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Working Towards Full Registration Kris Blewett. TEAM Solutions. School Support Services University of Auckland Faculty of Education Provide professional development and support for teachers. Your Professional Status.
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TEAM Solutions School Support Services University of Auckland Faculty of Education Provide professional development and support for teachers.
Your Professional Status Your first 2 years of professional life a a provisionally registered teacher are an extension of your initial teacher education. (Towards Full Registration,MoE, NZTC 2006)
Your Professional Status To teach in NZ schools you must have a practising certificate. The PRT needs to apply to the NZ Teachers Council for provisional registration. www.teacherscouncil.govt.nz Complete a TC1 application form.
Once a school has appointed you they are legally required to send you a letter offering you the position and outlining the terms and conditions of the employment
Supporting PRTs When a school appoints you, as a year 1or 2 teacher to a permanent or fixed position, it accepts the responsibility of providing you with an advice and guidance programme that will support your progress towards becoming an effective, fully registered classroom teacher.
Supporting PRTs Principal Co-ordinator Supervising teacher - HoD Colleagues in school and in other schools Subject associations TEAM Solutions
Advice and Guidance Induction A planned advice and guidance programme 0.2 teaching load- a year 1 teacher should be timetabled for: • no more that 15 hours of teaching, • 5 hours of non contact • 5 hours of advice and guidance
Documentation A record of your teaching qualifications Your teaching experiences Professional development undertaken A record of your advice and guidance
Feedback from PRTs Challenging Information overload Uncertainty -administration processes school systems planning marking reports parent-teacher interviewsExpect to have a form classGetting to know many students at one timeShare challenges and issuesLaugh at lotKeep your professionalism with students
Feedback from PRTs, 2006 Challenging Information overload Uncertainty -administration processes school systems planning marking reports parent-teacher interviewsExpect to have a form classGetting to know many students at one timeShare challenges and issuesLaugh at lotKeep your professionalism with students
Advice Look after yourself, physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually Be pro-active - set up support systems use support systems use holidays effectively take time out balance your lifePlan ahead How are you going to develop relationships with your students How are you going to learn their names? Do you have a strategy for managing unexpected behaviour?
Hot Tips • Apply for your provisional registration at the completion of your degree. This can take up to 6 weeks. • At your job interview, ask about the support the school will provide for you as a PRT • Visit your school and make contact with your principal and co-ordinator and HOD. • Become familiar with relevant school documentation eg. School website , staff handbook, policies and procedures. • Find out about the school’s induction programme • Consider what you might need to plan and prepare for your first week
Quote “Interesting people make interesting teachers Dull teachers do nothing but teach”