This report presents the findings of a small exploratory study carried out in 2021 by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) for the National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. The project is part of a wider suite of six studies commissioned by the National Library as part of their Communities of Readers initiative. This initiative foregrounds the benefits of reading for pleasure and the equitable distribution of these benefits across all communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This report is literature review to support English-medium primary schools that are seeking to strengthen their reo Māori teaching and learning programmes. The report explains why English-medium primary schools should take a strategic approach to teaching and learning te reo Māori. It identifies key issues or kaupapa that schools should consider when adopting such an approach and provides practical evidence-based advice to assist schools as they engage with and respond to these important kaupapa.

Kia Takatū ā-Matihiko, the National Digital Readiness Programme, was a bilingual and bicultural programme designed to support teachers, kaiako, principals, and tumuaki to feel confident and well equipped to be ready to implement the new Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko (DT & HM) curriculum content. Based on NZCER's evaluation findings, we identified several key messages to support the Ministry of Education’s ongoing and future design plans for any nation-wide PLD support approach.