Teacher Registration Criteria

Recently I attended a workshop about the new Registered Teacher Criteria which became mandatory this year. This was organised by the NZ Teachers Council for senior teachers in secondary, primary and early childhood. The same criteria apply for all teachers. It was satisfying to discover that at KIDSPACE we are already well ahead of many educational institutions in implementing these new criteria.

Over the past two years Tamara has trialled the new criteria while completing her provisional teacher registration. We have also updated our job descriptions and appraisal process in line with this criteria. As part of our centre professional development day and subsequent performance appraisals, we have used the new criteria to review our practice and set goals for the year ahead.
Irene