The Ministry of Education (MoE):
The Ministry of Education is the Government's lead advisor on the New Zealand education system, shaping direction for sector agencies and providers
https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/our-role-and-our-people/what-we-do/
He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ōna huanga.
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.
The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand | Matatū Aotearoa is the professional body for, and voice of, the New Zealand teaching profession. The teaching council processes you teacher registration and certification application
Information for Getting certificated
Overseas Trained Teachers
The Education Workforce website has information on what you need to do to teach in NZ and two short videos about what it is like being a teacher in NZ.
Relocating from overseas? you may qualify for a relocation grant
The teaching council has more information for teachers wishing to gain NZ registrations and a practicing certificate
New Zealand's Curriculums are located on Tāhurangi
Te Whāriki (Early childhood curriculum)
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, Māori medium curriculum
NZ Curriculum, English medium
The pictures below take you to the document highlighted. These are all on the Teaching Council website
Teaching in Māori medium settings?
E ngā mana, e ngā kaitiaki, e ngā kaipupuri ō te reo ō tā tātou tipuna. Tēnā koutou, mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa.
The main channel for finding a teaching role is through the education gazette
Schools also advertise on their websites.
Te Kete Ipurangi – the online knowledge basket is New Zealand’s bilingual education portal. Resources from this site are being migrated to the new curriculum hub called Tāhurangi.
In TKI is a wealth of information, resources, and curriculum materials to enhance teaching and learning, raise student achievement, and advance professional development.
https://www.tki.org.nz/About-this-site/About-Te-Kete-Ipurangi
The role of NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) is to administer the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEAs) for secondary school students
Find your subject home page here & bookmark it.
From this page you can link to all the information and documents related to internal and external assessment
NCEA is currently undergoing change.
As information becomes available it will be posted on the new NCEA website
Over 2024
Level 1 will be implemented - you can find the standards and associated resources under each learning area link
Literacy and Numeracy will become a co-requisite for an NCEA qualification.
Learners may gain literacy : reading & writing and Numeracy through common assessment activities ( CAA), an online digital assessment for each aspect
OR through specified achievement standards
New to NCEA? Watch this video