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Has the Teaching Council recently contacted non-university based Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers about random audits to ensure that they are meeting selection requirements and if so, what is the purpose of any such audits? and 1 other question

Answered 27968, 27969 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 27968

    Has the Teaching Council recently contacted non-university based Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers about random audits to ensure that they are meeting selection requirements and if so, what is the purpose of any such audits?

  • 27969

    Has the Teaching Council recently contacted university based Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers about random audits to ensure that they are meeting selection requirements and if so, what is the purpose of any such audits?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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The Teaching Council is an independent statutory entity and is accountable to its board, not the Minister of Education. This is an operational matter for the Chief Executive. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 27969 (2026).