Education
Aotearoa Youth Declaration is an annual conference for High School Students which connects young people with government policy. Participants work in Focus Groups to develop policy statements that represent their views and priorities on a range of subjects. The statements below were drafted by the participants of the Education Focus Group, and approved by the participants at the Conference.
3.1 | We encourage schools to consider education from a variety of perspectives, including Progressive Education. We want schools to operate beyond traditional formats, which includes:
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3.2 | We acknowledge the Government’s intended review of the National Curriculum, and recommend:
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3.3 | We view quality professional development as fundamental to providing Aotearoa with empowering teachers and strongly encourage:
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3.4 | We recognise the obvious disparity and issues with educational accessibility. We strongly encourage a government review, seeking alternatives to:
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3.5 | We acknowledge the institutionalised issues facing indigenous students, and we deeply aspire to see these issues mitigated by means of:
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3.6 | We acknowledge the importance of streaming for excelling, proficient students, and particularly endorse:
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3.7 | We request teacher wages are increased within the public school education system to encourage positive learning, and decrease New Zealand’s current teacher shortage. |
An enormous thanks to the Focus Group participants, the Facilitators – Romy and Mark, the Conference Organising Committee, and the Event Sponsors.
Download the 2018 Youth Declaration