The Education Minister says proposed changes to the junior high school curriculum “have to be done right.”

Earlier this week, despite saying changes to course delivery and requirements would be trialed in some schools this fall, Krista Lynn Howell announced that implementation is being paused in favour of more consultation.

Howell says they received a “massive” amount of feedback on the proposed changes, and extending the consultation process means schools wouldn’t have enough notice to prepare for it.

Despite the pause, Howell still believes that they need to move forward with a sense of urgency because the system as it stands is impacting kids currently in the system. She says they don’t want to take too long of a pause for any changes they want to bring it.

Howell would not nail down a new target date for implementation when speaking with reporters yesterday.