Education minister Hekia Parata
<h3>A fund supporting teachers to develop innovative practices will be extended for an extra two years.</h3>
<p>The Teacher-Led Innovation Fund will now run until June 2020 with additional funding of $8 million.</p>
<p>“This fund supports teachers to develop excellent practice and share what works across schools so that it becomes common practice,” says education minister Hekia Parata.</p>
<p>“It has captured the imagination of teachers and is resulting in some really exciting projects, including a programme using neurological science to help students with dyslexia, and a collaborative project establishing a farm where students and teachers build stronger engagement in science. This work has the potential to spread across the education system and make a real difference to kids’ achievement.”</p>
<p>The fund is part of the government’s $359 million Investing in Educational Success initiative. The first round of the fund has been completed, with 40 research proposals receiving funding of $2.67 million over three years.</p>
<p>The second round of funding opened in November 2015 and closed in May 2016. Successful applicants will be announced shortly.</p>
<p>“Extending this programme gives more teachers the chance to work together and develop excellent practice so that kids right across the system can benefit,” says Ms Parata.</p>

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