Primary Teachers

Professional Development

Study Awards, Sabbaticals, Support Grants:

Ministry of Education funded Study Awards, Sabbaticals and Study Support Grants for 2012 will be open for applications in March next year. Make the most of these wonderful professional development opportunities, and begin planning your proposal now.

Full information here

Endeavour Teacher Fellowships

This is a new two term Fellowship (replaces the Awarded Teacher Fellowships) open to all fully registered teachers who have taught in the sciences, mathematics or technology for 5 or more years, and who hold a permanent position in a recognised New Zealand school.
Successful applicants work on a project in conjunction with a host organisation to gain a better understanding of how science, mathematics and technology are applied outside of the classroom.
A focus in the selection process is how the Fellowship experience will enhance your lessons when you return to the classroom.
The Fellowship also includes a Leadership Programme designed to provide you with leadership skills for your return to school, and which is intended to assist you in promoting your subject to others in education.
Applications (for terms 1 and 2 of 2012) close 22 August.

Full information here

Teacher Refresher Courses

The Teachers' Refresher Course Committee (TRCC) , funded by MOE, supported by NZEI, PPTA and TEU to offer professional development 'for teachers by teachers' with subsidised travel.
Some courses on offer in 2012 include: Growing Middle Leader Capability, Get the Groove - E Kori, Ngā Toi i Roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa.

Classroom Release Time / CRT

Classroom Release Time or CRT has been available to full time classroom teachers from Term 4 2005. It was negotiated as part of the NZEI Collective Agreement for teachers in 2004. Schools will be provided with staffing to cover the release time. Read more about CRT here.

BES (Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis) Programme

BES is a collaborative knowledge building strategy designed to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand. NZEI supports this Ministry of Education programme which is designed to be a catalyst for systemic improvement and sustainable development in education.

Education Counts BES Programme (www.educationcounts.govt.nz)

Guidelines on Physical Contact with Children

NZEI has released its new guidelines on physical contact with children, to assist its members who work as teachers and support staff in schools and early childhood education centres.

Physical Contact with Children (0.2mb pdf)

Unit Guidelines

Unit Guidelines Booklet

The New Zealand Curriculum

The New Zealand Curriculum 2007-2011 is the culmination of several years work with input from a wide range of education sector groups, and has the potential to change the face of education for the 21st century.

Connected Curriculum
(NZEI video)

MOE on the Curriculum