Paparoa Street School
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At Paparoa Street School, we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of our ākonga under the Children's Act 2014, Education and Training Act 2020, and Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The poari matua ensures all teaching kaimahi employed at our kura are registered with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, and hold a current practising certificate or limited authority to teach. The poari matua also safety checks all teaching kaimahi. See Safety Checking.
The tumuaki and kaiako are expected to understand and comply with:
See Our Code, Our Standards 
(Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand).
Teacher registration and certification
At Paparoa Street School, we comply with 
legislative requirements for employing individuals according to their registration and certification. We employ kaiako who have Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga | Teacher Registration through the Teaching Council.
Our registered kaiako also have a current practising certificate. Certificates are renewed every 3 years and kaiako are responsible for renewing their practising certificate before expiry. The kura does not pay for registration and certification fees.
Registration with the Teaching Council includes vetting by the New Zealand Police or, if applicable, an overseas police service. See Police Vetting.
In certain circumstances, a kaiako or the tumuaki may be able to continue teaching for up to 20 half-days without a practising certificate (e.g. due to certification expiring). If kaiako need to be employed without a practising certificate for more than 20 half-days, a request is made to the Teaching Council.
Supporting beginning teachers
Paparoa Street School supports kaiako who are new to the current New Zealand teaching environment to meet the Standards for the Teaching Profession | Ngā Paerewa. Teachers who have completed an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme or who have taught overseas but are new to teaching in New Zealand are considered "beginning teachers" and have a Tōmua | Provisional practising certificate. The kura supports beginning teachers with an induction and mentoring programme. See Kaimahi Induction.
(Ministry of Education). (Teaching Council). (Teaching Council). Limited Authority to Teach (LAT)
We may employ kaiako that have a Limited Authority to Teach, which allows someone without a teaching qualification to be employed in a teaching position where there is a need for specialist skills or skills in short supply (e.g. musical instruments, language, guidance counselling). A Limited Authority to Teach is for a specific situation for a specified time period and is not a permanent teaching position.
See For Limited Authority to Teach (Teaching Council).
Student teachers
Paparoa Street School may partner with an ITE (Initial Teacher Education) provider and have student teachers (i.e. kaiako trainees, kaiako interns, pre-service kaiako) working in our kura. Student teachers are classified as children's workers and the poari matua of Paparoa Street School is responsible for ensuring they are safety checked before they begin work at our kura (Children's Act 2014, s 25). See Safety Checking.
Student teachers are supported by appointed associate kaiako and their ITE provider while at our kura. Associate kaiako give feedback and assess the kura-based components of the training programme. Associate kaiako are responsible for raising any concerns with the student teacher and discussing these with the tumuaki, if necessary, as early as possible in the placement. If the concerns cannot be resolved through support and guidance, they are communicated to the ITE provider.
The tumuaki assures the poari matua that all kaiako employed at the kura are registered with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand and hold a current practising certificate, or have a Limited Authority to Teach. See Review Schedule and Poari Matua Assurances.
