Maintaining the Quality of Teacher Practice
(Conduct and Competence)
The New Zealand Teachers Council has processes for considering the conduct and competence of registered teachers. Information about the processes and the rules governing these are outlined in this section.
Concerns about a registered teacher's practice
To find out the circumstances in which you need to refer a teacher to the New Zealand Teachers Council, please select your relationship to the teacher from the links below:
A complaint has been made about a registered teacher
If you have received a letter from the New Zealand Teachers Council informing you that concerns have been raised about your practice,
find out what to do next.
Teachers with convictions
Information for teachers, professional leaders, court registrars and members of the public can be found here.
Teachers referred to the New Zealand Teachers Council
If you are applying for teacher registration and one of the following circumstances applies, you will be referred to the New Zealand Teachers Council for consideration:
- a complaint or mandatory report about you was received at the New Zealand Teachers Council prior to 1 September 2004; or
- a Police vet identifies that you have a criminal conviction(s) that warrants consideration; or
- you have previously had an application for registration declined; or
- you have had your registration cancelled.
Click here for more information about the referral process