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The Education Minister wants standardised teaching of maths, reading and writing across the country.

The Government has announced it plans to legislate on its common practice teaching model.

Jan Tinetti says she plans to change the Education and Training Act, making those core subjects a requirement.

She says the focus is on creating a consistent curriculum.

"At the moment, the order in what somebody might be teaching in oral language - acquisition, for example -  will be different in different schools. We want that to be exactly the same."

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The Government's making it compulsory for every school in the country to teach reading, writing, and maths the same way.

Education Minister Jan Tinetti said it's not always clear how core areas should be taught - and this will set out a clear mandate.

This follow's yesterday's announcement that if elected, financial skills would become a core part of the school curriculum.

The Party's promising to make teaching financial literacy compulsory from 2025.

Minister of Education Jan Tinetti joined Kerre Woodham to discuss the proposals.

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Education Minister Jan Tinetti may face serious consequences after allegedly breaking House rules.

Tinetti's been referred to the Privileges Committeeby the Speaker, accused of misleading the House by failing to correct a misleading statement around attendance stats.

ZB's senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Jan Tinetti pleading ignorance reveals more about the quality of Cabinet ministers being appointed.

"If she's found to be in breach of Parliamentary privilege, they say it can be very serious, but it's more like a slap on the wrist."

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The Education Minister says delaying NCEA changes has nothing to do with recent strike action by principals.

Jan Tinetti today announced new maths and literacy tests will be introduced next year, but other planned changes for NCEA levels two and three will be pushed back a year.

She says shifting the timeframes allows breathing room to focus on establishing key skills for students, and it's unrelated to negotiations with principals.

"The principals who are doing work to rule are primary principals, this is around secondary schooling. Mainly, secondary school principals have already settled their negotiations. So no, this is not related."

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