Providers
School Support Services | Teachers' Refresher Course Committee | Quality Teaching Partnership Fund
School Support Services
The School Support Services contracts are the main vehicle that the Ministry of Education uses for the provision of centrally-funded and managed professional learning programmes. The provision of professional learning programmes for principals and teachers to meet Government priorities as well as to meet regional needs continues to be a key focus of the services purchased through the School Support Services contracts. For further information, please contact your nearest School Support Services provider.
School Support Services providers
| Regional location | School Support Services | Ph number |
|---|---|---|
| Northland | TEAM Solutions, University of Auckland, Faculty of Education, Whangarei |
09 470 1015 |
| Auckland | TEAM Solutions, University of Auckland, Faculty of Education, Auckland |
09 623 8880 |
| Waikato/King Country Coromandel | School Support Services, University of Waikato, Hamilton |
07 858 5075 |
| Bay of Plenty | School Support Services, University of Waikato, Tauranga |
07 577 5314 |
| Rotorua | School Support Services, University of Waikato, Rotorua |
07 348 9079 |
| East Coast | School Support Services, University of Waikato, Gisborne |
06 867 9769 |
| Manawatu/Wanganui | Centre for Education Development, Massey University, Palmerston North |
06 350 9269 |
| Hawke's Bay | Centre for Education Development, Massey University, Napier |
06 835 5202 |
| Taranaki | Centre for Education Development, Massey University, New Plymouth |
06 758 6217 |
| Wairarapa | School Support Services, Victoria University of Wellington College of Education, Masterton |
06 377 1379 |
| Wellington | School Support Services, Victoria University of Wellington College of Education |
04 463 9580 |
| Marlborough/Nelson | School Support Services, Christchurch College of Education, Nelson |
03 548 7590 |
| Christchurch | School of Professional Development, Christchurch College of Education, Christchurch |
03 349 3935 |
| South Canterbury | School Support Services, Christchurch College of Education, Timaru |
03 688 8163 |
| West Coast | School Support Services, Christchurch College of Education, Greymouth |
03 768 9127 |
| Otago | School Support Services, Dunedin College of Education, Dunedin |
03 477 2381 |
| Southland | School Support Services, Dunedin College of Education, Invercargill |
03 216 1340 |
Teachers' Refresher Course Committee (TRCC)
The Ministry of Education has a contract with TRCC for the provision of a programme of professional development through inservice training courses 'for teachers by teachers'. Courses are normally held through the school holidays and are residential. Participants contribute to the cost of course and accommodation but travel is subsidised through TRCC. Details of courses are advertised regularly in the New Zealand Education Gazette. The full programme and other information is available at the Teachers' Refresher Course Committee website, http://www.trcc.org.nz
Quality Teaching Partnership Fund (QTPF)
This initiative supports quality teaching for teachers, principals, and boards, through the provision of sponsorship funding for group conferences/wananga. National bodies are required to submit applications on the relevant template provided, and provide details around how the planned event will demonstrate a focus on quality teaching. For further information about this funding, contact Debbie Ayres, Senior Adviser, debbie.ayres@minedu.govt.nz