The Government is rolling out new Maths, English and Science resources to schools, Education Minister Erica Stanford says.

New resources include a teacher-facilitated writing tool for Year 6 to 10 students a year or more behind, maths resources for Year 9 and 10 students, and new science kits for primary classrooms.

Ms Stanford says from next week, through the Make it Write action plan, eligible students will benefit from the Writing Acceleration Tool.

“Scribo is a teacher-facilitated 14-week tutoring programme that will provide targeted support for each student’s learning needs.

“The writing tool will help close literacy gaps and strengthen students’ writing, spelling, and grammar. It is curriculum aligned and designed to reflect New Zealand context and culture.

“We have been able to extend the programme to Year 10, which was initially announced for Years 6 to 8. There will be 120,000 student licences available to all state and state-integrated schools. Resources and strong support will be available for teachers alongside the release.”

New digital maths resources for Years 9 and 10 are also being provided, alongside professional learning and development.

The resources will include digital textbooks and workbooks with guidance for teachers.

Over the next three years, the maths package is expected to benefit around 140,000 students each year, supporting 6,000 teachers.

The maths resources are being provided by Education Perfect.

Science kits are now rolling out to primary and intermediate schools, developed and provided by House of Science.

Through a $40 million investment, science kit provision is set to have full national coverage by early 2027.

The initiatives support the Government’s target of 80 percent of Year 8 students at or above the expected curriculum level in reading, writing and maths by December 2030.

The Curriculum Insights and Progress Study 2024 found 24 percent of Year 8 students were at the expected benchmark for writing and 23 percent for maths.

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