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What advice, if any, did the Minister receive to substantiate her statement during her appearance at the Education and Workforce Select Committee that a lack of people with particular skills and experience on the Teaching Council Board is "how we got to this position", listed by date recevied and document and/or meeting title? and 1 other question

Answered 4962, 4963 (2026)
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Willow-Jean Prime

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 4962

    What advice, if any, did the Minister receive to substantiate her statement during her appearance at the Education and Workforce Select Committee that a lack of people with particular skills and experience on the Teaching Council Board is "how we got to this position", listed by date recevied and document and/or meeting title?

  • 4963

    What advice, if any, did the Minister receive to inform her comment during her appearance at the Education and Workforce Select Committee on Wednesday 11 February 2026 that the Teaching Council Governing Council has not had people on it with the required skills, listed by date of receipt, and document and/or meeting title?

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Hon Erica Stanford

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

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The advice I received from the Ministry of Education on the evidence base for the changes to the Teaching Council can be found in the workforce reform papers proactively released on the Ministry’s website, here: https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/information-releases/issue-specific-information-releases/education-and-training-system-reform-amendment-bill The Ministry’s advice is further affirmed by the findings of the Debbie Francis report. This is also my response to written parliamentary question 4963 (2026).