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Policy Overview
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Teachers play a vital role in ensuring our children reach their full potential. Unfortunately, too many graduate teachers are left on their own with no supervision and support. United Future believes teachers must be accorded the support and remuneration that they deserve. Equally, parents have the right to know if their child is receiving quality education and that their teacher is effective and accountable.
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United Future Will:
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Make teaching a more attractive career option for young people through more realistic career development opportunities.
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Ensure all graduate teachers are supervised and supported by the Ministry of Education for a minimum of three years through a supportive advice and guidance programme including in-service training.
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Guarantee teacher education providers offer viable, comprehensive and compentency based training courses.
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Provide funding to make certain all teachers receive continuing education, particularly in the areas of information and communication technology.
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Ensure teacher education providers include training for working with children who have disabilities.
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Support economic initiatives for teacher placements in low decile schools, and in the subject areas of maths science and technology at the secondary level.
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Recruit more Maori, Pacific Island, Asian and male students into teacher education.
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Future proof the curriculum so that it is relevant to the needs of children today.
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