Nominations are in!
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Dedicated, inspirational and
awesome were among the many descriptions of the teachers nominated this year for the NEiTA
Foundation’s National Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards.
Now in its 16th year, the Foundation received 617 nominations from parents,
secondary student councils, boards of trustees, management committees, and community
organisations.
Of these, 501 nominations are for teaching and 116 for leadership. Early childhood nominations
totalled 123, primary and intermediate nominations, 381, and secondary,
113.
Convenor of the NEiTA selection panel, Brother Pat Lynch, thanked all nominators.
‘New Zealand has endured a number of disasters, making this a difficult year. It is
heart-warming to know that so many people took the time to praise those excellent teachers
and leaders in our school communities who are committed to improving the aspirations and
educational outcomes for children.’
Nominated teachers and leaders will have until 3 February to submit their Teacher Self Portraits
prior to the selection process early next year. In May 2012, twenty teachers will receive
Regional Awards for Excellence in Wellington. From these, ten recipients will receive National
Awards at their schools or centres later in the year.
National awardees will receive professional development grants from joint sponsors, ASG
Education Programs New Zealand and Cognition Education, from a pool totaling $35,000.
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THE NEiTA FOUNDATION
was
formed in 1994 by the Australian Scholarships Group to conduct a program
of National Awards honouring exemplary teachers in Australian and New
Zealand schools
and early childhood centres.
The awards promote public recognition of the teaching profession and
specifically those teachers who have demonstrated excellence and commitment in their work.
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The program calls on individual parents,
parent organisations, boards of trustees, management committees, secondary student
councils and community organisations, to identify teachers and leaders who are an inspiration to their
students, to their peers and to their communities.
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"Inspirational teachers and
leaders encourage learning by reaching out to every young person in their care.
As parents, you know who has made a difference for your child. I urge you to
nominate them to show your appreciation of their excellence as teachers and
leaders."
(Hon Anne Tolley
Minister of Education)
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"Highly effective teachers are
critical to achieving the goal of all students, without exception, achieving to a high standard.
These awards give us, as parents and members of Boards of Trustees, the
opportunity to positively acknowledge those teachers who leave no stone unturned in
their quest to ensure all their students succeed. As board members, we are in an ideal
position to identify our highly effective teachers, nominate them, and encourage them, as
they in turn encourage our children. The nomination process is not onerous; and of
course identifying and recognising true excellence in teaching and leadership will
provide real examples of excellence and effectiveness that will encourage others to
aspire to, to the ultimate benefit of all students/school community members as higher
expectations and standards of teaching are achieved."
(Lorraine Kerr President
NZ School Trustees Association)
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