Paris Ibell of RNZ, John Gerritsen of RNZ New Zealand's largest education union is describing a delay in the introduction of the government's new curriculum as a significant win for teachers and school leaders. The Education Ministry yesterday announced schools would still need to teach the new Y0-8 Science and Social Science content from the start of next year, but four other curriculums would be delayed until 2029. It means for primary schools, Health and Physical Education would be pushed out by two years and Arts, Technology and Languages by one year. For years 9-10. the original timeline would still apply with the new curriculums required from the start of next year. The change followed widespread opposition, including a  l etter signed by most of the organisations with mandates to speak for primary school teachers and principals. Despite retaining the 2027 start date for Science and Social Science at Y0-8, the new timeline meant schools would essentially have two years to phase them in.…