Quality Teaching Partnership Fund 09/10 Round 2

Introduction

The Ministry of Education wishes to support conferences/wānanga being held in New Zealand between 20 October 2009 to 30 June 2010.  This support will assist teachers, principals and boards to raise the achievement of all their students, through a focus on effective teaching and learning. 

Teachers’ associations, principals’ groups, early childhood organisations and other relevant educational providers are invited to submit applications on the template provided, that meet the specific criteria outlined below.

This is the second call for applications for sponsorship from the Quality Teaching Partnership Fund for conferences scheduled before 30 June 2010.  Sponsorship will not be granted retrospectively.

Criteria for applications

To be eligible for funding, an organisation must:

• be a recognised national body or educational provider, such as a federation, university, school or incorporated society; and
• have a national membership and/or focus or be a part of a national body, the majority of whom are principals, classroom teachers or early childhood educators.

The conference/wānanga must: 

• foster the professional learning of principals, teachers or early childhood educators; and 
• focus on effective teaching to improve learning outcomes for diverse learners;
• have a clear alignment to Ministry of Education Statement of Intent.

Preference will be given to conferences which are longer than one day in duration.

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Funding

The following guide indicates possible levels of sponsorship available:

• regional conference/wānanga - $2,000
• national conference/wānanga held annually - up to $4,000
• national conference/wānanga held biennially - up to $6,000
• international conference/wānanga held in New Zealand - up to $10,000
  (an event is deemed to be international if it attracts a number of participants and presenters from overseas)

Please note these are an indication of the maximum amounts and that there is no guarantee that this will be the amount offered. The amount of funds offered to each organisation will depend on:

• the degree to which the criteria for application is met; and
• the number of eligible applications received that meet the criteria.

Consideration will be given to:

• a balance across sectors;
• supporting key Ministry of Education progamme areas and new policy initiatives; and
• events that have a focus on education for Māori or Pasifika students.

The funding may be used to subsidise the:

• expenses of participants (excluding social events/entertainment);
• costs of the conference/wānanga, such as those associated with venue, payment of presenters, conference organiser, etc.

The application must identify other proposed avenues of funding which are being sought, such as TRCC or corporate sponsorship.

The panel's decision is final and will be based soley on the information provided in the application.

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Ministry of Education involvement

It is expected as part of the sponsorship agreement, that there will be:

• acknowledgement of Ministry of Education funding in all publicity and/or promotional materials, through the use of the official Ministry logo and any other means as deemed appropriate by the Ministry;
• opportunities for Ministry of Education speakers and workshop presenters, in the interests of supporting and promoting partnerships (it is expected that their registration fee will be waived);
• opportunities for Ministry of Education displays.

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Conference/Wānanga Report

Approved funding applicants are required to submit a report to the Royal Society of New Zealand (who administers the fund for the Ministry of Education) within six weeks of the completion of the conference/wānanga.  The report must align with the template information provided in the initial application and demonstrate how the eligibility criteria were met.

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Application process

To receive an electronic copy of the application template, please contact Gillian Irving at the Royal Society of New Zealand on 04 470 5764 or email: QTPF@royalsociety.org.nz [no spam].

The application form must be completed in full to be considered eligible for funding.

Five copies of the application and an electronic copy should be received by the Royal Society of New Zealand, Box 598, Wellington, by 5.00pm, Friday 25 September 2009.

Applications received after this date will not be considered.