Teaching Today Podcast S2 Episode 3: Induction and mentoring

Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Hear the stories of two provisionally certificated early childhood teachers ready to leave the profession and why they chose to stay (spoiler alert: caring, supportive and effective mentoring). This episode is jam-packed with gems of advice and insight from mentor teachers in the ECE sector on how they effectively nurture and support the next generation of teachers. A transcript of this episode is available here: https://teachingcouncil.nz/sites/default/files/Episode%203%202019%20transcript3.pdf Resources mentioned in the podcast: Quality Practice Template: https://teachingcouncil.nz/content/our-code-our-standards Induction and Mentoring Guidelines: https://teachingcouncil.nz/content/guidelines-induction-and-mentoring-and-mentor-teachers The Tuakana Teina pilot programme matched experience pou tautoko/mentor teachers with provisionally certificated teachers/pia with the aim of supporting them on their journey towards full certification. It was so successful, applications filled up quickly and are now closed.