Poutama Pāngarau – Professional Learning & Development

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Information on structured Pāngarau

Professional learning & development (PLD) to support the implementation of the redesigned Pāngarau wāhanga ako of Te Marautanga o Aoteaora is being made available nation-wide from 2025.

The Ministry is funding professional learning and development (PLD) for structured pāngarau to support Tau 0 - 8 kaiako teaching in Māori-medium and Kaupapa Māori education settings.

The Poutama Pāngarau programme offers a detailed framework for teaching pāngarau and is built around the concept of the Mata Ako, which outlines the different areas of key foundational learning within the different whenu in pāngarau.

In addition, it provides links to other strands of pāngarau and offers guidance on how to effectively implement the programme in the classroom. Te Poutama Pāngarau Programme sits within Te Ara Tohu.

Delivery of the PLD

Poutama Pāngarau will be delivered from a country-wide pool of trained and approved facilitators from the following Ministry quality assured PLD providers:

Kia Ata Mai Educational Trust
Ngā Kura a Iwi o Aotearoa
Tai Huki Consult Ltd
Tātai Aho Rau - Core Education
The University of Waikato
Tui tuia – Auckland Uniservices
TupuOra Education & Development Ltd

Eligibility criteria

Poutama Pāngarau PLD is available for years 0-8 staff in state and state integrated kura and schools. This includes:

School leaders
Teachers
Staff employed on a Limited Authority to Teach (LAT)
Kaiarahi
Teacher aides
Relievers

How to access Poutama Pāngarau

Kura and schools can apply individually or on behalf of a kāhui ako or cluster of kura/schools.

Applications must include the number of participants (by year group), preferred start date and end date and/or the specific Curriculum Days that have already been determined.

Kura will also be able to select two PLD provider preferences in case the first preferred provider is not available.

Once an application has been approved, the nominated PLD provider will contact the kura directly to organise the programme delivery.

There will be three opportunities to apply for this support in 2025, in terms 1, 2 and 3 as follows:

Term 1, 2025

Activity	Dates
Application round opens	2 April 2025
Application round closes	30 April 2025
Application outcomes notified	From 9 May 2025

Term 2, 2025

Activity	Dates
Application round opens	12 May 2025
Application round closes	30 May 2025
Application outcomes notified	From 9 June 2025

Term 3, 2025

Activity	Dates
Application round opens	14 July 2025
Application round closes	4 August 2025
Application outcomes notified	From 18 August 2025

Please note that any emails regarding the status or outcome of your application will be sent from an email address with the @Salesforce.com domain – please ensure you are checking your junk/spam email folders.

If you have questions about the PLD or about a PLD request, please contact Poutama.Pangarau@education.govt.nz.

Set up your Education Sector Logon (ESL)

If you are the PLD Lead within the school and do not have access, the Delegated Authoriser in your school must update your account with the “PLD Leader” permissions, or first invite you to create an account if you do not already have one. Your Delegated Authoriser is most likely the school principal or tumuaki.

Your Delegated Authoriser can visit Support for School Delegated Authorisers to update or create a new ESL account.

If you need help setting up your ESL, contact the Ministry's Education Service Desk team by phone: 0800 422 599 or email: service.desk@education.govt.nz.

PLD Leader permissions in ESL for the PLD System