Planning guide for ECE services, schools and TEOs
The Planning Guide contains useful information and reference material to assist you when developing your pandemic plan. The Planning Guide contains lots of detailed information about every aspect of planning for a pandemic and describes the government's strategy to manage any future pandemics. You will find the Planning Guide for ECEs, schools and TEOs' a helpful handbook when developing your pandemic plan.
This planning guide sets out information for ECE/schools/TEOs to help you plan for a possible pandemic, protect staff, children, students and your education services.
It describes the Government's actions to manage any future pandemic and contains some strategies for ECE/schools/TEOs, including ideas about how to prevent or minimise the spread of infection in your ECE/school/TEO.
Some resources are included which may be useful for ECE/schools/TEOs, including background information on pandemic influenza, some possible scenarios that might help you plan for a pandemic in New Zealand, and a sample decision-making and communication tree.
A number of the planning templates are available in the Support material section.