Matariki, also known as Māori New Year, is a time of remembrance and celebration. It also presents an excellent opportunity to teach your students about the history of Matariki and to get involved with celebrations. In this post, we'll explain what Matariki is and give you some ideas you can take ... Read More →
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How Teachers Can Celebrate New Zealand Sign Language
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Next week is New Zealand Sign Language Week! The theme for NZSL Week 2022 is NZSL is Essential, and it runs from May 9th to 15th. This theme was chosen to highlight essential workers who are Deaf and demonstrate the importance of NZSL for allowing Deaf people to participate equally in society. We've ... Read More →
Job Seeker Tips: References
Job Seeking, Teach in NZ
Not all references are created equal. So, who are the best referees to use? You should organise who will be used as your referee before you start looking for a new role. Quality references come from someone in a supervisor and senior position to you. They've worked with you recently and are ... Read More →
Celebrating Women in NZ History
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March is Women's History Month! A great lesson idea for this month could be to get students to research and present a notable woman in history. We're celebrating at ep.education by highlighting a few outstanding women in New Zealand's history with exceptional educational achievements. Kate Edger (6 ... Read More →
Primary Professional Development in 2022
Continuing Education, Teach in NZ
Earlier in the month, we shared our ECE PD workshops coming up in 2022. Now that Term 1 is underway, it's time to showcase the workshops we have for primary teachers! If you're planning your PD for the year, we have a range of workshops this year with experienced, MOE accredited facilitators. All of ... Read More →
5 Ways Relief Teaching Can Help You Secure Your Dream Job
Beginner Teachers, Relief Teaching, Teach in NZ
ep.education's Amy Whiting and Zaf Burns know a thing or two about relief teaching (CRT/substitute/supply). Here they explain just some ways that relief teaching benefits your teaching career and can help you land your dream teaching role. 1. Exposure to schools or centres Whether you've just ... Read More →
Primary teachers transitioning to ECE
Beginner Teachers, Continuing Education, ECE, Job Seeking, Teach in NZ
Sometimes, the teaching sector you trained in isn't the one you want to stay in. Maybe you finished your primary teaching qualification and realised you prefer working with younger kids, or maybe you'd rather work in an early childhood centre instead of a school. Whatever the reason, we're here to ... Read More →
Update: International Border Announcement
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The New Zealand Government has announced a phased 5-stage border re-opening. ✈️ Here's what you need to know: The critical worker border exceptions cover teachers for Stages 1 and 2 of the border reopening. This comes under the current border exception for 300 overseas-trained teachers. Coming from ... Read More →