PremiumRafaella MeloReporter·Hawkes Bay Today·6 Jun, 2026 06:00 PM5 mins to read‌Former Central Hawke’s Bay RT Lit teacher Hayley Henderson says uncertainty remains for specialist literacy teachers and the students they once supported. Photo / Rafaella MeloA year after a specialist literacy teaching programme was cut from schools, Hawke’s Bay and Tararua educators say permanent job opportunities they were promised never eventuated.They claim the students with dyslexia and learning difficulties that they once supported are still missing out.

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