Te Poipoi Kaiako | Mentor support programme
Supporting mentors, provisional teachers and overseas trained teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand
Tātai Aho Rau Core Education provides 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 has been 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.
There is no need to enrol to participate, please simply register your interest by filling in the form at the bottom of this page to stay up to date with what is on offer.
Upcoming workshops
Ngā Awheawhe ā-Rohe | Regional Workshops
October - November 2024
He awheawhe kanohi ki te kanohi mō ngā kaiako tārewa, ngā Pia me ō rātou Pou Tautoko | Face to face workshops for provisional teachers, Pia and their Pou Tautoko | mentors.
Mō ngā awheawhe | About the workshops
The first workshops held in term two were highly successful. This second workshop will build on the first one:
- Mentor teachers and Pou Tautoko will develop their mentoring practice, and induction and mentoring programmes.
- Provisional teachers and Pia will develop their professional practice as they prepare to apply for Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tūturu | Full Practising Certificate.
There are 13 face to face workshops across the motu. There is no charge for kaiako and teachers to attend the workshops. Refreshments, morning tea and lunch will be provided. However, travel and release costs are not funded.
Workshops run from 9am–3pm; refreshments are available from 8.45am.
The workshops are facilitated in English and te reo Māori and will be adaptive and responsive to the needs of attendees.
Ngā rā me ngā wāhi | Dates, venues and locations
Iwikatea | Balclutha – 22 October - Register
Tāmaki Herenga Waka | Auckland south and southwest – 24 October - Register
Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington – 29 October - Register
Māwhera | Greymouth – 31 October – Register
Ōtautahi | Christchurch – 31 October - Register
Kirikiriroa | Hamilton – 05 November - Register
Te Waiharakeke | Blenheim - 05 November - Register
Tāhuna | Queenstown - 07 November - Register
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata | Auckland north and northwest – 07 November - Register
Ngāmotu | New Plymouth - 12 November - Register
Kaikohe - 12 November - Register
Rotorua – 14 November - Register
For further questions or enquiries please get in touch with us at mentor.support@core-ed.org
Workshop slides and facilitation notes
After each workshop, we will make the workshop slides and facilitation notes available for you to adapt and use in your setting:
Webinars for Pou Tautoko and mentors
Webinar #4 (Term 4)
Mā wai tēnei whakaaturanga? | Who is this webinar for?
This webinar is for Pou Tautoko and mentor teachers.
Te rārangi kaupapa | Webinar agenda
- What is good observation practice?
- What does good feedback and feedforward look like?
Ka mau te whakaaturanga nei? | Is the webinar recorded?
This webinar will not be recorded. Hopefully, one of the times available will work for you.
Express your interest
There is no need to enrol to participate in Te Poipoi Kaiako. Please simply fill in the form to receive updates on what is on offer:
Contact us
If you have any questions about this programme, please contact us at mentor.support@core-ed.ac.nz.
1:1 support for Pou Tautoko and mentor teachers
Pou Tautoko and mentor teachers participating in Te Poipoi Kaiako | Mentor support programme are welcome to contact us at mentor.support@core-ed.ac.nz with requests for light touch, 1:1 remote support from a facilitator.
Please note we can only provide support for Pou Tautoko or mentor teachers. If a provisional teacher, Pia, overseas trained teacher, or people in any other roles have a support request (other than a question about the programme itself) they should liaise with their Pou Tautoko, mentor teacher, setting management or an appropriate agency.
Other sources of support:
Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
Ministry of Education’s local offices
Concerns? Complaints?
If you have a serious concern or complaint about the programme, a participant or a facilitator please contact Clive Francis, Project Manager.