The story of state integrated education; our journey, and where we are today – Video Resources
NZCEO have developed a series of video resources to capture the history of the one hundred year battle to gain state support for what we now know as state integrated schools. The catalyst was the concern that many of the key people who advocated and fought hard to bring about the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act (1975) (PSCIA) were passing and there was a fear that our sector was in danger of not capturing our important history and stories. As a result, staff in our office began a research process to develop a story board that captured what we believed to be the key moments and important decisions that led to where we are today.
We did not realise, at the time, how much work would be involved in developing these videos but on a positive note we were able to capture many stories that may have been lost had we not started this project. The videos contain many very powerful stories that highlight that our current state integrated schools stand on the shoulders of the sacrifices made by those who started our journey as private schools.
The videos below were centred on capturing the following:
- Historical timeline of events leading up to and beyond the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act (1975).
- The History of Integration focusing on the key moments and the important decisions and issues that have led to where we are today.
- Special Character and the role of the proprietor in maintaining and preserving special character.
- Property in state integrated schools both before and after the PSCIA (1975).
NZCEO would like to thank Tātai Aho Rau Core Education and a group of state integrated stakeholders who helped make these videos possible.