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Health and safety legislation

The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 encourages a proactive approach to keeping people safe from harm. 

The key emphasis is that everyone in the workplace is responsible for health and safety. A failure to put appropriate systems in place to identify potential harm and work collaboratively to keep people safe may lead to prosecution and penalties. 

Board of trustees

Can a board close a school if there is an emergency?

A school board of trustees may at any time close a school it administers because of epidemic, flood, fire, or other emergency.

Student enrolment

How are out of zone students selected?

Students who live outside of the home zone may only enrol if they are offered a place in accordance with pre-enrolment procedures laid down in the Education and Training Act 2020.

Governance and management: various

What is a statutory intervention?

Where the Minister or Secretary perceives that there is a risk to the operation of an individual school, or to the welfare or educational performance of its students, they may apply an intervention.

Other issues

What are a school's responsibilities surrounding the enrolment of international students?

The enrolment of international students in a New Zealand state school is governed by the Education and Training Act 2020 and associated regulations.

Acts relevant to rights and responsibilities

When does the manifestation of a student’s religion or belief affect school rules?

The Bill of Rights Act provides for the right of any person to manifest their religion or beliefs through worship, observance, practice, or teaching, either individually or in community, or in public or in private. 

Section 15 of the Bill of Rights Act – Legislation website

Engaging with evidence

by Institute for Effective Education

A guide to help educators identify what sorts of evidence are useful for what, and when.

The benefits of collaborative professional learning

by Susan Heeps and Silvia Insley

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This paper reports the development of a professional learning community around introducing the teaching of Spanish at Pakuranga Intermediate School.

Professional learning

When principals create opportunities for teachers to work collaboratively and share evidence-informed practice with each other, everyone feels a collective responsibility for students' learning. 

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