Initial Teacher Education Review

In 2007, the New Zealand Teachers Council began the review to establish requirements and a process for the approval, continuing approval and monitoring of ITE programmes.   The overall aims of the review are to strengthen the quality of graduates entering the profession by increasing the effectiveness of the approval and monitoring processes for ITE programmes.  

As the people who employ graduating teachers, your views on the review are crucial.

As the consultation document is long and complex, NZSTA has prepared a submission based on the well documented views over recent years of Boards and Principals, that you may draw on in preparing your own if you wish to. 

The Teachers’ Council consultation document is available at: http://www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz/education/ite-approval-review.stm

 The return date for responses is Friday 30 October 2009. You can either:

1.   Download the Rich Text Version of the document (No longer available); complete it electronically and email to: 
     zenetta.ganic@teacherscouncil.govt.nz; or

2.   Download and complete this PDF Version of the document (247k) and post it to the NZ Teachers Council, Box 5326,
      Wellington 6145; or

3.   Write/email to the New Zealand Teachers Council in support of the NZSTA response.