28799 (2023). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Education

28799 (2023). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Education: Does the Minister intend to progress expanding the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) study to sample all year groups for reading, writing, maths, and science annually, to monitor progress towards the target of 80% of Year 8 students being at curriculum by 2030, as outlined in the National Party’s ‘Teaching the Basics Brilliantly Policy Document,’ and if so, what advice, reports, briefings, aides-memoire, or any other documents has the Minister, or any member of their Office commissioned on this by title and date?

Hon Erica Stanford: I have been briefed on existing work that can be built on or amended to progress this matter, but I am yet to request specific advice or make a decision on this matter. The title of advice I have received which provided a briefing on this, and the date that I received it, is as follows: • Curriculum and assessment introductory briefing, 27 November 2023 This is also my response to written parliamentary question 28800 (2023).