Help yourself to these promotional tools.


National Standards flyer for parents (0.6mb pdf)

Samoan language National Standards flyer (0.8mb pdf)

A3 campaign poster (6.5mb jpg)

A4 campaign flyer (0.8mb pdf)

Green Party National Standards poster (1mb pdf)

Help yourself to these information resources.


Will National Standards make a difference to your child’s learning? (0.2mb pdf)


What can parents and whānau do to support children’s learning? (0.2mb pdf)


Speech by the President of the Auckland Primary Principals’ Association (0.1mb pdf)


Do National Standards align with current standardised tools? – an analysis by Frances Nelson (0.2mb pdf)


Southbridge School and the National Standards – A Cautionary Tale
(0.2mb pdf)


UMR poll results February 2010
The research showed strong support for a trial.
-66% agreed the standards should be tested.
-71% of participants who had children in primary school supported a trial.


Parents discussing their concerns about National Standards
(5min video)


Lester Flockton on National Standards (slide show) for Windows
(250mb file, Windows only, links to safe download)
To order a copy email webeditor@nzei.org.nz


Lester Flockton on National Standards (slide show) for Mac
(400mb file, Mac only, links to safe download)
To order a copy email webeditor@nzei.org.nz

National Standards Early Childhood Forum
(0.5mb power point) by Glenda Anthony

National Standards, individual differences, and children’s motivation (0.1mb pdf) by Deborah Fraser

Twenty fundamental flaws in the National Standards policy
(0.1mb pdf) by W. B. Elley


The impact of National Standards on Early Childhood Education
(2.5mb power point) by Nola Harvey


Martin Thrupp on National Standards
(1.3mb pdf)


The Politics, Context, and History of National Standards and Testing in New Zealand Primary Schools
(0.1mb pdf) References available on request. By Professor Howard F Lee


Facts about our education system
(0.6mb pdf)


Academics’ Open Letter to Anne Tolley
(0.1mb pdf)


Lester Flockton’s National Standards fact sheet
(0.1mb pdf)


National Standards and Support Staff
(0.1mb pdf)


National Standards and ECE
(0.6mb pdf)



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