Kia ora, welcome to Down the Back of the Chair
Down the Back of the Chair is the Ministry of Education's online catalogue of teaching and learning resources for schools, kura and ECE. Access to these resources is restricted to Ministry approved education providers only.
IMPORTANT SECURITY CHANGES
From Monday 12th October all Down the Back of the Chair users will be required to reset their passwords before logging in again. This is a mandatory reset process and will affect all users the first time you go attempt to login after the above date. Information to guide you through the account reset process can be found here.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY NOTICE
Please note that with the upcoming school holiday period we will be holding back all orders received from Friday 18th September 2026 through to Monday 19th October 2026.
If you require your order to be released prior to Monday 19th October 2026 let us know via email: orders@thechair.education.govt.nz including your order ref. and MOE number.
