In New Zealand, we believe in a holistic approach to learning. Our bicultural early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, highlights four principles and five strands to support in developing an inclusive, child-led approach to teaching and learning. The principles that underpin the curriculum ... Read More →
ECE
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 →
Early Childhood Professional Development in 2022
Continuing Education, ECE
Professional Development is key to staying at the top of your teaching game. If you're planning your early childhood PD for the year, we have a range of workshops this year with experienced ECE facilitators. All of these workshops are delivered online, so no matter where you are, you can attend ... Read More →
Zoe Roles: My Journey to ECE Leadership
ECELast month, our ECE consultant Adwina Armstrong talked about the centre manager shortage in New Zealand in her blog post "Where have all the ECE leaders gone?" This post inspired much discussion about this issue in the ECE sector. In this blog post, the second of the series, Adwina wanted to ... Read More →
Where Have All the ECE Leaders Gone?
ECEThis is a guest blog post by Adwina Armstrong, Education Personnel's specialist ECE recruitment consultant. This is the first of a two part blog series discussing leadership in the Early Childhood sector. Many years ago when I was studying for my ECE qualification, the lecturer had asked us first ... Read More →