Postal address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6011
(04) 463 8383
(04) 463 8374
resourcing@education.govt.nz
Beginning Teacher Time Allowance application
The Beginning Teacher Time Allowance is available to boards employing New Zealand or overseas trained year one
teachers within their first 12 months of teaching. The allowance is available for a maximum of 12 months. Teachers
are only eligible for the Beginning Teacher Time Allowance within their first 12 months of teaching, i.e. eligibility for the
allowance ceases when 12 months teaching has been completed.
For the school to receive a Beginning Teacher Time Allowance, the employed teacher must meet all the following
criteria:
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have completed less than 12 months teaching
be employed for at least 0.50 full-time teacher equivalent (FTTE) from within the school’s staffing entitlement ie
Teachers’ Salaries
be appointed to a position for a minimum of 10 weeks/1 term
have completed a course of teacher training, or NZQA equivalent, recognised by the Secretary for Education.
Boards appointing a beginning teacher to a full-time position (1.00 FTTE) from Teachers’ Salaries are entitled to 0.20
FTTE allowance, while teachers employed part-time (0.50-0.99 FTTE) from Teachers’ Salaries attract 0.10 FTTE
support.
For further information, please refer to the Education site at www.education.govt.nz/school/running-aschool/resourcing/
Send to the Resourcing Contact Centre:
Postal address: PO Box 1666, Wellington 6011
Fax:
(04) 463 8374
Email:
resourcing@education.govt.nz
School details
School name:
School number:
Contact details (email or phone):
Teacher details
Teacher’s name:
IRD number:
OR
MOE number:
(If known otherwise leave blank.)
Education and employment
Name of institution issuing Diploma of Teaching:
Year teacher education qualification completed:
Tenure:
Start date:
LTR Long-term Reliever
_____ / ______ / ________
FTTE status:
Last revised: May 2014
PER Permanent
End date (if teacher is a LTR):
_____ / ______ / ________
1.00 if full time; decimal equivalent if part-time.
Beginning Teacher Time Allowance
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Postal address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6011
(04) 463 8383
(04) 463 8374
resourcing@education.govt.nz
Previous teaching experience
Write nil if this is the teacher’s first teaching experience
School
Start date
End date
Tenure
Beginning Teacher Time
Allowance Used?
Certification
This section needs to be completed by the principal.
I certify that the above-named teacher meets the criteria outlined on Page 1 of this application. Should the employed
teacher become ineligible at any stage, the allowance will be removed and backdated to the date at which the teacher
became ineligible. The Beginning Teacher Time Allowance approved will be used to support the beginning teacher’s
professional advice and guidance programmes.
Principal’s name:
Date:
Principal’s signature:
Ministry of Education Use Only
Approved / Declined
Last revised: May 2014
___ / ___ / ___ to ___ / ___ / ___
0.10 FTTE / 0.20 FTTE
Period
Entitlement
Beginning Teacher Time Allowance
STEER
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