Submissions

The Teaching Council makes submissions to government on issues relating to the teaching profession and the wider education sector.

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Recent submissions

Date	Submission
June 2025	Education and Training Act Amendment Bill No. 2,
February 2025	Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Tīhema 2024	He tāpaetanga ki te Pire mō ngā Mātāpono o te Tiriti o Waitangi
December 2024	Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
December 2024	Policing (Police Vetting) Amendment Bill
December 2024	Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill
July 2024	Education and Training Amendment Bill
September 2025	Teaching Council submission on the Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill

Past submissions

Date	Submission
April 2022	Draft Rules and Guidelines on the use of physical restraint at registered schools and kura in New Zealand
March 2022	Education and Training Amendment Bill (No.2)
February 2022	Education and Training Amendment Bill (No. 2)
October 2021	Tranche 2 ECE Regulatory Review
February 2021	Tranche 1 ECE Regulatory Review
February 2020	Education and Training Bill
June 2019	Proposal to strengthen the right to education
May 2019	United Nations - Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
April 2019	Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce’s Report: Our Schooling Futures, Stronger Together \| Whiria Ngā Kura Tūātinitini
March 2019	He Taonga Te Tamaiti: Every Child a Taonga - Strategic Plan for Early Learning 2019-29

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