Jacqui is a recently graduated Māori Medium teacher who is now working full time in a Māori Medium school. This is her account of her journey to full time teaching work. “I finished my studies at the end of 2012. I expected it would be quite easy to find a job, because I thought that the field that ... Read More →
Reviewing and Redo-ing Your Job Find Strategy.
Job Seeking
In our last post, we talked about the new Teacher Education Refresh programme and what it means for teachers who’ve had their provisional registration for six years or more. If you’re concerned that you might not get your full registration within this six year window, it’s a really good idea to get ... Read More →
Teacher Education Refresh – The Facts
Job Seeking, Teach in NZ
In the last few months, we’ve been approached by a number of provisionally registered beginning teachers who are worried that they might not get their full registration in time. They’ve heard they’ll need to complete a refresher course to renew their registration. Here are the facts: As outlined in ... Read More →
Make Your First Day of Relief Teaching Easy with these Paperwork Tips
Relief Teaching
At Education Personnel we are strong advocates for the benefits of relief teaching, particularly for teachers who are just starting their careers in the education sectors. It gives teachers experience in schools and centres with different deciles, philosophies, sizes and age groups, and is a ... Read More →
Relief Demand Throughout the Year
Relief Teaching
Recently a few of our team at EP have had beginning teachers approach them with questions about relieving in schools and centres. These teachers want to know when relief demand will pick up so they can make financial plans for the year ahead. This is really useful information for every beginning ... Read More →
Putting Together a Job Find Strategy for the Year Ahead
Job SeekingIf you're a beginning teacher who hasn't yet scored the teaching job of your dreams, now's a great time to put together a job find strategy for the year ahead so you can earn money, keep busy and gain experience while putting your best foot forward in your job applications. The key to putting ... Read More →
Your First Year of Teaching
Beginner Teachers
Today marks the first day of Term 1 for many primary and secondary schools. If you've just had your first day ever teaching, congratulations! You're at the start of a fantastic and rewarding career. Beginning your teaching journey is really exciting but can be pretty nerve-wracking, and it's always ... Read More →
Writing a CV for Relief Teaching
Job Seeking, Relief Teaching
It's the beginning of term 1, and for some of you that will mean preparing to start your first ever teaching role. For those of you who have yet to land a position, it's time to start investigating other options for employment. Relief teaching (also known as supply/substitute teaching) is one of ... Read More →