Students learning in a school classroom. Photo: Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe
The first primary schools days for 2026 start for some from today, and with the return to the classroom comes an updated, new maths and English curriculum.
Changes to how the two core topics are taught were first introduced in 2024. But in October last year, updates described by teachers as "significant" were announced.
The Ministry of Education website says primary schools are required to use the updated English and mathematics curriculum content.
But are schools ready?
Kathryn speaks to Lucy Naylor, President of the Auckland Primary Principals Association and the head of Milford Primary School on the North Shore and Pauline Cleaver, the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Education's Curriculum Centre.
