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One rule for all does not seem to apply when it comes to
implementing the controversial National Standards.
In official documents it has been revealed that around a quarter of
the 88 Maori-medium schools will be allowed to trial the National
Standards for the next year.
But this has not been the case with other schools, which have already had to implement National Standards without a trial.
Maori-medium schools teach all subjects in Te Reo.
Parents of students who learn in Maori will be able to attend one of 13 consultation meetings throughout the country and teachers will have coaches to help them deal with the changes.
Education Minister Anne Tolley says there are good reasons as to why she is against trialling National Standards in all New Zealand schools.
"We have very good evidence on which to base the design of the standards in mainstream schools."
But Tolley says, in the case of Maori-medium schools, they need to collect more information for those schools, which takes time.
"Because we've had to start from scratch, this is an opportunity to have a process where by they have very good input into developing the standards," says Tolley.
But the group representing teachers campaigning for a trial of National Standards for all schools, says the Minister is applying a double standard.
"I don't agree that it's only in Maori-medium that this should be trialled. We would never do anything this important in education without a trial," says NZEI President Frances Nelson.
The results of the trial in Maori-medium schools will be reported back to the government in August.
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