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.