From Dave
As someone who has done many submissions to  select committees I just wanted to pass on a few tips to other  of your supporters who have yet to do oral subs.

1. turn up early and listen to questions from members of select committee of others who share your views  – you get the same people asking the same questions. If you hear a question that you think is irrelevant to your  the submission,  and you get asked the same one, have an answer prepared and don’t be scared to tell the member that you only have 10 mins and that question is irrelevant to the submission because …..

e.g  Ngaro – who is a bit of a doozer –  asked me about children at risk ( he probably asked most o f you that Q) . I told him my submission wasnt about children at risk and you know that, we agreed so what was the point of your question. If five year olds  have to be compulsorily educated what are you going to do about giving parents the choice? etc etc etc.

2. you are primarily there to  summarise your submission and take questions. so use the first 5 mins to summarise, the next 5  mins to answer q, ifthere is no questins or not many, just keep going on expanding on your points.

3.  If they ask ( as I got asked) about the  possible quality of homeschooling, tell them about the quality of Homeschooling, then state that the question is irrelevant to the legislation as if it was quality under question, then 6-16 year old’s  would have their home schooling education threatened.

4. homeschooling doesn’t save the govt money in the scheme of things. its really small $$$$ and is not a compelling argument. In fact it would probably cost more in the short term to provide exemptions for 3-5 year olds .

5. one point to make- why should 5 year olds of beneficiaries be treated any differently? that got a bit of a response given that education is not compulsory til age 6 and they will have the same work test obligations as beneficiary parents of those 6-16, who can home school) .

6. Why make education compulsory through the social security act when we have an education act that deals with this? Ask the SC that. they have no answer to that one.

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Key links for presenting an oral submission

• Submissions published for the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Presenting an oral submission to the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Making an Oral Submission to the Select Committee
• Social Services Select Committee members

Please feel free to use any of these links to help you with your oral submission

Please feel free to repost, forward or pass on  this email

Please do so with the whole post. Thankyou

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Related Links:

• Home Educators happy with benefit revamp in Australia
• Kate’s oral submission and some questions
• Presenting Oral Submission to Social Services Select Committee
• About Early Child Care in Sweden
• ECE linked to obesity in kids: study
• BERLIN DECLARATION
• Media Release 12 – Early Childhood Education Brings Social Drawbacks, Uncertain Benefits
• New Zealand Law Society Submission
• Australians have common sense where it seems our NZ Government does not
• ECE (Preschool) is no good for 4, 5 and possibly 6 year olds expert says
• Presenting an oral submission to the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Social Services Select Committee members
• Barbara Smith’s submission
• Media Release 11 – Parents Are Responsible for Education, Says HEF National Director
• Media Release 10 – Preschool Associated With Social and Academic Disadvantage
• A Bit of Political Advice to Home Educators by Craig Smith
• Samuel Blight’s submission
• Home Education Foundation’s submission
• Media Release 9 – Social Security Bill Should Treat Home Education as a Legitimate Choice
• Media Release 8 – Social Security Bill Will Cause Real Hardship to Real People
• Family Integrity’s submission
• Media Release 7 – Paula Bennett’s One-Size-Fits-All Approach Leaves Parents With No Options
• 2nd letter from Paula Bennett to Barbara Smith
• Why should I put a submission into the Select Committee about the beneficiaries?
• Media Release 6 – Social Security Bill Will Punish Responsible Parents Who ‘Can’t Be Bought’
• Beneficiaries: Policy and Law
• 66 Submissions
• Submission: Trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, slavery and deception
• Media Release 5 – Beneficiary Parents “Not Able to Home School” Under Social Security Bill
• Media Release 4 – Social Security Bill Targets Responsible Parents for Toughest Penalties
• Letter from Paula Bennett to Samuel Blight
• Opinion Piece in Truth
• Possible timeline for Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Media Release 3 – Social Security Bill’s ECE Obligations Breach Human Rights
• Media Release 2 – Vulnerable Children Not Benefited By Social Security Bill
• Media Release 1 – Social Security Bill Coerces Parents, Removes Freedom
• Make a submission: Reject compulsory Early Education for 3 year olds
• Some of the main links
• Comment on Q+A: Social Development Minister Paula Bennett
• Human Rights in New Zealand Today: The right to education
• Raymond S. Moore on Early Childhood Centres
• Should preschool be compulsory?
• TVNZ One this morning Q&A with Paula Bennett
• Maxim Institute: What is best for children?
• HUGE Concerns over the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
• Letter from Paula Bennett concerning beneficaries and home education to Barbara Smith
• Toby Manhire on Benefit-slaying Nats starting to look plain nasty
• Linking welfare to preschool attendance a world first
• New Update on: How will the new Social obligations which will be required of all beneficiary parents effect home schoolers?
• How will the new Social obligations which will be required of all beneficiary parents effect home schoolers?