Articles tagged with Teaching Council
New Zealand Education Reform Bill Advances to Improve Teacher Training and School Standards
1 month ago | 123 viewsThe Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill aims to strengthen New Zealand’s education system by improving initial teacher education quality, aligning system-level settings, and enhancing school property management through a new Crown agency. It introduces updated curriculum requirements, tighter school attendance rules, enhanced oversight of private schools, and expanded support for charter schools to increase educational options and innovation. The bill also mandates participation in international assessments, recognizes micro-credentials, and refines processes to better support student success and system responsiveness.
Tags: Erica Stanford Seymour Education Minister Teaching Council Ministry of Education Education Review Office TALIS report NZQA OECD Charter schoolsNew Zealand Education Reform Bill Advances to Improve Teacher Quality and School Standards
1 month ago | 170 viewsThe Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill aims to strengthen New Zealand’s education system by improving initial teacher education quality, aligning system-level settings, and enhancing school property management through a new Crown agent. It introduces updated curriculum requirements, tighter school attendance rules, transfers regulatory functions to the Education Review Office, and supports charter school expansion to increase educational options. These reforms seek to ensure better student outcomes, clearer standards, and greater accountability across the education sector.
Tags: Erica Stanford Seymour Education Minister Teaching Council Ministry of Education Education Review Office TALIS report NZQA OECD Secretary of EducationGovernment Initiatives to Improve Teacher Education Quality and Governance
1 month ago | 233 viewsThe Government is addressing issues in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) to improve teacher quality and restore trust. Recent reports have highlighted deficiencies in teacher training, with many new teachers lacking confidence in subject content and teaching approaches. Legislative changes will transfer professional standard setting functions from the Teaching Council to the Ministry of Education to ensure stronger oversight and clearer policy direction in ITE.
Tags: Government Initial Teacher Education Education Minister Erica Stanford OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey Education Review Office Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand Ministry of Education Teaching Council Education and Training Amendment Bill.