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Kia ora Tyler,

 

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 26 June 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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[3]Te TD huhu o te MD tauranga

 

Dear Ministry of Education,

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request copies of any final or
substantive advice, briefings, implementation papers, Cabinet material, or
research summaries prepared since 1 January 2025 regarding the decision to
develop, fund, or roll out centrally supported writing workbooks or
structured writing resources for Years 4 and 5 students.

 

In particular, I request documents describing:

 

• the educational problem or implementation issue these resources were
intended to address;

 

• any evidence, analysis, or achievement data relied upon in deciding
additional structured writing supports were necessary;

 

• whether the Ministry identified concerns regarding student writing
achievement, consistency of writing instruction, or teacher implementation
capability following the English curriculum changes;

 

• any alternative implementation approaches considered before deciding to
support workbook-style resources.

 

This request is limited to substantive or final material relied upon for
decision-making or implementation purposes and does not include routine
administrative correspondence or drafting material.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Tyler Craig

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Tēnā koe Tyler

 

Thank you for your email of 28 May 2026 below requesting the following
information from the Ministry of Education (the Ministry):

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request copies of any final or
substantive advice, briefings, implementation papers, Cabinet material, or
research summaries prepared since 1 January 2025 regarding the decision to
develop, fund, or roll out centrally supported writing workbooks or
structured writing resources for Years 4 and 5 students.

 

In particular, I request documents describing:

 

·       the educational problem or implementation issue these resources
were intended to address;

 

·       any evidence, analysis, or achievement data relied upon in
deciding additional structured writing supports were necessary;

 

·       whether the Ministry identified concerns regarding student writing
achievement, consistency of writing instruction, or teacher implementation
capability following the English curriculum changes;

 

·       any alternative implementation approaches considered before
deciding to support workbook-style resources.

 

This request is limited to substantive or final material relied upon for
decision-making or implementation purposes and does not include routine
administrative correspondence or drafting material.

                                                                    

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

 

Your request as currently worded, seeks a broad range of information
across a significant timeframe. To assist us with our response to your
request, and to ensure we are considering the information of most interest
to you, we would like to invite you to clarify/refine the scope of your
request.

 

It appears that your request relates to the following Budget 2026
initiative:

 

o $38.7 million provides writing and tuhituhi workbooks for over 130,000
students in Years 4 to 5 and a universal digital writing tool that
will benefit over 200,000 students in Years 6 to 8 each year.

 

Could you please clarify whether you are particularly interested in advice
provided to the Minister of Education by the Ministry specifically in
relation to the above budget initiative or work undertaken by the Ministry
more generally in relation to student writing achievement and/or
additional structured writing supports?  

 

If the former, it would be helpful if you could refine the timeframe and
particular document types (e.g formal advice to the Minister only) that
you are interested in.

 

You may also be interested in the following information that is already
publicly available in relation to Budget 2026:

 

o [1]Investing in primary learning - Ministry of Education
o [2]Budget 2026 | The Treasury New Zealand

 

A further proactive release of information relating to Budget 2026
initiatives is also intended on the Ministry’s website in the coming
months.  

 

If the latter, it would again be helpful if you could please narrow the
timeframe and refine the document types you are interested in. You may
find the following publicly available information to be of assistance in
further particularising your request:

 

o [3]Foundational Learning Action Plan - Ministry of Education
o [4]Curriculum Insights and Progress Study:<br>Foundation assessments |
Education Counts

 

I look forward to hearing from you. Once we have your
refinement/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.

 

 

Nāku noa, nā,

 

Official and Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Education | TF

[5]education.govt.nz

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[6]Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga

 

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Tēnā koe Tyler

 

Please find attached a response to your request under the Official
Information Act.

  

Nāku noa, nā,

Official and Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Education | AM

[1]education.govt.nz

He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ōna huanga
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outcomes
[2][IMG]

 

 

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