This is edition 2025/137 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
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1. How to interpret the reaction to scrapping of NCEA
David Farrar
- 🏫 Government plans to replace NCEA with a more understandable system for students, parents, and employers.
- 🔄 Labour's response: No strong opposition, just calls for evidence-based changes and consultation.
- 📚 PPTA: Supports retaining positive aspects of NCEA, acknowledges the need for improvements.
- 🚗 MTA: Praises the proposed reforms for creating a more practical and relevant education system, especially for trades.
- 🛠️ EMA: Employers highlight lack of work readiness in school leavers, supporting the reforms for practical skills.
- ✅ Broad support from opposition, unions, trades, and employers, signaling failure of the status quo.
- 👩🏫 Erica Stanford's bold, substantive reforms praised, retaining key elements like internal assessments and no built-in failure rates.
- 👶 As a parent, author is hopeful that the new framework will benefit their children in the future.
