Education Portfolio

Oral questions - recent two months

Schools, Primary—Teaching of Reading and Writing 16 Dec 2009
Te Reo Māori Examinations—Standards 10 Dec 2009
Education, National Standards
- Minister’s Approach 15 Dec 2009
- Endorsement 15 Dec 2009
- Plain English Reports for Parents 10 Dec 2009
- Professor John Hattie’s Views 10 Dec 2009
- Introduction 9 Dec 2009
- Revision 25 Nov 2009
Aorangi School—Closure 25 Nov 2009
Schools
- Ultra-fast Broadband 8 Dec 2009
- Professional Development in Information and Communication Technology 26 Nov 2009
- New and Replacement Buildings 18 Nov 2009
Literacy Programmes—Manukau Family Literacy Programme 18 Nov 2009

Older oral questions

Aspire Scholarship—Māori Boarding School Students (advance) 22 Oct 2009
Schools Sports Funding—Kiwisport 19 Aug 2009
Physical Therapy—Funding for Severely Disabled Students 5 Aug 2009
Early Childhood Education and Care—Participation 5 Aug 2009
Education, State System—Parts Excluded from Privatisation 28 Jul 2009
Adult and Community Education
- Benefits for Māori 28 Jul 2009
- Programme Closures 23 Jul 2009
Children with Special Needs—Funding for Therapists 22 Jul 2009
School-level Assessment Information
- Communicating with Communities 1 Jul 2009
- Publication 30 Jun 2009
Vote Education
- Gifted and Talented Education 23 Jun 2009
- Students with Special Needs 16 Jun 2009
- Cuts 4 Jun 2009
- Cuts 4 Jun 2009
Aorangi School
- Proposed Closure (advance) 27 Oct 2009
- Proposed Closure (advance) 20 Oct 2009
- Buildings 4 Jun 2009
Budget 2009—Education Funding 3 Jun 2009
Education, National Standards
- Policy (advance) 27 Oct 2009
- Evidence (advance) 27 Oct 2009
- Consultation with Parents (advance) 22 Sep 2009
- Single Standard 4 Aug 2009
- Consultation 27 May 2009
Correspondence School—Board of Trustees 30 Apr 2009
National Administration Guidelines—Amendments 29 Apr 2009
Trades Academies
- Establishment (advance) 20 Oct 2009
- Establishment 28 Apr 2009
Student Loans—Repayment Schemes 24 Mar 2009
Education Sector—Pay Parity 4 Mar 2009
Employment Relations Amendment Bill—Teachers 16 Dec 2008
Education Amendment Bill (No 3)—Passage (advance) 11 Sep 2008
Disabled Students—Learning Needs 30 Jul 2008
Māori Education—Secondary School Qualifications 24 Jul 2008
Early Childhood Education Regulations—Release 18 Jun 2008
Gifted Education Centre—Support 17 Jun 2008
Schools Plus—Finalisation and Implementation 17 Jun 2008
Education Delivery—Efficiencies 27 May 2008
National Certificate of Educational Achievement System—Confidence 18 Mar 2008
Schoolchildren—Universal Scholarship 18 Mar 2008
Education, Ministry
- Staffing (advance) 28 Aug 2008
- Staffing (advance) 27 Aug 2008
- Spending 7 Aug 2008
- School Properties 3 Jul 2008
- Confidence 2 Jul 2008
- Performance 1 Jul 2008
- Confidence 19 Jun 2008
- Confidence 10 Apr 2008
- Confidence 1 Apr 2008
- Confidence 12 Mar 2008
Schools, Secondary—Enrolments 14 Feb 2008
Maramarua School—Bus Services 11 Dec 2007
Early Childhood Education Centres—Parenting Programmes 21 Nov 2007
Financial Literacy—Government Resources 20 Nov 2007
Youth
- Education and Training (advance) 23 Sep 2008
- Initiatives 21 Feb 2008
- Education Initiatives 14 Feb 2008
- Government Initiatives 15 Nov 2007
Sexual Abuse Allegations
- Ministry of Education Procedures 6 Dec 2007
- Ministry of Education Procedures 22 Nov 2007
- Ministry of Education Procedures 21 Nov 2007
- Ministry of Education Procedures 20 Nov 2007
- Ministry of Education Procedures 15 Nov 2007
- Ministry of Education Procedures 14 Nov 2007
- Ministry of Education Procedures 13 Nov 2007
