The Fund has now been fully allocated and has closed to applications as of 12 June 2024.
Teacher aides had access to funding to support their professional development and career progression following the settlement of the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement (SSSCA) 2022 – 2024.
The $4 million fund was available to all 27,000 teacher aides, and kaiarahi i te reo in Aotearoa New Zealand. The fund was the result of 2022 collective bargaining and earlier Pay Equity settlement for teacher aides. From this bargaining and settlement, PLD and induction were identified as areas where teacher aides were not able to get equitable access.
The funding recognised the important role Teacher Aides have in supporting education outcomes and provides financial support for professional learning opportunities related to that role.
This fund built on the Teacher Aide PLD Pilot Fund which operated between June 2020 and July 2021. Learn more about the Pilot here.
The Fund opened to applications on 24 April 2023.
The Fund was open until the SSSCA expires on 19 December 2024, or the available funding is fully allocated - whichever happened sooner. PLD accessed via this fund needs to commence on or after 24 April 2023 (the launch of the Fund) and be completed by the expiry of the Collective in December 2024.
Hei kaiāwhina kaiako, kei te whai wāhi koe ki te tahua hei tautoko i tō whakawhanaketanga ngaio me tō ara whakapiki ngaio nā runga i te whakataunga o te Whakaaetanga Rangapū mō ngā Kaimahi Kura (SSSCA) 2022 – 2024.
E wātea ana te tahua $4 miriona ki te 27,000 katoa o ngā kaiāwhina kaiako, me ngā kaiārahi i te reo i Aotearoa. I hua mai te tahua i te tautohe rangapū 2022 me te whakataunga Utu Ōrite mō ngā kaiāwhina kaiako. Nā tēnei tautohe me te whakataunga i tautohu ko ngā wāhi kāore i ōrite te whai wāhitanga atu a ngā kaiāwhina kaiako, arā, ko te PLD me te arataki.
He mea āhukahuka tēnei tahua i te wāhi nui ki te Kaiāwhina Kaiako ki te tautoko i ngā putanga mātauranga, he mea whakarato hoki i te pūtea tautoko mō ngā huarahi ako ngaio e pā ana ki taua tūranga.
Kei te whai tēnei tahua i te tauira o Te Whakamātautau Tahua Ako me te Whakawhanake Ngaio mā te Kaiāwhina Kaiako i tū i waenga i te marama o Pipiri 2020 me te marama o Hōngongoi 2021. Me ako anō mō te Whakamātautau i konei.
Ka tuwhera te Tahua tae noa ki te mutunga o te SSSCA ā te 19 Huitanguru 2024, kia tohaina katoatia rānei te katoa o te tahua e wātea ana - kei te āhua o te mea ka puta tuatahi mai. Me whakaoti te PLD kua whai utu i tēnei tahua i mua i te whakapaunga o te Rangapū ā te marama o Huitanguru 2024.
Ka tuwhera te Tahua ki ngā tono ā te 24 Paengawhāwhā 2023.