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These stories provide examples of ideas and approaches some schools are using to reshape their curricula.

In a separate media gallery, secondary middle leaders around New Zealand have been asked about leading their teams around curriculum change. These are their stories.

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Recently added videos (10)

Vic Hygate.
Inquiry learning - from knowledge to understanding (06:04)
Tamaki Primary School parents, Carla and Lisati.
I feel so proud (00:58)
Tamaki Primary School parent.
Open door policy (00:31)
Tamaki Primary School parent, Loleini.
We support together (01:05)
Tamaki Primary School parent.
For our kids (01:15)
Tamaki Primary School teacher, Archana Sharma.
They want to read (00:34)
Robyn Anderson, associate principal at Tamaki Primary School.
That support from home (00:43)
Tamaki Primary School teacher and students.
Always talking (00:35)
Corinne Hansell, principal of Tamaki Primary School.
Understanding conditions (00:39)
Tamaki Primary School teachers working together.
Planning together (00:30)

Vision and values (9)

Stonfields School students.
Thinking big: Principles to guide vision and curriculum (05:47)
Stuart Armistead.
Shared vision with a twist (05:20)
Female student standing in a field.
Striving for personal excellence (04:15)
Boy and girl holding a carved stone.
Renwick School vision and values (04:54)
Port Chalmers students on anchor at the front of the school.
Port Kids ALIVE at Port Chalmers School (8:36)
Rototuna Primary School
Schoolwide teaching and learning philosophy at Rototuna School (13:50 min)
Elmgrove Story
Creating a learning environment at Elmgrove School - 2007 (2:55)
Learning and growing together at East Taieri School
Learning and growing together at East Taieri School - 2007 (4:54)
Developing a vision for Red Beach School
Developing a vision for Red Beach School (3:53)

Key competencies (6)

Students stand in front of their artwork
Using language, symbols and texts to explore art and identity (05:04)
Kellie McRobert
e-Competencies and key competencies (05:42)
Halsey Drive students.
Part 1: The concept curriculum at Halsey Drive School (03:24)
Angela White - head of middle school, St Margaret's.
St Margaret’s College - Dispositions for learning (6:20)
Peterhead students
Creating a culture of learning at Peterhead School (12min)
Towards enriched and responsible citizenship at Orewa College
Towards enriched and responsible citizenship at Orewa College (5:28)

Learning areas (6)

Students stand in front of their artwork
Using language, symbols and texts to explore art and identity (05:04)
Michelle Flint.
Orff Music Programme (05:20)
Bailey West.
Te Ao Whanui - local participation, global confidence (04:53)
Lynette Townsend and Gay Gilbert.
Mantle of the expert (05:35)
Angela White - head of middle school, St Margaret's.
St Margaret’s College - Dispositions for learning (6:20)
Two girls.
Curriculum in action at Renwick School (04:36)

Effective pedagogy (19)

Vic Hygate.
Inquiry learning - from knowledge to understanding (06:04)
Stonefields mascots
Early learning conversations (04:01)
Stonefields School student.
Learning and teaching in learning hubs (04:58)
Inquiry.
Our inquiry framework (05:48)
Students stand in front of their artwork
Using language, symbols and texts to explore art and identity (05:04)
Lynette Townsend and Gay Gilbert.
Mantle of the expert (05:35)
Students at play time.
Part 4: Part-whole thinking map in the senior classroom (03:00)
Students in a tree.
Part 3: Part-whole thinking map in the junior classroom (05:26)
Students at Halsey Drive School.
Part 2: Teaching and learning at Halsey Drive School (05:29)
Halsey Drive students.
Part 1: The concept curriculum at Halsey Drive School (03:24)
Shirley Cope.
Part 1: Red Beach School vision (04:36)
Mark Osborne.
Albany Senior High School - Vision and values and eportfolios (7:39)
Seven students sitting on a slide.
Eportfolios at Ilam School (5:54 minutes)
Five students sitting on a slide.
Effective pedagogy at Ilam School (6:58 minutes)
Weber students waving at the camera.
Inquiry learning at Weber School (4:14)
Chisnallwood School
Opportunities for Māori student success at Chisnallwood Intermediate School (11:09)
Southland Girls' High - for all the right reasons (8:28)
Integrating the curriculum and engaging the community
Integrating the curriculum at Opunake Primary (8:52)
Tukutahi Connected to learn
Wellington High School - Tukutahi (9:46)