Education System
- Business Needs (advance) 9 Sep 2008
- Reports 15 Apr 2008
- Reports 13 Mar 2008
- Government Direction 6 Nov 2007
Māori Education Strategy—Government Agencies 18 Oct 2007
Education, Minister
- International Travel 24 Sep 2009
- Priorities 27 May 2009
- Statement on Delivery of Education 18 Oct 2007
Trades—Young People 17 Oct 2007
Secondary Schools—Graduation Rates 20 Sep 2007
Early Childhood Services
- Funding 30 Jun 2009
- Licensing Standards 8 Nov 2007
- Licensing Standards 19 Sep 2007
Promoting Early Childhood Education Participation Project—Serious Fraud Office 5 Sep 2007
Education
- National Standards (advance) 15 Oct 2009
- National Standards 9 Apr 2009
- Public-private Partnerships (advance) 27 Aug 2008
- Competition 14 Aug 2007
Teachers Council Disciplinary Tribunal —Internet Sex Sites 18 Jul 2007
School Zoning—Enrolment Scheme 17 Jul 2007
Schools, Primary
- Professional Advice for Science Education (advance) 22 Oct 2009
- Quality of Teaching 7 Nov 2007
- Half-days Open for Instruction 20 Jun 2007
Truancy
- Survey 19 Feb 2009
- Increase 30 Jul 2008
- Targeting of Students 19 Feb 2008
- Māori 2 May 2007
School Boards of Trustees—Criteria for Candidates 29 Mar 2007
Truancy and Absenteeism—Rates for Māori 15 Feb 2007
Waverley High School—Confidence in Oversight 14 Feb 2007
Schooling—Parents’ Right to information 5 Dec 2006
Childcare Centres—Funding 23 Nov 2006
Childcare
- Licensing 11 Oct 2007
- Free Hours Policy 16 Nov 2006
Māori Students—Educational Achievement 15 Nov 2006
Mathematics—Teaching Skills 26 Oct 2006
Health and Fitness—Schools 17 Oct 2006
Independent Schools—Funding 11 Oct 2006
School Students’ Performance—Reports 10 Oct 2006
Democracy—Participation 12 Sep 2006
School-leavers
- Qualifications 7 Aug 2007
- Qualifications 5 Sep 2006
Pupil-Teacher Ratios—Reduction 24 Aug 2006
Numeracy
- Year 11 Expectations (advance) 10 Sep 2008
- Students 19 Jul 2007
- Development Project 30 Aug 2006
- Government Initiatives 3 Aug 2006
Church College, Hamilton—State Funding 2 Aug 2006
School Curriculum
- Te Reo Māori 7 Nov 2007
- Treaty of Waitangi 7 Nov 2007
- Te Ao Māori 1 Aug 2006
- Government Policy 1 Aug 2006
Te Reo Māori—School Programmes 20 Jul 2006
Flat Bush—Education Restructuring 29 Jun 2006
School Attendance—Policy 17 May 2006
Environmental Education
- Initiatives 8 Nov 2006
- Initiatives 10 May 2006
School Student—Serious Offence 2 May 2006
SchoolSmart Website
- Data Use 23 Mar 2006
- Data Use 22 Mar 2006
Kamo Intermediate School—Roll Audit 28 Feb 2006
Social Development and Employment, Minister
- Allegations 2 Mar 2006
- Allegations 1 Mar 2006
- Complaints 28 Feb 2006
School Property Consultant, Canterbury—Investigation 28 Feb 2006
School Students—High Achievement 22 Feb 2006
Literacy
- Improved Rates 28 Mar 2006
- Children 16 Feb 2006
Education, Secretary—Standards-based Assessment 8 Dec 2005
Early Childhood Education
- Priority for Government 24 Sep 2009
- Priority 1 Apr 2009
- Support (advance) 28 Aug 2008
- Licensing Criteria 29 Jul 2008
- Free Hours Success 22 Jul 2008
- Availability 20 Mar 2008
- New Centres 18 Dec 2007
- Free Hours Policy 7 Nov 2007
- Free Hours Participation 17 Jul 2007
- Free Hours Participation 28 Jun 2007
- Free Hours Eligibility 27 Jun 2007
- Free Hours Policy 27 Jun 2007
- Taxation 26 Jun 2007
- Free Hours in Kindergartens 21 Jun 2007
- Free Hours, Surcharges 20 Jun 2007
- Petition 19 Jun 2007
- Free Hours Providers 19 Jun 2007
- Free Hours, Additional Fees 14 Jun 2007
- Free Hours Availability 13 Jun 2007
- Free Hours Additional Fees 13 Jun 2007
- Free Hours Places 16 May 2007
