#Clip: 1 on 1 in 10: Brie Elliott Exposes What’s Behind NZ’s Education Reforms
In this extra 1 on 1 in 10, Martyn Bradbury speaks with education activist and researcher Brie Elliott about Erica Stanford’s curriculum changes, the influence of right-wing think tanks, the New Zealand Initiative, the Atlas Network, charter schools, NCEA, the Teaching Council and the future of public education in Aotearoa.
Brie argues that some of the biggest changes to New Zealand education in decades are being pushed through with limited public scrutiny, closed procurement processes and insufficient input from teachers, principals and Māori education experts.
In this interview:
• The New Zealand Initiative’s proposed education reforms
• Claims of Atlas Network influence in New Zealand
• Erica Stanford’s curriculum changes
• Why 650 principals warned the reforms were being rushed
• The removal of elected teacher representation
• Changes to the Teaching Council, ERO and NCEA
• Closed tender processes and overseas education resources
• The treatment of mātauranga Māori and Māori educators
• Charter schools and the future of public education
• Whether evidence is being cherry-picked to support ideology
Brie Elliott warns that the central issue is not simply “woke versus traditional education”, but who controls the education system, whose expertise counts, and whether teachers retain authority over their own profession.
Are these reforms improving education, or shifting power away from teachers, communities and independent professional bodies?
