Useful Information
Petition for Safer School Buses
First Union, representing bus drivers, has started a petition calling on the government to prioritise safety and the Living Wage for drivers when awarding school bus contracts.
Please sign the online petition, which calls for a Safe buses Charter.
Drawing the Future
If you are a Principal of a Primary or Intermediate school, we'd like you to take part in Drawing the Future.
Drawing the Future from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) asks students to draw what they think they’d like to do when they grow up, and answer a few simple questions.
It’s an easy 30-minute exercise and a fun way to get children thinking about their futures.
Why Drawing the Future?
- The drawings will help the TEC understand children’s career aspirations and what factors influence these.
- The findings will be used to develop a programme called Inspiring the Future that shows tamariki all the career pathways that exist, helping to broaden aspirations for all our young people.
- Schools that take part will be amongst the first to receive a Drawing the Future research report.
- Every class that submits five or more drawings goes in a draw to win one of 10 art supply packs! The closing date for entries is 15 November 2019.
Look out for your Drawing the Future Pack
Every Primary and Intermediate School should have received a Drawing the Future Pack at the start of term 4. Each pack contains 30 drawing templates. Teachers will be able to request more packs from careers.govt.nz.
Questions? Contact the TEC on 0800 601 301 or email sectorhelpdesk@tec.govt.nz
VLN Primary School - Online Programmes 2020
Find out more and register your interest online or contact primary@vln.school.nz with queries.
All NZ children are welcome to learn with the VLN Primary - Nau Mai, Haere Mai!
Rachel Whalley, VLN Primary School
Teacher PD Opportunity in Malaysia
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is offering up to 14 places to social science teachers from New Zealand, to take part in a professional development opportunity in Malaysia. The trip will take place between 16-22 April 2020.
The purpose of the trip is to:
- provide teachers with first-hand experience of the rich diversity of Malaysia as well as the economy, history, culture and customs.
- allow teachers to learn about how social sciences are taught in Malaysia (similarities and differences in approaches).
- build teacher confidence to incorporate Malaysia/Asia content into the social sciences curriculum and allow them to share knowledge with students, colleagues and wider communities.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- be New Zealand registered primary teachers or secondary teachers of social science who are currently in a teaching role and have full support of their principal.
- be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
- not have travelled to Malaysia previously (apart from transit).
For more information and to apply on-line, go to the website.
Applications close 5pm, Monday 18 November 2019.