TESSOL 2016
Wintec
To help improve outcomes for English language learners, the Ministry of Education offers funding to cover tuition fees for teachers who undertake study towards TESSOL qualifications.
Teachers of English language learners in state and state-integrated schools in the Waikato and wider central North Island are invited to apply for a scholarship for one of the following courses:
1.
Local study towards the Graduate Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages (Grad Dip TESOL) at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). The
Ministry of Education will fund each teacher for five of the seven modules that make up the Grad Dip TESOL. This includes the cost of course fees for each module and up to $100 per semester for books. It does not include Wintec student fees or other levies. You are expected to study the five core modules over two years.
2.
Distance study towards the Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as an Additional
Language (GradCert TEAL) through Massey University. The Ministry of Education will fund each teacher for a total of four papers. This includes course fees and up to $100 per paper for books. It does not include university student fees or other levies. You are expected to study over two years (two papers per year).
The Ministry especially encourages nominations for mainstream/curriculum primary and secondary teachers.
Nominated teachers must:
 have at least two years’ classroom teaching experience
 be currently teaching new learners of English in mainstream or specialist ESOL classes
 have New Zealand residency and New Zealand teaching registration
 be committed to completing at least four courses of a TESSOL qualification while employed by your school
 agree to provide a one page report on the impact of the training on school and classroom practices to the Ministry’s National Migrant, Refugee and International ESOL
Team at the completion of each course (a template will be provided).
Schools must:
 agree to fund a minimum of one teacher release day per course to enable teachers to attend workshops or to undertake intensive study
 give the scholarship holders the opportunity to share their learning with colleagues
 contact the Ministry if a teacher moves or withdraws from the course.
The selection committee may also take into account:
 whether your school already has teachers with TESSOL qualifications

 your school’s demonstrated commitment to ESOL professional development.
TESSOL 2016
Wintec

TESSOL 2016
Wintec
Please keep this page for reference
The ESOL Advisory Committee has selected:
 the Graduate Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Grad Dip
TESOL) (Level 7) taught at the Waikato Institute of Technology as the approved programme for the Waikato area
 the Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as an Additional Language (GradCert
TEAL) taught extramurally at Massey University as the approved distance education programme.
These programmes will help teachers effectively incorporate knowledge, learning needs and cultural backgrounds of students with English language needs into the classroom.
Please complete the application form and return by Friday 30 October 2015 to:
TESSOL Selection Panel
Ministry of Education
Private Bag 92644
Symonds Street
Auckland 1150
Or, to avoid postal delays, scan your completed application and email to: info.esol@education.govt.nz
After we have let you know that your application was successful, you will need to enrol at
Wintec through www.wintec.ac.nz
. If you would prefer to receive a hard copy enrolment form, or have any questions about your enrolment, please phone 0800 294 6832.
The Grad Dip TESOL programme consists of seven modules, the first five of which will be funded through the scholarship. On completion of these five modules, you will gain the Grad Cert TESOL, which is a Level 7 exit qualification from the Grad Dip
TESOL.
The two modules for the first year are:

Semester 1 – ESTE603B Linguistics for Language Teaching (15 credits)

Semester 2 – ESTE601 Language Learning Experience (5 credits) and ESTE602
Language Learning Reflections (10 credits), which must be taken concurrently.
Classes in the first year will be held on Tuesdays from 4.15–7.15pm at the Waikato Institute of Technology city campus, starting Tuesday 23 February 2016.
Payment details
The Ministry of Education will pay the scholarship amount at the end of January 2015. A payment of approximately $1600 per person will be made directly into your school’s bank account.
Wintec will invoice the school for the course fees. The scholarship does not cover health, counselling and student services fees.

TESSOL 2016
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The school will reimburse participating teachers for the actual cost of books up to $100 per semester.
After we have let you know that your application was successful, you will need to enrol for the course through http:/enrol.massey.ac.nz/ . You may also need to submit verified transcripts and certificates as well as a short CV to the University to support your enrolment.
You must apply for enrolment by 2 December 2015 (if you are a new student to Massey) or by 13 January 2016 (if you have studied with Massey before). If you have any difficulties enrolling, please call the Massey Contact Centre: 0800 MASSEY/0800 627 739.
Course details for Massey University
The GradCert TEAL programme requires you to complete four papers. However, only those papers nominated by the Ministry of Education will be funded through the scholarship.
These core papers are detailed on the Massey University programme brochure.
If you wish to transfer your TESSOL scholarship funding to postgraduate study, email Alyson
McGee ( A.McGee@massey.ac.nz
) or contact@massey.ac.nz
for advice on relevant papers and programmes. You will then need to contact Richard von Sturmer at the Ministry of
Education to request to transfer the scholarship funding to postgraduate study and for approval of your programme. Note that if you transfer TESSOL scholarship funding to postgraduate study, it will only cover tuition costs for two relevant postgraduate papers.
Payment details
The Ministry of Education will pay the scholarship amount for the first paper at the end of
January 2016. A payment of approximately $910 per person will be made directly into your school’s bank account. This includes a tuition fee of approximately $685 for a 15-credit paper and a Distance Learning Student Services Levy of $125 (0–15 credits), but does not cover any other non-tuition costs.
Massey University will invoice the teacher for the tuition and non-tuition fees. They will send an invoice with the exact amounts on confirmation of enrolment. You can also check current course fees at http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/admission/fees/fees_home.cfm
.
The teacher must pass the invoice to the school and the school must pay this invoice by the due date.
The school will reimburse participating teachers for the actual cost of books up to $100 per semester.

Name of school:
Address:
Name of principal:
Email:
School number:
Phone number:
Fax number:
TESSOL 2016
Wintec
SECTION A – Nominated teachers
Photocopy this page if more than two teachers are nominated. Tick the course chosen.
Wintec: Grad Dip TESOL  Massey: GradCert TEAL 
Name of nominated teacher: Mr/Mrs/Ms
First language: Years of teaching in New Zealand:
Other languages: Years of teaching overseas:
Position in the school: Teaching at these year level/s in 2015:
Specialist teaching subject/s:
Teacher declaration
Current qualifications:
I am committed to completing the two courses offered.
Signed: Date:
Wintec: Grad Dip TESOL 
Name of nominated teacher: Mr/Mrs/Ms
Massey: GradCert TEAL 
First language: Years of teaching in New Zealand:
Other languages: Years of teaching overseas:
Position in the school: Teaching at these year level/s in 2015:
Specialist teaching subject/s:
Teacher declaration
Current qualifications:
I am committed to completing the two courses offered.
Signed: Date:

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SECTION B – ELL statistics
Number of students in school:
Number of teachers with TESSOL qualifications:
___
__
Number of migrant or refugee background English language learners: Funded __
Not funded __
Number of Pasifika English language learners:
Number of fee-paying English language learners: __
Provide a brief outline of the oral language/literacy/learning programme for ESOL students.
You could attach your current strategic plan or NAGs policy for ESOL students.
SECTION C – TESSOL outcomes
Funded __
Not funded __
Provide a brief outline of the expected impact on school programmes of teachers being trained in TESSOL. How will you evaluate this?
Support from the school is crucial if scholarship holders are to meet the burden of study and full-time teaching. A factor in the success of TESSOL study is the support from principals in allocating a minimum of one teacher release day for each funded course, for the completion of course assignments. Please outline what support will be given to nominated teachers.
Principal declaration
The school is committed to supporting each nominated teacher during the course of study.
At the completion of each course we will send a one page report of its impact on school and classroom practices to the National ESOL Advisory Committee.
Signed: Date: