Transforming planning and collaboration in schools
Kura Plan has proven to be an exceptionally effective tool in supporting both teaching and learning within our school. Its structure allows for clear, organised planning that aligns well with curriculum expectations while remaining flexible enough to meet the diverse needs of our students. One of the key strengths of Kura Plan is its ability to bring consistency across teaching teams. It provides a shared platform where teachers can collaboratively design, track, and reflect on learning programmes. This has strengthened coherence across departments and ensured that students experience a more connected and purposeful learning journey. From a leadership perspective, Kura Plan offers valuable visibility of what is being taught, when, and how. This supports informed decision-making, targeted support, and ongoing improvement. It also allows us to ensure alignment with school-wide priorities such as literacy, numeracy, and pathways. For teachers, Kura Plan reduces workload by streamlining planning processes and making resources easily accessible. It encourages reflective practice and supports teachers to adapt their programmes based on student progress and engagement. Most importantly, the impact on students is clear. Learning is more structured, expectations are transparent, and students benefit from a more consistent and engaging approach across their subjects. Overall, Kura Plan is a powerful tool that enhances planning, collaboration, and student outcomes. It has become an integral part of our teaching and learning framework and continues to support our commitment to high-quality education
Walter Tamepo
Reliable, userfriendly-, and great support
I recently had the pleasure of using Kuraplan, and I’m genuinely impressed by the overall experience. From the start, the setup was straightforward, thanks to a clean interface and thoughtful onboarding. Key highlights include: Quality and Performance: Kuraplan delivers reliable performance with fast response times and solid results. The design feels polished, and features align well with practical needs. Ease of Use: The platform is intuitive, with well-organized navigation and helpful guidance that make it easy for new users to get productive quickly. Customer Support: Support has been responsive and knowledgeable, offering clear explanations and timely assistance whenever questions arose. Value for Money: The pricing structure is transparent, with features that genuinely add value without unnecessary complexity. Reliability: Uptime has been consistently strong, and updates have a track record of improving the user experience without introducing friction. What could be improved (constructive suggestions): If possible, additional integrations with [specific tools] would enhance workflow even further. A few advanced customization options could empower power users to tailor the experience even more. Occasional minor UI refinements could help reduce any small friction points during peak usage. Bottom line: Kuraplan stands out for its combination of reliability, user-friendliness, and solid support. I’d happily recommend it to anyone looking for a dependable solution in this space.
Nitin Kumar
Streamlined planning that empowers teachers
Kuraplan has been a game-changer in streamlining planning and assessment in the classroom. The platform is incredibly user-friendly, making it easy to align planning with the New Zealand Curriculum while keeping everything organised in one place. It removes a lot of the administrative burden that often comes with teaching, allowing more time to focus on what really matters, engaging and supporting students. One of Kuraplan’s biggest strengths is how seamlessly it integrates long-term planning, weekly overviews, and assessment tracking. Being able to clearly map learning intentions, progressions, and next steps helps ensure that teaching is purposeful and responsive. The visibility across the term or year also makes it much easier to identify gaps and adjust programmes accordingly. Overall, Kuraplan is a highly effective tool for modern classrooms. It simplifies planning, strengthens collaboration, and supports better outcomes for students—making it a worthwhile investment for any school looking to improve efficiency and teaching impact.
Elshke Pietzner
A lifesaver for shortstaffed- departments
"Kuraplan AI has been an absolute game-changer for our department. Currently facing significant staffing shortages, we’ve had to rely heavily on relievers for our junior classes. Kuraplan has allowed us to maintain a high standard of education by providing meaningful, high-quality lesson plans, student worksheets, PowerPoints, and curated video links. It has significantly reduced the pressure on our team and our relievers, many of whom are unfamiliar with our specific curriculum. Most importantly, it ensures our students receive a consistent, quality learning experience despite the disruptions. An excellent resource that I cannot recommend highly enough for any department head or busy teacher."
Roderick Ratu
Bringing moriā and indigenous lessons to life
Kiaora, There are so many, umpting, oodles of Unit Plans sitting on the backburner that I've seated on the shelf due to lack of time and digital space. For rejuvenation of not only Māori language and all other indigenous races that have neared extinction due to colonisation it is immensly amazing to have some of the greatest teaching lessons I'm passionate about come to life in literally seconds as LIVE teaching units ready to roll. It's scary and at the same time exhilirating at the same time. I hope I'm not doing Teaching a disservice? Who knows what the future holds? Sigh.
