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Kia ora Ronald,

 

Thank you for the information request below.  The Ministry will consider
and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act).

 

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of
our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is
received.  You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your
request on or before 5 May 2026.  If more than 20 working days are needed
due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering
your request, we will notify you accordingly.

 

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address].

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

Enquiries National Team | Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga | Ministry of
Education | JH
[2]education.govt.nz
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
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ôna huanga

[3]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga

 

Dear Ministry of Education,

 

Tçnâ koutou,

 

I request copies of all final briefings, reports, or formal advice
provided to the Minister of Education, the Secretary for Education, or
Deputy Secretaries since 1 January 2024 relating to teacher and principal
wellbeing, workload, or sector capacity in the context of recent education
reforms.

 

This request includes (but is not limited to) advice regarding:

 

The Curriculum Refresh and associated implementation timelines Changes to
assessment and reporting (including the introduction of new tools or
systems) The rollout of new mathematics and structured literacy resources

 

I am particularly interested in information discussing:

 

The cumulative impact of concurrent reforms on the workforce Workforce
readiness and implementation pressure Risk assessments or mitigation
strategies addressing “change fatigue”, workload pressures, or burnout
among teachers and school leaders

 

Regards

 

Ronald

 

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Tçnâ koe Ronald

 

Thank you for your email of 4 April 2026 requesting the following
information from the Ministry of Education (the Ministry):

 

I request copies of all final briefings, reports, or formal advice
provided to the Minister of Education, the Secretary for Education, or
Deputy Secretaries since 1 January 2024 relating to teacher and principal
wellbeing, workload, or sector capacity in the context of recent education
reforms.

 

This request includes (but is not limited to) advice regarding:

 

The Curriculum Refresh and associated implementation timelines Changes to
assessment and reporting (including the introduction of new tools or
systems) The rollout of new mathematics and structured literacy resources

 

I am particularly interested in information discussing:

 

The cumulative impact of concurrent reforms on the workforce Workforce
readiness and implementation pressure Risk assessments or mitigation
strategies addressing “change fatigue”, workload pressures, or burnout
among teachers and school leaders

                                                                           

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

 

Your request, as currently worded, is broad in nature and scope and lacks
due particularity.

 

As it stands, your request would require a manual line-by-line review of
all briefings, reports or advice provided to the Minister of Education,
the Secretary for Education, and each Ministry Deputy Secretary over a
period of more than two calendar years, to determine whether any of these
documents are in scope of your request.

 

For example, a briefing or report to the Minister of Education may include
‘Curriculum Refresh timeline’ or ‘Assessment and reporting changes’ in its
title, however the Ministry would need to manually review each document in
its entirety to determine whether it also includes discussion of any
impact on workforce readiness, change fatigue, workload pressures or
burnout.

 

Likewise, a report to the Minister of Education may reference sector
capacity, wellbeing or workload in the title, however a line-by-line
review of the document in its entirety would be required to determine if
this is in the context of any of the matters you have raised.

 

In the hope that we may be able to avoid refusing your request and so that
we are able to reasonably identify the information you are seeking, we
would like to invite you to clarify the scope.

 

We have identified the following information that may assist you in
clarifying your request:

 

·         Limiting the scope to only one of the individuals referenced,
such as the Minister of Education only

·         Reducing the number of topics, for example reports to the
Minister of Education on teacher or principal wellbeing only

·         Reducing the timeframe, such as to the last 12 months or the
2025 calendar year

 

We look forward to hearing from you. Once we have your clarification, we
will commence work on your request.

 

Please note that, in line with section 15 (1AA) of the Act, if refinement
or clarification of a request is sought within seven working days of the
date on which the request was received, the Ministry may treat the amended
or clarified request as a new request that replaces the original request
for the purposes of calculating the timeframe.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

Official and Parliamentary Information | Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga |
Ministry of Education | KJ

1 The Terrace, Wellington

[1]education.govt.nz

 

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ôna huanga

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outcomes
[2][IMG]

 

 

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Tçnâ koe Ronald

 

OIA: GEMS-47575 – Advice regarding sector capacity and wellbeing in the
context of education reforms

 

Thank you for your email of 4 April 2026 to the Ministry of Education (the
Ministry) requesting the following information:

 

I request copies of all final briefings, reports, or formal advice
provided to the Minister of Education, the Secretary for Education, or
Deputy Secretaries since 1 January 2024 relating to teacher and principal
wellbeing, workload, or sector capacity in the context of recent education
reforms.

 

This request includes (but is not limited to) advice regarding:

The Curriculum Refresh and associated implementation timelines Changes to
assessment and reporting (including the introduction of new tools or
systems) The rollout of new mathematics and structured literacy resources

 

I am particularly interested in information discussing:

The cumulative impact of concurrent reforms on the workforce Workforce
readiness and implementation pressure Risk assessments or mitigation
strategies addressing “change fatigue”, workload pressures, or burnout
among teachers and school leaders

 

On 13 April 2026, the Ministry sought clarification of your request, as it
would otherwise require a manual line-by-line review of all briefings,
reports or advice provided to the Minister of Education, the Secretary for
Education, and each Ministry Deputy Secretary over a period of more than
two calendar years, to determine whether any of these documents are in
scope of your request.

 

On 14 April 2026, you clarified your request as follows:

 

I request copies of all final briefings, reports, or formal advice
provided to the Minister of Education since 1 January 2025 that
specifically discuss teacher or principal wellbeing, workload, or sector
capacity in the context of recent education reforms.

 

This includes (but is not limited to) advice relating to:

·       the Curriculum Refresh

·       changes to assessment and reporting (including new tools or
systems)

·       the rollout of new mathematics or structured literacy resources

 

To assist in narrowing the scope, I am happy for this request to be
limited to documents where teacher or principal wellbeing, workload, or
sector capacity is a substantive focus of the advice, rather than
incidental mention.

 

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

 

The Ministry has reviewed its records, and we have not identified any
briefings, reports, or formal advice provided to the Minister of Education
on the Curriculum Refresh, changes to assessment and reporting or the
rollout of mathematics or structured literacy resources, where teacher or
principal wellbeing, workload, or sector capacity is a substantive focus
of the advice.

 

Your request is therefore refused under section 18(e) of the Act, as the
information requested does not exist or despite reasonable efforts cannot
be found.

 

We note there may be incidental mention of such matters within reports or
advice provided to the Minister of Education, however, to identify this
information would require a line-by-line review of all reports or advice
regarding the Curriculum Refresh, assessment and reporting changes and
mathematics or structured literacy resources, which would amount to
substantial collation under the Act.

 

Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to
review the decision on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the
Act. You can do this by writing to [1][email address] or to
Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

 

 

Official and Parliamentary Information | Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga |
Ministry of Education | KJ

 

[2]education.govt.nz

He mea târai e mâtou te mâtauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ôna huanga

We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes

 

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