Employment

Recent surveys of New Zealand schools indicate that overseas teachers being offered positions are generally from Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and South Africa.

The reasons given by schools are:

• the similarity of the curriculum and teacher education in those countries
• the high level of written and oral English language required to teach effectively in New Zealand classrooms

Teachers recruited overseas help to meet the additional demand created by roll growth and staffing improvements and are often able to fill positions in hard to staff subject areas such as physics and mathematics.  They are also often able to meet the demand for experienced teachers, particularly in the Auckland region.