Teacher recruitment

There are a number of ways that the Ministry of Education supports schools to recruit staff.

Ways in which boards can seek assistance with recruitment issues include:

  • Recruiting teachers from overseas - TeachNZ has included specific information on employing overseas teachers in its publication The Principal's Guide to Teacher Recruitment available from TeachNZ.
  • Contacting NZSTA for emergency staffing information.
  • Other information about teacher recruitment initiatives such as the Returning to Teaching Allowance (secondary positions only) can be found in Chapter Four of the Funding, Staffing and Allowances Handbook.


Content last updated: 2 February 2012