Te Wā Whakatā Whakaako mō te Kaiako Matua Kura Kōhungahunga
Kindergarten Head Teachers' Sabbatical
Reflect, rejuvenate and undertake professional learning with a paid sabbatical
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Last updated 12 June 2024
The Kindergarten Head Teachers' Sabbatical gives you paid leave for 10 weeks so you can reflect, rejuvenate and undertake professional learning. Each year, we offer 20 sabbaticals to kindergarten head teachers.
Application period currently closed
The application period for the 2024 Kindergarten Head Teachers’ Sabbatical is now closed. Application dates for the 2025 round are still to be confirmed.
Key sabbatical information
Kindergarten Head Teachers' Sabbatical
Number of sabbaticals available
20
Application period opening date
10 July 2024
Application period closing date
7 August 2024
Notification date
2 October 2024
Your application, which must be made in consultation with your employer, should identify the purpose(s) and the likely benefits of your sabbatical.
Te Ara Poutama
He Whāriki Motuhake: The learner and their learning
Whakangungu Ngaio: Collaborative professional learning and development builds knowledge and capability
Ngā Aronga Whai Hua: Evaluation for Improvement
Kaihautū: Leadership fosters collaboration and Improvement
Educational Leadership Capability Framework
Building and sustaining high-trust relationships
Ensuring culturally responsive practice and understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural heritage, using Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the foundation.
Building and sustaining collective leadership and professional community.
Strategically thinking and planning.
Evaluating practices in relation to outcomes.
Adept management of resources to achieve vision and goals.
Attending to their own learning as leaders and their own wellbeing.
Embodying the organisation’s values and showing moral purpose, optimism, agency, and resilience.
Contributing to the development and wellbeing of education beyond their organisation.
To apply for a Kindergarten Head Teachers’ Sabbatical, you must:
be employed permanently in a New Zealand Kindergarten as a Kaiako Matua (head teacher)
have over 2 years' service as a kindergarten Kaiako Matua
have not held a TeachNZ Sabbatical or Study Award within the last 5 years
have a full and current Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga | Full Practising Certificate (Category One)
not currently be under any form of action listed in the Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers' Collective Agreement competency clause 6.3.
