# Erica Stanford

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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: National's winning on education - and parents agree

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So I reckon there was one moment in that leaders' debate that would have worried parents up and down this country, and it was this one. Chris Hipkins conceded that, if Labour were to win the election, he would scrap the one hour of reading, writing and maths for primary school kids. It's weird to…

Erica Stanford: Education Minister responds to Labour's plan for education

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The Education Minister says Labour's plan to ditch the mandated hour of reading, writing and maths is just 'ridiculous'. Chris Hipkins revealed he'd leave it up to the schools to decide - at last night's TVNZ leaders debate.  But Erica Stanford says the policy was based on a recommendation in the…

Erica Stanford: National's Education spokesperson on the party campaigning on requiring students to finish Year 11

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National's Erica Stanford says the Government's put a lot of work into boosting educational outcomes - and she wants students to improve.  The Party is campaigning on requiring students to stay in school until they finish Year 11, rather than being able to leave as soon as they turn 16. Stanford …

John MacDonald: Is forcing kids to stay at school longer the answer?

If a 16-year-old doesn’t want to be at school anymore, is it worth forcing them to stay until they’ve completed Year 11? At the moment, they can leave as soon as they turn 16. But National says, if it’s re-elected, it will make it compulsory for students to stay until the end of Year 11. Irrespec…

Erica Stanford: National's Education spokesperson on the party campaigning on requiring students to finish Year 11

National's Erica Stanford says the Government's put a lot of work into boosting educational outcomes - and she wants students to improve.  The Party is campaigning on requiring students to stay in school until they finish Year 11, rather than being able to leave as soon as they turn 16. Stanford …

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: National needs to keep fighting on education

If you're a regular listener, you'll know we've spent a lot of time predicting that voters would hate Chris Hipkins' claim in the TVNZ leaders' debate that he would scrap the hour of reading, writing and maths for kids. And now I have the numbers to prove that prediction was bang on. I've been gi…

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: National needs to keep fighting on education

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If you're a regular listener, you'll know we've spent a lot of time predicting that voters would hate Chris Hipkins' claim in the TVNZ leaders' debate that he would scrap the hour of reading, writing and maths for kids. And now I have the numbers to prove that prediction was bang on. I've been gi…

Erica Stanford: Education Minister on Progressive Achievement Test analysis showing significant improvement in primary school maths results, growth in vocabulary

Primary school maths achievement is showing a significant rebound.  The New Zealand Council for Educational Research has analysed 15 years of Progressive Achievement Test results in reading and maths.  It found the average maths score this year was about four months ahead of 2024's.  Education M…

They have lost their way': Erica Stanford on Teaching Council's failure. - Wed 14 Oct

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Education Minister Erica Stanford says it's egregious that child sex offender Timothy Fisher was allowed to continue working as a teacher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tārake — pānui o te Rāpare, 15 o Oketopa

Kia ora koutou katoa. Nau mai ki te pānui o Tārake mō te Rāpare, te tekau mā rima o Oketopa, rua mano rua tekau mā ono. Here are today's positive stories from across Aotearoa. Story 1. In international. Ngāti Porou AI Specialist Shae Parsons Represents Aotearoa at Miss Global Pageant in Thailand. …