- Free Hours Policy 15 May 2007
- ABC Learning Centres and Kidicorp 9 May 2007
- Free Hours Policy 8 May 2007
- Free Hours, Number of Recipients 3 May 2007
- Free ECE Information Line 2 May 2007
- Free Hours Participation 1 May 2007
- Free Hours Television Commercial 4 Apr 2007
- Free Hours, Providers 3 Apr 2007
- 20 Free Hours Policy 29 Mar 2007
- Free Hours Policy 27 Mar 2007
- Free Hours Providers 20 Mar 2007
- Free Hours, Number of Recipients 15 Mar 2007
- Free Hours, Implementation 14 Mar 2007
- Free Hours, Number of Recipients 13 Mar 2007
- Free Hours Policy 1 Mar 2007
- Free Hours Policy 27 Feb 2007
- Free Hours Policy 22 Feb 2007
- Free Hours Policy 15 Feb 2007
- Free Hours Policy 7 Dec 2006
- Free Hours 23 Nov 2006
- Accessibility 20 Jul 2006
- Teachers 27 Jun 2006
- Government Programmes 25 May 2006
- Quality 16 Mar 2006
- Kindergarten Sector 8 Dec 2005
Teachers
- Training 4 Mar 2008
- Staffing Ratio 12 Sep 2007
- Serious Misconduct 4 Sep 2007
- Internet Sex Sites 26 Jul 2007
- Professional Development Support 6 Dec 2005
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
- Deputy Chief Executive's Statement 20 Feb 2007
- Text Speak 9 Nov 2006
- Scholarship 29 Mar 2006
- Acting Chief Executive 13 Dec 2005
- Vulnerability 22 Nov 2005
Schools
- Support for Māori Students (advance) 17 Sep 2009
- Ultra-fast Broadband (advance) 16 Sep 2009
- Quality of Learning 3 Jun 2009
- Wellington 26 Mar 2009
- Building Projects 24 Mar 2009
- Property Projects 12 Mar 2009
- Recruitment of Teachers 10 Mar 2009
- Staff-pupil Ratios 18 Feb 2009
- Healthy Food National Administration Guideline 17 Feb 2009
- Building Projects 12 Feb 2009
- Building Projects 11 Feb 2009
- Funding 25 Jun 2008
- Literacy Improvements 16 Apr 2008
- Children not Enrolled 6 Mar 2008
- Children not Enrolled 11 Dec 2007
- New Entrant Class Sizes 8 Nov 2007
- Decile Funding Cuts 6 Nov 2007
- Funding Cuts 9 Oct 2007
- Ownership 9 Oct 2007
- Funding 19 Sep 2007
- Funding 11 Sep 2007
- Enrolment Schemes 15 Aug 2007
- Local Schools Access 21 Jun 2007
- New Entrant Class Sizes 19 Jun 2007
- Junk Food 12 Jun 2007
- Year 1 Class Size Reduction 23 May 2007
- Information and Communications Technology 4 Apr 2007
- Assessment at Primary Level 3 Apr 2007
- Health Promotion 29 Mar 2007
- Funding 14 Feb 2007
- Assessment Information 6 Dec 2006
- Quality of Education 22 Nov 2006
- New Zealand Teachers Council 24 Oct 2006
- Top Performers, Auckland Region 1 Aug 2006
- Information and Communications Technology 26 Jul 2006
- Mainstreaming 25 Jul 2006
- Local Accountability 20 Jun 2006
- Auckland Region 24 May 2006
- Bullying 4 May 2006
- Zoning 21 Feb 2006
- Innovation 23 Nov 2005
- Performance 17 Nov 2005
National Certificate of Educational Achievement
- Improvements 17 Jun 2008
- Confidence 27 May 2008
- Random Checking of Internal Marking 16 May 2007
- Secondary Principals Association 29 Mar 2007
- Confidence 28 Mar 2007
- Qualification Format 22 Mar 2007
- Design 21 Mar 2007
- Cambridge Examinations 20 Mar 2007
- 2006 Examination Results 15 Mar 2007
- Examination Process 16 Nov 2006
- Unit Standard Credits 14 Nov 2006
- Pass Rates 25 Oct 2006
- Variation 19 Oct 2006
- Pass Rates 12 Sep 2006
- Design Issues 19 Jul 2006
- Internal Assessments 18 Jul 2006
- Variations for School Certificate 16 May 2006
- Consistency 10 May 2006
- Variation 9 May 2006
- Results 3 May 2006
- 2005 Examinations 6 Apr 2006
- Assessments 13 Dec 2005
- Examinations 7 Dec 2005
- Monitoring and Guidelines 16 Nov 2005
Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour—Additional Teachers 16 Nov 2005