School curriculum design and review (16)

Stonefields School student.
Learning and teaching in learning hubs (04:58)
Stonfields School students.
Thinking big: Principles to guide vision and curriculum (05:47)
Jane Danielson and Julie Cowan.
Willowbank curriculum map (04:53)
Halsey Drive students.
Part 1: The concept curriculum at Halsey Drive School (03:24)
Yolanda Julies.
A shared understanding (07:09)
Student portfolio.
Using data to inform teaching and learning at Mairehau Primary School (05:15)
School mural.
Using data to inform school development at Mairehau Primary School (07:05)
Four girls in a row.
Renwick School - writing our curriculum (08:10)
Sue Horne and Jan Tinetti.
Exploring parallel documents - what are the issues? (9:21)
Sue Horne and Jan Tinetti.
Exploring parallel documents at Merivale and Maungatapu Schools (8:50)
Chisnallwood School
Opportunities for Māori student success at Chisnallwood Intermediate School (11:09)
Southland Girls' High - for all the right reasons (8:28)
Tukutahi Connected to learn
Wellington High School - Tukutahi (9:46)
Towards enriched and responsible citizenship at Orewa College
Towards enriched and responsible citizenship at Orewa College (5:28)
Teaching and learning at Takapuna Grammar
Teaching and learning at Takapuna Grammar 2006 (5:39)
Coley Street's development as a learning community
Coley Street's development as a learning community - 2006 (2:42)

Treaty of Waitangi (12)

Students running.
Effective pedagogy for our Māori and Pasifika students (04:44)
Teachers engaged in discussion.
Marautanga learning community conversations (06:26)
Yolanda Julies.
A shared understanding (07:09)
Girls using poi.
A culturally connected curriculum (08:13)
Seven students sitting on a slide.
Ka Hikitia at Ilam School (5 minutes)
Two students singing.
Te reo Māori at Three Kings School (6:55)
Wellington Girls' College deputy principal Anne Coster.
Professional learning groups at Wellington Girls' College (11:37)
Children sitting on the floor listening.
St Joseph's School Onehunga - Te Reo Māori curriculum change (11:40)
Student working on carving
Living the principle - Te reo me ōna tikanga at Rotorua Boys' High (11:03)
Sue Horne and Jan Tinetti.
Exploring parallel documents - what are the issues? (9:21)
Sue Horne and Jan Tinetti.
Exploring parallel documents at Merivale and Maungatapu Schools (8:50)
Chisnallwood School
Opportunities for Māori student success at Chisnallwood Intermediate School (11:09)

Student voice (5)

Bailey West.
Te Ao Whanui - local participation, global confidence (04:53)
Seven students sitting on a slide.
Student voice at Ilam School (7:09 minutes)
Hauraki Plains College
Supporting transitions from primary to secondary at Hauraki Plains College (2:55 min)
Clevedon School
Empowering students at Clevedon School (5:18)
You have a message.
Te Awamutu - You have a message (12:00)

Community engagement (8)

Ariana Williams
Engaging our community at Sylvia Park School (02:35)
Corinne Hansell, principal, Tamaki Primary School.
Starting to listen at Tamaki Primary School (00:50)
Mark Whitford - associate principal, Glen Eden Intermediate.
Other transition components (7:20)
Mark Whitford - associate principal, Glen Eden Intermediate.
First steps in transition programme (7:23)
Two students.
Strengthening our learning community (05:02)
Two female students.
Developing whānau priorities at Te Kura o Hiruharama (07:31)
Three boys in a row.
Community and curriculum at Renwick School (04:59)
Students at Weber School waving to the camera
Engaging with the community at Weber School (7:32)

Leading change (3)

Six students sitting on a slide.
Leading change at Ilam School (5 minutes)
Wellington Girls' College deputy principal Anne Coster.
Professional learning groups at Wellington Girls' College (11:37)
Students from Weber School waving at the camera.
Leading change at Weber School (2:23)

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