Ngā Kaiako i roto i ngā kaupapa Māori
Teachers in Māori Medium Settings
E ngā mana, e ngā kaitiaki, e ngā kaipupuri ō te reo ō tā tātou tipuna. Tēnā koutou, mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa.
Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa (the New Zealand Teachers Council)
Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa is the professional and regulatory body for all registered teachers, including those working in Māori medium settings in early childhood education, schools and other related education institutions in New Zealand.
Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa aims to support the professional status of teachers and high quality teaching and learning through its mandated functions.
Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa:
- registers eligible teachers, including those in kohungahunga, puna reo, kohanga reo, kura kaupapa, kura a iwi, wharekura, wānanga, kura auraki and rūmaki in English medium schools.
- engages in research and other professional projects to support the teaching profession
- supports the maintenance of professional standards through competence and conduct processes and judicial bodies.
- approves programmes for Initial Teacher Education.
Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa supports Kaiako
As a teacher in a Māori medium setting, you are key to keeping te reo Māori alive in Aotearoa. Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa supports both you and the wishes and aspirations of those whānau, hapu and iwi Māori who want their tamariki and mokopuna to experience quality learning through the language of their tupuna.
To support Kaiako Māori, Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa:
- established and regularly receives advice from its Māori Medium Advisory Group
- adopted a bi-lingual approach to a number of its publications including:
- supports quality initial teacher education for Māori medium teachers, including the research programme Whakamanahia Te Reo Māori
- ensures that its professional projects recognise and explore the unique dynamics that exist within a Māori medium setting, specifically:
- through the induction and mentoring pilot programme and
- the trial of Ngā Paearu Mō Ngā Pouako Kua Rēhitatia.