Tui Nepata
Kura plan saves hours and boosts lesson quality
Kura plan is fantastic. It cuts down my planning time by hours, and allows me to customise the plans that the AI provides with requirements for every lesson within the 'teaching' settings. This means I am confident that it is creating content relevant to my students' needs, and I can always ask for adjustments if it doesn't quite suit my needs, or ask for clarification through the 'chat' feature. The worksheets it creates are usually exactly what I need, and are editable if I wish to make it more precise to my needs. The new presentation feature is awesome
Georgie Davey
Supportive resource for te reo moriā teachers
Kia ora, I have just come on this website and was told about this from a Te Reo Maori kaiako. I need support with my unit planning, lesson plans, intentions and activites towards progressions in each lesson. I find it hard to concentrate sometimes because I work full time. I teach year 9, 10 and 11 te reo maori. Thanks
Mereana Povey
Affordable, highquality- lessons and resources
So happy to have stumbled across Kuraplan!. The website is super easy to navigate and the lessons, presentations and worksheets it produces are incredible. Best part is the price - you cannot beat it. Compared to other teaching websites, it is so much more affordable. In my opinion the quality is much better too.
Amanda Brown
Kuraplan transforms NZ curriculum planning
Kuraplan is excellent. It is so awesome being able to use an AI format that is able to work so closely with the NZ curriculum needs and that has kept up with the rapid changes of the curriculum refresh. Kuraplan has completely changed the way I plan and I am grateful for this platform.
Emily Auva'a
Makes planning easy and efficient
I think it's amazing. Planning takes forever as a teacher and to have something made easily makes this job so much easier, the formatting is great and it's easy to use! The only question I'd have is: is it going to be updated frequently to keep up with cirrciulum changes?
Amy Jefferies
A helpful platform for classroom planning
It has been really helpful in that I have just returned to the classroom on a fixed term contract teaching in Yrs 9 & 10 English and Social Sciences. It is really easy to use and covers what I need to make my lessons flow, engage and challenge my tauira
Ngaraina Brooks
Kuraplan takes the stress out of planning
This app has done wonders for me and it can help design a powerpoint. This app relieves a lot of pressure off me and I am able to say few words and Kuraplan actually creates a basic plan for me. It does all the hard thinking for me and I love that.
Kirihou Te Are
An indispensable tool for teachers and parents
I wish a 6th star were available. I absolutely love using Kuraplan. I do not know what I would do without Kuraplan. It is beyond a doubt an asset for each and every teacher. I would also encourage parents to use it to teach students at home.
Kayann Opal Charlery
A foundation for faster, better teaching
It is a very important work all that you have done! Thanks all of you. I appreciate so much. It helps me, it provides me, it makes me better , it gives me ways to go far with my work more quickly . So it is a base for me to build up. 😀😀🤩🤩
Σοφια Τοπαρλανη
Makes teaching easier and students engaged
I used this websites as my teaching sources to my student. I downloaded pdf on worksheets and distribute to students and they engaged while doing activities. I found out that it makes my work easier as a teacher and I love it
Teitintarawa Tebano
Clear resources eased my teaching anxiety
I am so grateful for the clarity and explicitness of the planning and resources. This help is enabling me to be more prepared for my tamariki, and my anxiety has dropped a great deal. Nga mihi nui
Heidi Darrah
A game changer for lesson planning
This app is a game changer for me. I use it to create pressentations. for my lesson plans. I also like that for each lesson that you can easily access a YouTube video to accompany the lesson.
Wendy Mcspadden
Impressive results with 2026 curriculum trial
Have given the free trial a wee look. It's pretty impressive, need to get the prompt just right, but when I did the magic happened. I did need to specify to use the 2026 refreshed curriculum.
Kim Meredith
Kuraplan makes weekly planning a breeze
I teach Art, STEM and PE so the planning load is HUGE! I spend about an hour on a Sunday using Kuraplan and my planning is done for the week. After 30 years of teaching, this is a God send!
Suzie Quartermain
Comprehensive NZ curriculum planning tool
Specific links to the NZ curriculum, provides sequenced planning, gives lesson differentiation, assessment ideas, and activities and worksheets. Kura Plan has it all.
