1. Update of Te Whāriki update
Nancy Bell
Director Early Learning, Early Learning and Student Achievement

2. Direction of travel
Better learning information
Early learning services join CoL to raise achievement
Update Te Whāriki
Resources supporting implementation
Professional learning and development

3. About the update In Scope Out of Scope
updating the context of early learning
strengthening advice on curriculum implementation
reviewing learning outcomes
creating links between Te Whāriki and the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Out of Scope
Te Whāriki’s bicultural structure, principles, strands and goals will not change.

4. The writing team Dr. Lesley Rameka – University of Waikato
Brenda Soutar – Mana Tamariki Te Kōhanga Reo
Prof. Claire McLachlan – University of Waikato
Keri Pewhairangi – Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust
Assoc Prof. Helen Hedges- University of Auckland
Assoc Prof. Sally Peters – University of Waikato
Lealofi Kupa – He Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens
Ian Reid – Managing Editor

5. Timeline Writers appointed Draft completed Final version
August
Writers appointed
September
Draft completed
October
Final version
November
Supporting resources
December
Report to Minister
2017
Roll out

6. weaving our curriculum whāriki
Where are we up to?
He Raranga
weaving our curriculum whāriki
Additional resources

7. Te Whāriki Context (ECE, Aotearoa NZ, theoretical) “Part B”
Principles and strands
Goals and learning outcomes
Infants, Toddlers, young children
Starting school
Links to New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa

8. ? Questions “The story” – the purpose of the curriculum?
“Big ideas” about NZ childhood – what do we want for our children and young people? How and in the future?
Theoretical and contextual positioning
Practice guidelines (teaching and assessment)
Learning outcomes

9. He Raranga – weaving our curriculum whāriki
Making learning visible through the whāriki (assessment)
Weaving learning pathways through the whāriki (transitions and connections to The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa)
Reflecting on the whāriki: internal evaluation and inquiry
A Whāriki that includes everyone (learning support).
Weaving the whāriki: introduction
Weaving the curriculum for Aotearoa: language, culture and identity
Weaving the curriculum with parents and whānau
Where do I start with the whāriki? (setting priorities for children’s learning)

10. Additional resources – existing and new
Existing resources
Kei Tua o te Pae
ERO best practice guidelines
A small number resources already exist to support the implementation of the early childhood curriculum
Potential future resources
Oral language and early literacy
Managing self, empathy and perspective-taking
Quality practice for under two year olds
Strengthening bi-cultural practice
Teaching children with additional languages
Māori medium resources

11. Next Steps
Draft tested with users (ECAC, teachers and educators) and reviewed by original writing team (October)
Professional learning development options identified
Te Whāriki to Minister with implementation plan (October)
Launch – December
Rollout