Internal reviews

Ka Ora, Ka Ako | healthy school lunches programme

• This optional topic is fully tailorable. It includes a link to the Ka Ora, Ka Ako | healthy school lunches programme website. Schools can use our sample wording or provide details about their programme.

  There are matching Food Safety (Ka Ora, Ka Ako) and Food and Nutrition (Ka Ora, Ka Ako) topics to go with it.

Appointment Procedure

• Added the text in blue italics and a link to the NZSTA Fixed-Term Employment resources.

  See Action 1 > Determine whether a vacancy exists, and what kind of vacancy it is, i.e., permanent or fixed-term. Fixed-term employment is only offered if it meets the criteria specified in the relevant employment agreement.

Privacy Guidelines

• We expanded detail on principle 4 of the Privacy Act, and added sections on disclosing personal information outside New Zealand and the use of unique identifiers.

Personal Information

• Added recognise to the bullet point about diversity, i.e. "celebrate achievement and recognise diversity".

Inclusive Education

• Added Subject to any formal change of name, the student’s name on official documents will remain their legal name.

Board Responsibility

• Added wording that outlines key areas of governance where schools must carry out consultation. The catalyst for this update was the new requirement in the Education and Training Act 2020 for boards to consult on bylaws (school rules).