Ministry of Education: School Enrolment Policy

Is there any system of enrolling children at school that creates an equal footing? New Zealand has a 'rolling enrolment' system with flexibility within that for schools to decide how it might work best in their area and for individual children. In this episode, I talk with Andy Jackson, Head of Policy at the Ministry of Education about the reasons behind the policy and what, if any, work has been done on looking at the pros and cons of alternative policies. We look at why New Zealand is one of the few places in the world that doesn't use 'cohort entry' (starting in groups) as the national standard and whether that can still work as the curriculum is changed to align with countries who do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.