Editorial

Please enjoy the final issue of Set for 2025 to wrap up an intense year in New Zealand education. The pace of educational reform has been challenging to keep up with. I know many teachers are feeling weary as proposed or required changes to pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment reverberate through the sector.

As I write this editorial, educationalists are drafting submissions on the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill, many of whom will give up precious holiday time to meet the deadline early in the new year. Subject associations are asking questions about the knowledge-rich, tightly sequenced draft curriculum and its flexibility to meet the needs of diverse learners in local contexts. Boards of trustees are pronouncing their ongoing commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and reiterating the value of mātauranga Māori.