Sandretto, Susan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6106-1032
Carr, Chris
Faitala, Natalie
Jesson, Rebecca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4673-9655
McDowall, Sue
McGilchrist, Iain
Orr, Cynthia
Si’ilata, Rae
Taylor, David
Tilson, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6972-4088
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Otago
Article History
Received: 30 June 2025
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 30 March 2026
Declarations
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: Eight of the authors (Chris, Natalie, Rebecca, Sue, Cynthia, Susan, Rae and David) were involved in writing the Labour English Curriculum 2023. One of those was employed at the Ministry of Education at the time (Chris) . One of the writers is employed at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (Sue) . That writer did not take part in the third and fourth discussions focused on the National-led English Draft Curriculum Years 7–13 (2025b) draft to avoid any conflict of interest with ongoing projects. The views in this article represent the authors’ professional opinions.