Why does NZ have teacher registration?
Teacher registration is a system for ensuring that there is a minimum quality standard applied to all teachers entering the general education system in New Zealand. Maintenance of a register assists boards of trustees and other employing bodies in making appointments, and reassures parents and the public that a national minimum standard for the teaching profession is available.
Teacher registration was introduced in 1990 and made compulsory in state kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in 1996, in early childhood centres in varying stages from 2005 and for Kura Kaupapa Maori from 2006.
The NZ Teachers Council was created under the Education Standards Act 2001, and carries out the functions of the Education Act 1989 relating to registration.
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