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PAT pricing updates and new PLD - Assessment News, Term 4 2025

A pair of booklets for PAT Pāngarau | PAT Mathematics

PATs: Understanding a trusted tool in a changing assessment landscape

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New NZCER webinar - What Counts as Learning in the Age of AI? Essential Questions from the Field

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What do primary teachers want to change? Class sizes and support staff

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Changes to PAT Listening Comprehension for 2026 - Tests 6 and 8 to be discontinued

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On student attendance, engagement, and achievement: Sustaining change

Outdoor photo of a school garden

PAT Tuhituhi - your questions answered!

Outdoor amphitheatre in a forested area

Whānau reporting now available for PATs!

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Upcoming webinars for PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing

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Introducing: PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing

Taniwha art from a kindergarten on red background

Beyond books: New NZCER research urges broader view of literacy in early childhood

Flood water is pooled around the sign for Gladstone Primary School

Climate stressors are impacting our primary schools