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What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part Five

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Source: brokenpromises.co.nz

Promise: Driver Training

“This government will offer all high school students free driver training and financial literacy, as part of a toolkit giving all school leavers valuable practical skills.”

Speech from the Throne

Broken promise:

The Prime Minister has announced a scheme to help 2500 young drivers, so only around 1 per cent of secondary school students have access to the scheme.

Source: Education Counts website

Promise: Careers Advice

“This government will modernise and re-develop a comprehensive system of careers advice and guidance that is integrated into learning and will ensure every student has a career plan that is regularly updated through their schooling.”

Speech from the Throne

Broken promise: They have completely failed to deliver this.

Promise: Education

“It will end bureaucratic national standards and replace them with new forms of assessment that meaningfully reflect student achievement. It will ensure that all students have access to technology to support their learning, and it will ensure that every child with special needs and learning difficulties can participate fully in school life.

Speech from the Throne

Broken Promise:

NCEA and the Curriculum are still under review two years later.

They have failed to ensure that all students have access to technology to support learning.

“The Government’s learning support plan has only a component of what is required for supporting children with complex needs.”

brokenpromises.co.nz

Promise: School Donations

“It will remove or reduce financial barriers to access, by offering more funding to schools that do not charge fees…”

Speech from the Throne

Broken promise:

Deciles 8, 9 and 10 schools have been denied the school donations programme.

  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part one.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part two.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part three.
  • What They Promised vs What They Delivered: Part four.

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