1 Apr 2025

Teachers worried draft cirrculum pushing Treaty of Waitangi out

From Checkpoint, 5:23 pm on 1 April 2025

The draft secondary school English curriculum is ringing alarm bells for some teachers. The document contains no reference to Te Mataiaho - the framework that underpins every other curriculum area.Teachers say that's bizarre and they are worried it is part of a move push the Treaty of Waitangi out of schools. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Lisa Owen.