From managing sports trials and uniforms to liaising with coaches, students and parents, Jaydn shares his busy day as Assistant Director of Sport at Newlands College. Warning: you may get tired just reading this.
One in five children and young people need extra support for their learning. Whether it’s teacher aides, classroom and ECE centre teachers, specialist roles including RTLBs, SENCOs/LSCs or school leaders, almost all professionals in education connect on a daily basis with unmet need in learning support. Here, we profile a range of NZEI Te Riu Roa members working as learning support specialists, as part of the inaugural Learning Support Awareness Day, intended to raise awareness of the gaps between learning support need and provision.
Being a lab manager and science technician for Hillcrest High School is a lot more than just filling chemical bottles and washing beakers. For Megan, it’s juggling multiple tasks to support staff, students and overnight science trips.
Setting up Breakfast Club, working with ORS funded tamariki, helping out with gardening and singing for church and family functions – all in a day’s work for John Po’oi, teacher aide at Papatoetoe South School. This series will highlight the incredible mahi done by our NZEI Te Riu Roa members.
From swimming to running to stretching, from equipment set up to breathing support — everyday is different for a physiotherapist at Arohanui Special School. This series will highlight the incredible mahi done by our NZEI Te Riu Roa members.
From finding new ways to engage with tamaliki while folding Pasefika languages into everyday play, Tiana Ranfurly shares her day teaching at Toru Fetu Kindergarten. This series will highlight the incredible mahi done by our NZEI Te Riu Roa members.
The reality of teaching extends far beyond 9am-3pm, and for this kaiako in Whangaparāoa looking after our tamariki with complex needs, the teaching & nurturing happens beyond the classroom. This series will highlight the incredible mahi done by our NZEI Te Riu Roa members.
Tucked away in a Whangārei kura, Delwyn Baird’s day is filled with sport coaching, kapa haka, camp cook, advancing working conditions for all educators … oh and teaching! This series will highlight the incredible mahi done by our NZEI Te Riu Roa members.
There’s a lot happening at Te Puna Reo o Te Koohao in Kirikiriroa – waiata, kapa haka, keemu, and teaching tamariki how to communicate their feelings and emotions. This series will highlight the incredible mahi done by our NZEI Te Riu Roa members.