Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English curriculum – should they be?

By Claudia Rozas
Community contribution / June 18, 2024

For the second time in as many years, New Zealand’s secondary school English curriculum will be rewritten, a move which has generated disquiet from teachers and academics alike.

The revised Year 7-13 English curriculum, to be released in July, is expected to include compulsory Shakespeare and grammar lessons ...

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Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English curriculum – should they be?

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