Staff Conduct

Our Employer Responsibility Policy sets out the steps we take to meet our obligations and commitments as a good employer.

We expect all employees to maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct, concern for the well-being of students, and public interest.

Staff conduct is monitored through the school’s performance management policy and:

• The Registered Teacher Criteria – the criteria are considered in the appraisal of teaching staff and appraisal of the principal.

• The Code of Ethics/Ngā Tikanga Matatika – which commits registered teachers to the highest standards of professional service in promoting the learning of those they teach.

• Attestation – comparing each teacher’s performance against the relevant professional standards to confirm that they have met the standards required.

• Appraisal and vetting of non-teaching staff.

Breaches of standards

All concerns about staff conduct are documented by the school, and managed through the Complaints procedure.

Concerns about staff conduct, in and out of school, are filed and kept for the board 'in-committee'.

Concerns about serious misconduct are investigated through the formal complaint procedure and advice is sought from appropriate individuals and agencies such as NZSTA, insurance companies, legal professionals, teacher unions and regional Ministry of Education staff. The Ministry of Education defines serious misconduct of staff as conduct that, if proven "would have the effect of wholly destroying the trust and confidence that the board has in that employee". The Education Council provides more detail on the criteria for reporting serious misconduct.

The school follows the mandatory reporting guidelines of the Education Council.

Reviewed May 2021