A member of parliament questions the Minister for Education about the timeframe given to teachers and administrators to address literacy and numeracy problems, and the funding for promised school changes. The Minister denies the one-month timeframe and states funding announcements will be made during the budget process.

AnsweredQoN 81Legislative Council
Asked
24 May 2001
Portfolio
Education

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Some notice of this question has been given. (1) Why did the minister not give teachers and administrators longer than a month to draw up plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems? (2) How will promised changes to schools be funded? Hon G.T. GIFFARD

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Teachers and administrators were not required to draw up in one month plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems.  Announcements about the Government’s Getting it Right literacy and numeracy strategy will be made during the normal budget processes.
(1) Why did the minister not give teachers and administrators longer than a month to draw up plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems? (2) How will promised changes to schools be funded? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Teachers and administrators were not required to draw up in one month plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems.  Announcements about the Government’s Getting it Right literacy and numeracy strategy will be made during the normal budget processes.
(2) How will promised changes to schools be funded? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Teachers and administrators were not required to draw up in one month plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems.  Announcements about the Government’s Getting it Right literacy and numeracy strategy will be made during the normal budget processes.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Teachers and administrators were not required to draw up in one month plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems.  Announcements about the Government’s Getting it Right literacy and numeracy strategy will be made during the normal budget processes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) Teachers and administrators were not required to draw up in one month plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems.  Announcements about the Government’s Getting it Right literacy and numeracy strategy will be made during the normal budget processes.
(1)-(2) Teachers and administrators were not required to draw up in one month plans to combat literacy and numeracy problems.  Announcements about the Government’s Getting it Right literacy and numeracy strategy will be made during the normal budget processes.

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