Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement
Hon Hekia Parata
Minister of
Education
Joint
Communique: Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising
Achievement
27
August 2012 Media Statement
Forum recognises the importance of
teaching quality to raise learner participation and
achievement
The Ministerial Cross-Sector Forum on Raising Achievement today discussed the qualities needed by teachers in the 21st century and reviewed the on-going work of sub-groups around priority learner achievement and Public Achievement Information including for Maori-medium learners.
Education Minister and Forum chair, Hekia Parata, says these areas of focus will be critical to ensuring we have an education system that enables all our learners to leave school with the skills they need to reach their potential in the modern economy and society, and make progress towards the Government’s Better Public Service targets.
“We want to have 98 per cent of all new school entrants having participated in quality early childhood education and 85 per cent of 18 year-olds having achieved NCEA Level 2 or an equivalent qualification within five years.”
Pauline Winter, who is chairing the current review of the New Zealand Teachers Council, also addressed the Forum outlining the importance of a leading professional body for the teaching profession and requested input from the Forum into the review of the Teachers Council.
“The Forum provided input into the future state for the Teachers Council and also committed to undertake further work to identify how the profession responds to the critical qualities and processes needed to deliver 21st century teaching,’’ says Ms Parata.
The Forum will meet monthly for the rest of the year.
Forum
Membership
Patrick Walsh, President SPANZ
Gary
Sweeney, President NZAIMS
Ian Leckie, National President
NZEI
Para Meha, President Te Akatea – Maori Principals
Associations
Pat Lynch, Chief Executive NZ Catholic
Education Office & Association of Proprietors of Integrated
Schools
Paul Drummond, President New Zealand Principals
Federation
Toni Waho, Tumuaki Te Runanganui o Nga Kura
Kaupapa Maori
John Garner, President New Zealand Area
Schools Association
Lorraine Kerr, President
NZSTA
Robin Duff, President PPTA
Stuart Middleton,
Director of External Relations Manukau Institute of
Technology
Barbara Ala’alatoa, Representative Pacific
Principals Association
David Langford, Principal Awapuni
School
Anne Meade, Independent Consultant
Elizabeth
McKinley, Director Starpath, University of Auckland –
Starpath
Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, Trustee, Te Kohanga
Reo National Trust
Iva Ropati, Principal Howick
College
Nancy Bell, Chief Executive, Te Tari Puna Ora o
Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association
Graeme Daniel,
President, Special Education Principals Association
Derek
Wenmoth, Director of e-Learning, CORE Education
Ltd
Barbara Cavanagh, Principal Albany Senior High
School
Trevor McIntyre, Headmaster Christchurch Boys High
School
Prof Gary Hawke, Victoria University
Carol
Stovold, President New Zealand Home-based Early Childhood
Association
Nadine Wishnowsky, New Zealand Playcentre
Federation
Pem Bird, President Ngā Kura A Iwi
Deborah
James, Chief Executive, Independent Schools
Phil
O’Reilly, Chief Executive, Business New Zealand
Haami
Piripi, Representative, Iwi Leaders Forum
John Langley,
Chief Executive
Cognition