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<h3>Changes to NCEA will be phased in over five years, according to Deputy Secretary, Early Learning and Student Achievement, Ellen MacGregor-Reid .</h3>
<p>&#8220;In May 2019, following a comprehensive review, in-principle decisions were announced on the direction and extent of changes to NCEA. Now that the Government has confirmed decisions we are starting work to make the changes,&#8221; Ms MacGregor-Reid says.</p>
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<p>&#8220;NCEA Level 1 will remain optional but it will change to become a broader foundational qualification that allows students to keep their options open, while Levels 2 and 3 become more specialised. I encourage people to take a look and let us know what they think.</p>
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<p>&#8220;As a first step we have prepared a provisional list for NCEA Level 1 subjects which is available for public comment over the next two months. Following feedback it will then be finalised so that the development of achievement standards can begin.</p>
<p>&#8220;Subjects derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are also being designed currently with sector-based groups and a full provisional subjects list will be confirmed later in 2020.&#8221;</p>
<p>Two changes to the original proposed NCEA package relate to strengthening NCEA’s literacy and numeracy requirements:</p>
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<p>The new, more robust, literacy and numeracy assessment will be offered to students from Year 9 onwards, rather than from Years 7 and 8, and in some cases exceptions to a single literacy and numeracy benchmark qualification without any alternative pathways may be appropriate &#8211; particularly for students with English as their second language.</p>
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<p>&#8220;These new assessments will not be mandatory until 2023 because we want to ensure teachers and schools have the time and support they need for these changes,&#8221; Ms MacGregor-Reid says.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will work closely with teachers and other experts to rebuild more than 1,000 achievement standards and accompanying resources in a way that minimises any unnecessary burden on those involved.</p>
<p>&#8220;We have been trialling our approach to developing NCEA subjects, with four subject expert groups established in 2019 working on Science, English, Religious Studies and Visual Arts.</p>
<p>&#8220;This sector-based development is a new approach. Once it takes in all NCEA subjects it will be a considerable five year project.</p>
<p>&#8220;More than 50 subject expert groups may be convened, involving more than 400 senior secondary teachers and representatives from the tertiary sector and industry.</p>
<p>&#8220;Implementation of the changes will follow a staged approach, while details and timings may be subject to Budget 2020 and future Budget decisions,&#8221; Ms MacGregor-Reid says.</p>

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