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Lack of evidence to support controversial education scheme
Documents show lack of evidence to support controversial education scheme
8 June 2015
Documents just released by the Ministry of Education provide further evidence that the government embarked on its controversial $359m Investing in Educational Success scheme without seeking advice or proper consultation.
The papers show that the framework of the scheme with its top-down management approach was set in stone before any discussion took place with education professionals.
The documents also reveal the lack of evidence about how the scheme would help the government achieve its goal of improving educational outcomes.
“We are still no clearer as to where the idea of the new teacher and principal roles came from and what evidence was used,” says NZEI National Secretary Paul Goulter.
“Teachers want to see a scheme that will be more focussed on the child’s individual learning pathway and ensure that the funding is directly focussed on the needs of children through successful collaborative practices and successful transition management.
“We hope that our Joint Initiative work with the government will ensure that we can work better and have the funding to roll out and expand on initiatives that we know work.”
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NZEI Te Riu Roa
New Zealand Educational Institute
NZEI Te Riu Roa members work in every community in New Zealand, leading and advocating for quality public education.
We are the 50,000 principals, teachers and support staff who work in primary, area and secondary schools as well as early childhood centres, special education and school advisory services. We come together as NZEI Te Riu Roa - New Zealand's largest education union, a Treaty based organisation and a powerful advocate for quality public education.
We have the most important job in New Zealand - educating for the future.
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