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The Government has strengthened the monitoring regime for major departmental information technology (IT) projects as part of the response to the INCIS project.

Good housing is essential to good education. Children cannot learn properly if they are living in overcrowded, damp and cold homes. National's policies were severely lacking in this area.

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard said the Government has taken a major step in the new relationship between unions and the Public Service following the first tripartite forum involving the Public Service Association, Ministers, and departmental chief executives.

The Government is increasing its ongoing contribution to the Home Instruction Programme for Pre School and Year One Youngsters (HIPPY), Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

The Government is increasing its ongoing contribution to the Home Instruction Programme for Pre School and Year One Youngsters (HIPPY), Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today reassured single sex schools that a law change would not force them to accept students of the opposite gender.

Today is the last chance to vote in the school trustee elections

Education Minister Trevor Mallard said grade average would be included on the end of year notices for students taking the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

When the Prime Minister opened your conference on Sunday, she gave you an overview of the vision of fairness, opportunity and security that the Government has for the future of New Zealand and how education fits into that vision.

Acting Commerce Minister Trevor Mallard today announced changes to improve New Zealand’s insider trading regime

State Services Minister Trevor Mallard and Associate State Services Minister Margaret Wilson announced today that the preparation and introduction of the Crown Entities Bill has been deferred.

The staffing situation in New Zealand schools is well under control according to this year’s survey of teacher vacancies undertaken by the Ministry of Education.

The Commerce Amendment Bill (No 2) is being introduced to the House tomorrow by Acting Minister of Commerce Trevor Mallard.

The Bill replaces the previous Commerce Amendment Bill 1999.

More than 400 new schools will be using a new way of teaching mathematics this year following a successful evaluation of the programme in the 83 pilot schools, Education Minister Trevor Mallard said today.

I plan to give you an update on some of the ICT education initiatives that the Government is involved in and where we might head from here.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard today released the review of school staffing.

Government Ministers will be signing statements of commitment to the state sector following acceptance of the first report of the State Sector Standards Board.

Schools around the country are being told this week when they will come onto the new five-year property plan as part of the Government's work decision to introduce greater fairness and certainty around schools' capital works programmes.

Sport, Fitness and Leisure Minister Trevor Mallard welcomed the release of the discussion document into gaming.

Literacy and numeracy initiatives and extra staffing are the most popular use of the extra money made available to schools through the redistribution of bulk funding.

When I spoke at this occasion last year, it was my first keynote address as Minister of Education.

The Government today announced a new direction for the future delivery of special education services.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard says he will be writing to the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) to offer them a briefing on the NCEA.

Education Minister Trevor Mallard said a review into the Education Review Office signalled long term changes for the office that would help towards improving the standard of education across all schools.