National’s flagship education policy dead in the
water
National’s plan to create executive principals
and expert teachers is effectively dead in the water with
news that 93 percent of primary teachers have no confidence
in the scheme, Labour’s Education spokesperson Chris
Hipkins says.
“The fact that teachers are so
overwhelmingly opposed to National’s plan to pay a handful
of school managers more comes as no surprise and simply
reinforces the fact that there are far better ways to use
that money.
“John Key and Hekia Parata claim that their
plan for expert teachers and principals is all about
increasing collaboration. How can they make that claim when
the people involved are so firmly opposed to it?
“By
contrast, Labour’s plan to lower class sizes has been
welcomed by parents and teachers alike who know that smaller
class sizes are better for kids learning. It’s a far
better use of such a significant investment in taxpayer
funding.
“Under Labour, teachers will have more
one-to-one time with each child, they will have more time to
improve their skills, and they will be better supported in
their own professional learning and development.
“Those
things are going to have a far greater impact on student
achievement than National’s flawed plan to pay a handful
of managers more,” Chris Hipkins
said.
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