My internet is too slow at the moment so I can’t get into this link on my computer. From beginning to read the link, on my phone, it looks like we may have to do some lobbying over the proposed changes in the Education Act. The first thing that I…
Category: MoE
Needing information
I have been home educating with an exemption for 29 years. Craig and I have had contact with the MoE for most of those years. I have to say that the current staff at the National Office of the MoE are the most home educating friendly National Office staff that…
MoE Accepting Applications from Age 5
This afternoon I receive and email from Lucy Ambrose from the National Office about the process of getting an exemption for our nearly 6 year olds. Lucy’s email is about a policy change and is a direct result of the Scoping Survey that was done last year. Hi Barbara and…
Ministry of Education – Review report and Ministry work programme
Email from the MoE – We are having a Teleconference with the MoE next Tuesday and would love your feedback: Dear Home Educating Parent The Ministry of Education has recently completed its review of home education in New Zealand which we consulted with you on in September 2014. We have…
School has begun and I don’t have my exemption yet
A new school year and a lot of people have exemption applications into the MoE and have not heard back yet. What should they do? This is a problem at the moment especially in the Auckland office where they have a lot of exemption applications to process. Keep your children…