Queensland Premier Campbell Newman announces funding with students at Narangba State School, after banning Federal Education Minister Peter Garrett from schools Premier Campbell Newman and Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek make an announcement about extra Prep teacher aide funding during a visit to Narangba State School. Member for Morayfield Darren Grimwade and Premier Campbell Newman with Ella Patton. Photo By Patria Jannides Source: News Limited Premier Campbell Newman with prep students Addison Rodgers and Patrick Beilby. Premier Campbell Newman during a visit to Narangba State School. FEDERAL School Education Minister Peter Garrett said the hypocrisy demonstrated by Mr Newman was "quite staggering." "Just a day after lecturing us on not using schools as political props, Premier Newman has broken his own rules," Mr Garrett said. As I said yesterday, government members from all sides should be able to visit schools and talk to staff and students about their education policies. It seems Premier Newman agrees - provided it's his policy and not any others. And to cap it off he finishes his visit by making his usual false claims about Commonwealth cuts to schools and kindergartens. He just has no credibility on this issue. Peter Garrett banned from Queensland schools PM orders school-gate Gonski campaign Earlier today, Queensland's premier made a spirited defence of his right to make announcements to the media in a school while banning the Federal Education Minister from doing so. Campbell Newman and Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek visited Narangba State School north of Brisbane today to announce funding for teacher aides in prep classes at another 69 schools. The $6 million announcement was funded in last week's budget and is part of an LNP election promise to have full-time teacher aides in Prep classes by 2016. The school visit came after the State Government banned Federal Minister Peter Garrett from attending events at Nyanda State High and Yeronga State Schools this week where he was expected to talk about proposed Gonski education reforms. Mr Newman refused to talk about his government's position on Gonski inside the grounds of Narangba State School saying he "would not engage in the federal election campaign." "I'm not here to undertake politics on school grounds as Mr Garrett was trying to do," said the Premier. We're here to talk about something that's being delivered here and now in Queensland schools, so I'm not here to talk about Gonski. He rejected the suggestion that inviting television cameras into a school and posing with Prep students amounted to a political stunt. We're making an announcement about our program, about the real impact we're having on looking after kids in prep. It's a commitment we made," Mr Newman said. We're the government responsible for this and for schools across Queensland. Mr Garrett doesn't run any schools in Queensland, and is not responsible for any. Outside the school, Mr Newman said Mr Garrett had not sought any meeting with Queensland's Education Minister and was playing "silly political games through the media." "The Queensland Government believes what's on the table will see 300 schools worse off, that's a fail mark for the Prime Minister, it will see university funding cut, does not provide any long term funding for our kindergartens, and sees new bureaucracy and red tape thrust upon our teachers and principals," said the Premier. It's a dud deal. I'm just telling it like it is.