Qualified teacher returning
If you are a qualified teacher returning to secondary teaching, depending on how long it is since you last taught, you can choose from several options to return to teaching:
- Find a job through Education Gazette or EdGazette online
- Update your teaching qualifications if they are from a long time ago.
The Minister of Education has decided to cease funding for the retraining of primary and secondary teachers for 2010 as the current fiscal environment has resulted in a consistent reduction to the number of teacher vacancies. There is no longer the need to continue funding this initiative. We envisage that providers may start charging students directly for retraining courses.
You may find it helpful to refer to the Ministry of Education website www.minedu.govt.nz for further information. You could also visit Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) – The Online Learning Centre. TKI is a bilingual portal and web community which provides quality-assured educational material for teachers, school managers, and the wider education community. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Education. The website is http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/
This website also contains helpful advice, including information about the Ministry of Education preferred recruitment agencies http://www.teachnz.govt.nz/recruitment. Their services are free to teachers.
Teachers completing programmes of further education funded by the Ministry of Education are given the same allowances as beginning teachers and qualified teachers when they return to the classroom. See below for more information on these allowances.
Our Returning teachers section has more information for New Zealand teachers considering a return to the classroom.