The Detail Outdoor education up a creek without a paddle
Sep 12, 2025
23:41
An overhaul of the secondary education curriculum will likely see outdoor education become a vocational subject, and critics say the change risks loss to New Zealand's identity and industry
Changes to the secondary school curriculum will likely mean outdoor education becomes a vocational path, but feedback from across industries suggests the ministry can't see the woods for the trees
Guests:
- Fiona McDonald - Education Outdoors New Zealand chief executive
- Claire Amos - Albany Senior High School principal
- Rob MacLean - ED nurse and former director of Outward Bound
Learn More:
- Education Outdoors NZ petition to Stop the Government taking away Outdoor Education
- RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritson's report on Tourism and outdoor education teachers opposing the NCEA subject change
- Years 11-13 subjects for the National Curriculum
- Public consultation on proposal to replace NCEA Cabinet Paper material Proactive release
- Discussion document Proposal to replace NCEA with new national qualifications