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Text version of The key competencies: Cross-sector alignment diagram

The outline of the diagram is a large arrow – pointing to the right. There are three columns within the arrow. At the head of each column there is a block with a heading in it, and underneath each heading there are smaller arrows that contain text and also point to the right.

The column on the left has the block heading: ‘Te Whāriki’. Underneath there are five arrows. In the arrow at the top is the word: ‘Exploration’; in the next arrow down is the word: ‘Communication’; in the next arrow down is the word ‘Well-being’; in the next arrow down is the word: ‘Contribution’; in the fifth/bottom arrow there is the word: ‘Belonging’.

The column in the middle has the block heading: ‘The New Zealand Curriculum’. Underneath there are five arrows. In the arrow at the top is the word: ‘Thinking’; in the next arrow down is the wording: ‘Using language, symbols, and texts’; in the next arrow down is the wording: 'Managing self'; in the next arrow down is the wording: ‘Relating to others’; in the fifth/bottom arrow there is the wording: ‘Participating and contributing’.

The column on the right-hand side has the block heading: ‘Tertiary’. Underneath there are four arrows, with the fourth arrow being the size of the fourth and fifth arrows combined in the other columns. In the arrow at the top is the word: ‘Thinking’; in the next arrow down is the wording: ‘Using tools interactively’; in the next arrow down is the wording: ‘Acting autonomously’; the fourth/bottom arrow has the wording: ‘Operating in social groups’.

In the head of the arrow, on the right-hand side of the diagram, the following headings are placed under each other: ‘Confident’; ‘Connected’; Actively involved’; ‘Lifelong learners’.

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