Election 2023 - Primary Education Policy
Act
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
Green Party
Spokesperson:
Chlöe Swarbrick
Link to
policy here
.
Chlöe Swarbrick
- Widen the teaching of practical and social life skills in schools.
- Achieve and maintain pay parity for schools based on qualifications and reponsibility.
- Avoid using narrowly defined assessment criteria to define children's learning, especially in early childhood and primary levels.
- Resource the implementation and monitor the effectiveness of the Te Hurihanganui programme in primary schools.
- Provide scholarships for Pacific language teachers at primary and secondary schools.
- Support and resource the retention of rural schools and the concept of neighbourhood primary schools.
- Read more here
Labour
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
National
Spokesperson:
Erica Stanford
Link to
policy here
.
Erica Stanford
- Require an hour of maths and two hours of reading and writing on average each day in primary and intermediate schools.
- Require standardised, robust assessment of student progress in reading, writing and maths at least twice a year every year from Year 3 to Year 8, with clear reporting to parents.
- Introduce an exit exam for primary and intermediate teaching graduates to demonstrate expertise in reading, writing, maths and science instruction, and require existing teachers to undertake professional development in teaching the basics.
- Teach every child to read using structured literacy by making it a requirement at primary school.
- Introduce short phonics checks for year two students to inform parents and teachers about each child’s reading progress.
- Read more here
New Zealand First
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website
TOP
Spokesperson:
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Te Pāti Māori
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.