School trustees welcome extra funding for vulnerable children

<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Education minister Nikki Kaye is off to a fantastic start&comma; with the announcement of an extra &dollar;68&period;8m to support vulnerable children and their families&comma; says Lorraine Kerr&comma; president of New Zealand School Trustee Association &lpar;NZSTA&rpar;&period;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Prime minister Bill English confirmed the spend as part of a wider &dollar;321m Social Investment Package and emphasised the government’s commitment to &&num;8220&semi;support children most at risk of long-term dysfunction&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;NZSTA is here to support school boards of trustees to ensure that every student achieves their highest possible educational potential&comma; and I am confident the new investment will work towards this vision&comma;&&num;8221&semi; says Ms Kerr&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;This is a clear focus on children and young people and we welcome more funding to better support behavioural issues for children between zero to eight years&period; This is going to further enhance support for existing challenges and increase <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;developing-opportunities-at-school-with-a-view&sol;" title&equals;"opportunities" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">opportunities<&sol;a> in the education sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;The positive flow-on effect to schools to help them cope with students with behavioural problems&comma; will be widely felt across New Zealand&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;