Planning: Charters
Introduction to the charter planning process, including a range of materials and resources to support you.
In this section
- Introduction
- A charter is a school’s key planning document and is the basis for all board activity. The charter shows how a board intends to raise student achievement and achieve this
- Strengthening targets: Resource for boards
- This resource provides guidance for strengthening targets in your annual charter update.
- School Charters - incorporating National Standards
- The School Charters - incorporating National Standards resource is the key publication to assist boards with developing their school's charter.
- Charter checklist
- Use this checklist to ensure your charter meets all of the requirements of section 61 of the Education Act 1989
- Examples
- School charter examples showing clear, concise and targeted information contained in a charter, which aims to lift student achievement
- Sending your charter to the Ministry
- Guidelines on how to send your charter to the Ministry. The charter can be sent electronically or by hard copy