Bulletin for the Network of Establishing Teachers week two, term two 2012. The bulletin is published as an information update for teachers who are  members of the the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association / Te Wehengarua (PPTA) and are in their first 10 years of teaching.

Overseas Trained Teachers - What you need to know!

Check your teacher registration card - if you are provisionally registered or subject to confirmation, you will need to provide a folder of evidence of the Registered Teaching Criteria (RTC) before you can become a fully registered teacher in New Zealand. The Teachers Council has developed a kit titled Towards Full Registration that you may find useful:

Towards Full Registration Resource Kit

As an overseas trained teacher you are entitled to apply for a relocation grant of up to $4000. You’ll need to apply within eight weeks of starting your job in New Zealand.

The information on the relocation grant can be found here:

International Relocation Grant - overseas trained teachers

If you think you’re eligible, you can download the form here:

International Relocation Grant and Finder's Fee Form [XLS; 70kb]

Teachers starting their first teaching position in a New Zealand state or state-integrated school are also entitled to the Overseas Teacher Time Allowance (OTTA).

The OTTA is a 0.1 Full Time Teaching Equivalent (FTTE) of 2.5 hours per week allowance for two terms. Your school must consult with you around how the time allowance will be utilised, but you need to remember that you can’t get both the OTTA and Beginning Teacher Time Allowance (BTTA) at the same time.

Overseas Teacher Time Allowance [WORD; 70kb]

If you have applied for the OTTA and don’t feel you have been allocated the time as agreed between you and school management, contact your PPTA branch chair, local field officer, or NET representative.

Jay Barr
Establishing Teachers’ Committee Convenor

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Advisory Officer