Curriculum and on each of the learning areas you teach in.
The feedback forms provided by the Ministry will take you through a series of questions, but please note you can skip these questions and provide free-form feedback by attaching a document.
Submitting on the Curriculum | Te Mātaiaho
Access the feedback form here:
While we recommend that you do take the time to submit on the Curriculum document as well as your learning area progressions, we have concerns about the questions provided by the Ministry in the form. They restrict and direct ideas rather than providing a platform for teachers to provide full and wide-ranging feedback.
The Curriculum | Te Mātaiaho document that is being presented for feedback here is not the same document that was trialled in late 2022 and 2023. The 2023 document privileged Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document for Aotearoa New Zealand and had an inclusive framework that was gifted by Dr Wayne Ngata. The vision from Dr Ngata was that Te Mātaiaho would be an overarching document that would support all the learning areas and subjects to honour Te Tiriti and enable all ākonga to see themselves, and succeed in their learning.
We therefore recommend that you skip the questions and provide feedback via an uploaded document.
Useful guidance
As curriculum leaders in your school, you will be familiar with some of the key issues and potential ways of addressing these. You can also consider PPTA Te Wehengarua’s policy on curriculum development, which outlines five principles of what good curriculum development looks like. These principles are:
- Principle 1: Te Tiriti is valued and is visible;
- Principle 2: Learners are at the centre so that the curriculum is inclusive and equitable;
- Principle 3: The curriculum is manageable, is well resourced, coherent, and well communicated;
- Principle 4: Teachers are valued as curriculum designers and their expertise and specialisation are recognised and valued; and,
- Principle 5: The curriculum is regularly reviewed through research on effective practice to make sure it is fit for purpose.
Submitting on the learning areas
When considering what to include in your feedback, you may wish to format your feedback as recommended by Technology Educators’ (TENZ) who have provided a General Guide for any subject and other subject associations have also provided some specific guidance.
Structure
Consider how the learning area is organised and whether the divisions between subjects or domains are functional. Does the structure work?
Progression
Consider how a student’s understanding develops as they move through the phases. Do concepts build logically?
Content
Consider the actual knowledge, skills, and examples provided within the draft. Is the content set at the right level for the age group, is it appropriate, is anything missing or included that is unnecessary?
See the TENZ submission guide in full here: Guidance for Making a Curriculum Submission.
Under each of these headings, consider what elements of the proposed curriculum you oppose outright, you think need to be modified, or that you support.
Be sure to include why you oppose or support the elements you are discussing, and wherever possible provide alternatives.
How do I give feedback?
You can submit feedback as an individual, as a faculty or department in your school, or as a PPTA Branch.
Submissions are open until 24 April 2026
There are two ways that you can give feedback on the draft curriculum:
1) Use the Ministry of Education’s Feedback Forms
- Access the Te Mātaiaho | Curriculum feedback form here: http://education.surveymonkey.com/r/NWWJVTV
All other feedback forms for each learning area and for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa can be accessed here:
If you only want to give general feedback you may do so. There is the option to be contacted regarding your feedback and to provide the name of the organisation which you are representing, but otherwise it remains anonymous.
2) Email the Ministry of Education
This option allows you to share any documents you may think are relevant in your feedback. This option requires you to provide your contact details, name, and organisation.
If you would like to share your submission with PPTA Te Wehengarua, please send to Dr. Adele Scott at ascott@ppta.org.nz
Last modified on Wednesday, 1 April 2026 14:49