New online guide to help schools plan modifications

<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Education minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the release of an online guide to help schools plan new builds and building modifications that meet the needs of all students&period;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"content">&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Ministry of Education &lpar;MOE&rpar; has released the guide on its Inclusive Education website&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is a very useful and comprehensive resource&period; It takes schools through all the components they need to think about when planning a new learning environment&comma;” says Ms Parata&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&lbrack;pro&lowbar;ad&lowbar;display&lowbar;adzone id&equals;&&num;8221&semi;4703&&num;8243&semi; align&equals;&&num;8221&semi;left&&num;8221&semi;&rsqb;&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;New Zealand is diverse and every child has different learning needs&period; Each one of them deserves to feel included and valued at school&period; This guide will help principals&comma; teachers and boards of trustees to take into account the different needs of students when planning innovative and inclusive learning environments&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The guide features local and international videos&comma; illustrations&comma; case studies&comma; ideas and advice&comma; and can be found <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;inclusive&period;tki&period;org&period;nz&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">here<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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