Te Poipoi Kaiako | Mentor support programme
Supporting mentors, provisional teachers and overseas trained teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand
From 2024, Tātai Aho Rau Core Education is providing professional development support for:
- provisional teachers (PTs) in English medium and Pia in Māori medium settings
- overseas trained teachers (OTTs) with provisional certification
- mentor teachers and Pou Tautoko.
This is a Ministry of Education fully funded service to kura, schools and early learning services. It is being refocused to better meet the needs of mentors, provisional teachers, and overseas trained teachers through improved and nationally consistent PLD guidance.
Explore the programme outline
Participants will have access to the appropriate supports to assist with gaining full certification and making a successful start to their teaching career in Aotearoa New Zealand. To learn more, explore the programme outline below.
Please register your interest by filling in the form at the bottom of this page to stay up to date with upcoming details.
Webinars
Webinars will be held each term, tailored for mentor teachers and Pou Tautoko.
Our first, introductory, webinar, held on April 9th 2024, covered:
- Broad overview of Te Poipoi Kaiako programme and available support
- Key dates
- Opportunity to meet the facilitators and connect with other mentors in your region
If you missed the first webinar, you can watch the alternate recorded version at the button below.
Dates and registration details for the next webinars will be available on this page early in term 2.
Upcoming workshops
Save the date: Term two face to face workshops
12 face to face workshops are being run across the motu in term two.
These workshops are designed for:
- provisional teachers in English medium and Pia in Māori medium settings
- overseas trained teachers (OTTs) with provisional certification
- mentor teachers and Pou Tautoko.
Funding includes attendance at the workshop, refreshments on arrival, a light morning tea, and lunch but it does not cover travel and teacher release costs. The workshops run from 9am - 3pm with refreshments available from 8.30am.
The dates and locations listed are confirmed, please save the date and begin to plan your travel and release:
Kirikiriroa | Hamilton - 28 May
Whangārei - 30 May
Rotorua - 5 June
Ahuriri | Napier - 6 June
Whakatū | Nelson - 11 June
Tāmaki Herenga Waka | Auckland south and southwest - 11 June
Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington - 13 June
Tāmaki Herenga Manawa | Auckland central and east - 13 June
Te Papaiōea | Palmerston North - 18 June
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata | Auckland north and northwest - 20 June
Express your interest
Please fill in the form below to register your interest in this programme. If you have any questions about this programme, please contact us at mentor.support@core-ed.ac.nz.