Nominations are now open for the Council’s Board elections
Seven of the 13 new Board members will be elected by the profession. The new Board structure was mandated by the Education Amendment Act, which also included changing our name to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. Read all about the name change and Board elections.
Join us for Code and Standards workshops in 2019
Fill in this quick survey to express your interest in attending Moving on with Our Code, Our Standards workshops in 2019. These workshops will be an opportunity to discuss what you have accomplished with the Code and Standards so far, deepen your understandings and review appraisal systems to ensure they are valuable, manageable and learner-centred. Fill out the English medium survey or Māori medium survey.
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Early childhood education (ECE) teachers can now renew full practising certificates online!
The Council is excited to announce that early childhood teachers can apply to renew their full practising certificate (EC30) online, the process is simple, fast and efficient for teachers and leaders. Apply for EC30 online.
Matatū December: update on elections and overseas teachers and job offers
In this issue we ask principals to let us know if they are employing an overseas teacher, we update you on EC30 for early childhood teachers and our mentoring and induction programme.
Council to strengthen evidence-based English language proficiency requirements
From 1 January 2019, we will be broadening the types of evidence we accept of English language proficiency to provide candidates with more ways to demonstrate they meet the standard for registration. We are also extending the range of recognised English-language test providers. Click here for current English language requirements.
Are you a beginning teacher looking for a mentor? Or an experienced teacher interested in becoming a mentor?
Applications for our Tuakana Teina programme are now open for 2019, with mentoring available for the full academic year. The programme aims to match experienced pou tautoko/mentor teachers with Provisionally Certified Teachers/Beginning Teachers to help them to progress towards Full Certification. Mentoring is a team effort, read about a Steiner school experience.
Teaching Today Podcast Episode 6: professional boundaries
Expert John Parsons speaks about real-life examples and gives his tips on how boundaries can help teachers navigate complex relationships, protect themselves, preserve mental health and emotional energy and uphold standards and values.
Information for secondary teachers about fees and the collective agreement
The payment of fees by the Secretary of Education was agreed upon for the term of the Secondary Teachers Collective Agreement only. As such, fees for a practising certificate that expires after 31 October 2018 are payable by individual teachers.