A group of teachers took a clear message to the Minister of Education, Jan Tinetti, this morning to urge the Government not to reduce specialist staff who support tamariki in schools. A petition with over 5000 signatures was handed to the Minister at her .
The government is taking the highly unusual step of ordering teachers how to teach. From 2026, teachers must use government approved methods for teaching reading, writing and maths. It's part of what it calls the common practice model, which it has been working on since last year in an effort to improve children's literacy and numeracy. Our education correspondent John Gerritsen and video journalist Angus Dreaver have the story.