Feedback on social sciences curriculum
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From: Karen Thompson
Dear Ministry of Education,
Please give all feedback provided by the following people who are named as writers, contributors and reviewers in Tāhurangi, as well as the Ministry dedicated team’s feedback on the various iterations of the social sciences curriculum leading up to the curriculum documents that were released today, 29 October 2025.
Andrea Thompson
Bronwyn Houliston
Bronwyn Wood
Colin MacLeod
Maria Perreau
Mary Robinson
Sarah Hopkinson
I want to see any emails, texts, meeting notes, aide memoires, recollections or other relevant documents that include the feedback these people gave.
Yours faithfully,
Karen Thompson
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