From May to August 2016, they will test and refine current thinking on the proposed directions for change to the funding systems.
The 18 Advisory Group members are:
Allan Vester | Chair, New Zealand Secondary Principals’ Council |
Alex MacCreadie | President, New Zealand Area Schools Association |
Angela Roberts | President, Post Primary Teachers' Association |
Cathy Dewes | Tumuaki, Te Runanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa |
Clare Wells | Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Kindergartens Inc. |
Doug McLean | President, New Zealand Association of Intermediate and Middle Schooling |
Frances Nelson | Immediate past president, Auckland Primary Principals’ Association |
Iain Taylor | President, New Zealand Principals' Federation |
James Thomas | President, Auckland Secondary Schools Principals’ Association |
Judith Nel | President, Special Education Principals’ Association New Zealand |
Kararaina Cribb | Chief Executive Officer, Te Kohanga Reo National Trust |
Lorraine Kerr | President, New Zealand School Trustees Association |
Louise Green | President, New Zealand Educational Institute |
Paul Ferris | Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Catholic Education Office and Association of Proprietors of Integrated Schools |
Pem Bird | Chair, Nga Kura-a-Iwi o Aotearoa |
Peter Reynolds | Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Council |
Sally King | Executive Director, Independent Schools of New Zealand |
Sandy Pasley | President, Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand |
We’re also talking to the wider education sector about the possible directions for changes. This will ensure our work is informed by a wide range of viewpoints, and also enable detailed discussion with specialist groups.
Discussions will continue until the end of August 2016. We will then bring together the information from all the different strands of engagement and provide advice to the Minister of Education on possible next steps.