Alice Podziewska
Saves hours on lesson planning
Kura Plan cuts out the long hours that I use for planning. It provides me with the lesson breakdown and the different activities for my diverse learners
Susau Emosi
Kuraplan made math planning a breeze
After our teachers quit, I was asked to help plan for math for term 2. Kuraplan has saved the day! So easy to do lesson plans, worksheets and actives.
Jaime Bryson-dean
Effortless differentiation and easy worksheets
I love how you can cater different levels of students. Making worksheet is also very easy using this app. Thank you for making my life easier.
Ruby Anna Limbo
Kura plan truly transforms lesson planning
I have used several lesson plan assistants and I can honestly say that Kura plan has been the best so far. Kura Plan is a life changer.
Tashana Johnson
Kura plan transformed my planning process
using kura plan has been a game changer for me with my planning, wording formal letters and informal letters, asking for grants etc
Leanne Whaitiri
Makes teaching easier and stressfree-
Love this makes my work 100 times easier can focus on teaching and learning and not have to worry about planning. Its all there!
Maryanne Bedggood
Kura plan makes teaching effortless
I love Kura plan it makes teaching alot easier whne you need a presentation ot a worksheet to align with a specific focus
Hanah Prout
Slides make year level inquiry a breeze
fabulous we always use this to help with our year level inquiry. The slides are such a huge help with our teaching.
Nerys Major
Engaging unit plans for multiage- classrooms
Kuraplan has helped so much with building unit plans that are engaging and personalized for my multi-age classroom!
Ashley Tafoya
Effortless lesson creation with handy features
This app is great to create any lesson quick and easy, with added features like worksheets and presentation slides
Mansi Bhardwaj
Saved hours on resource planning with kura
Kura has given me back many hours that I spent searching for suitable resources and planning time! Thank you
Sonia Mccloy
Easy to use and effective in my classroom
It is easy to use. I have been able to use a lot of the materials in my classroom with success.
Gina Dudlek
Kura plan makes lesson planning easy
Kura plan is very helpful. I have used it for my planning for my big books. It has been great
Phillipa Adden
Kura plan makes teaching so much easier!
Love Kura plan! It has been such a HUGE help with everything! I highly recommend to all!! AAA+
Awhina Kihi Kihi
Splendid experiencetruly— top notch!
Amazing, splendid and top notch. Can't believe life can be so generous with you. Ngā Mihi
Anonymous
User friendly and culturally respectful platform
User friendly, great resource direction within the programe, culturally respectful.
Rachel Brunton Tamarapa
Kuru makes lesson planning a breeze
I love working with Kuru,its really easy and helps me so much with my planning.
Carmia Fuls
Kuraplan simplifies my academic work
So far Kuraplan has worked out the majority of my academic work for this unit
Mary Tukiwaho
Easy worksheet creation that kids love
Love that i can create my own workseet easy and simple my kids love them too
Gabriel Cabral
Kuraplan saves time and boosts efficiency
I love Kuraplan! You can save so much time and resources and super helpful
Raul Berral Rejano
Speeds up planning across all subjects
Kuraplan is an essential tool to expediate my planning for all subjects.
Jane Reilly
Hands down the best educational app
When i say this is the best app ever it is hands down a great tool to use
Bridgett Bush
Saves hours of planninga— true game changer
A game changer and takes all the time out of nutting it out for hours.
Whaea Vix Greening-Winiata
Kuraplan inspires new ideas for my kete
I love using Kuraplan. It gave me more ideas to add on to my kete
Kafoatu Schreurs
Great for generating student worksheets
I like using this site to help generate worksheets for my students
Taniera Taratu-fuimaono
Fantastic resource for lesson planning
One of the best platforms for lesson plans. use all the time!
Annie Wilson
Fast and aligned with curriculum
The speed and alignment to curriculum are the two highlights
Cath Carr
Creative and convenient forum for teachers
love this forum. easy and convenient . you can be creative!!
Rashida Singh
Simple and helpful tool for teachers
Great to have around. super simple and helpful to use
Geralyn Chua
Inspiring lesson plans and effective powerpoints
Great ideas for lesson plans and effective powrpoints
Donna Thomas