Kaupapa Māori | Māori Medium EBITE Programme Funding Award

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the funding award, schools | kura must:

• be state or state-integrated
• attest that they are capable of providing a robust mentoring and support programme (see school | kura obligations for ways to attest capability)
• employ at least one LAT trainee teacher who: 
  • is employed as a LAT teacher and receiving a salary from the school or kura prior to applying for the funding award
  • holds a current LAT with the Teaching Council*
  • is enrolled or intending to enrol in an approved EBITE programme 
  • support a LAT trainee teacher who will teach in an immersion setting or teaching te reo Māori as a subject
  • has not received a TeachNZ scholarship, funding through the School’s Onsite Training Programme or funding through the Teach First NZ EBITE programme.

*LAT teachers in the process of applying for or renewing a LAT are also eligible for inclusion in a funding award application. 

Funding award obligations 

Both schools | kura and LAT trainee teachers must agree to meet  obligations.

Obligations for schools | kura

Schools and kura lead the funding award application and have an obligation to ensure all LAT trainee teachers included in an application are prepared and committed to completing the EBITE programme.

This includes ensuring that the LAT trainee teacher(s) has given their permission to be included in the application and they understand their personal obligations. 

Schools | kura applying for more than one LAT trainee teacher in their application, must complete their application in order of their candidate preference.

Schools | kura must also ensure that LAT trainee teaches are aware their personal information will be provided to the Ministry as part of the application process, and that it will be used to confirm ongoing eligibility for the funding award. 

Schools and kura  must evaluate their projected roles and ensure they have sufficient staffing while the LAT trainee teacher is participating in the EBITE programme, considering any potential changes or impacts to the school’s staffing and operations.

Please contact the EBITE applications team for guidance if you are concerned about meeting the eligibility criteria and completing an application if a school’s | kura ability to make an application is impacted by:

• the timing of staffing entitlements, 
• your LAT employment agreement conditions (eg fixed term, not permanent staff),
• timing of making an application for a LAT with the Teaching Council or renewing a LAT 
• other timing issues that may exclude legitimate applicants. 

EBITE.applications@education.govt.nz 

More information about obligations is detailed in the information document linked below (and in the popular resources section on this page)

EBITE Programme Funding Award: guidance for schools | kura

Obligations for LAT trainee teachers

If LAT trainee teachers are part of a successful application, they will be sent their own Funding Award terms and conditions and an agreement to sign. 

Participating LAT trainee teachers must:

• Remain enrolled in an approved Kaupapa Māori | Māori Medium EBITE programme for the duration of the funding award period.
• Remain employed as a LAT teacher in an approved EBITE school for the duration of the programme.
• Hold a current LAT issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand for the duration of the EBITE programme.
• Notify the Ministry of any changes to their status during the programme, such as withdrawal from training, leaving employment, or other circumstances affecting their eligibility of participation. 
• Teach in a school | kura for 12 months after completing their EBITE programme.  
• Agree, along with their principals | tumuaki and mentor teachers, to complete surveys at least twice during the programme. (This data will contribute to programme and operational reviews that guide future policy and operational decisions).
   

Approved EBITE programmes and ITE providers

LAT trainee teachers can only enrol in an approved EBITE programme. There are currently three ITE providers that have attained the appropriate level of approval to deliver an EBITE programme focused on Kaupapa Māori | Māori Medium education. The EBITE programmes are all Level 7 degree or graduate diplomas qualifications.

Deciding which ITE provider and programme is an important decision for schools | kura and their LAT trainee teachers. 

We recommend reviewing all approved EBITE programmes* available before making a funding award application. 

Kaupapa Māori and Māori Medium EBITE Programmes and Providers

 *Information drawn from public sources, and accurate at the time of publication

Applications for the funding award are made by school and kura leaders and via an online application. Applications must be completed by the principal or a member of the leadership team of the school | kura. This is because schools | kura must attest they are able to meet the funding award obligations. 

Please read the eligibility criteria and information documents for schools | kura  before completing your application. You will be asked in the application form if you have read the information document.

You can include up to 10 LAT trainee teachers in one application.  

The application must include the following details:

• School | kura applicant full name, position, contact number and email address.
• School | kura name and ID.
• LAT trainee teacher full name, email address, LAT number (if holding a current LAT), MOE number, and employment details, including Full Time Teacher Equivalent (FTTE) status during the programme, levels and subjects taught.
• Which EBITE programme is chosen.

It is important that schools | kura understand all eligibility criteria, their obligations and can ensure that their LAT trainee teacher(s) is fully aware and committed to completing the EBITE programme and consents to information being provided on their behalf.

Please contact the EBITE applications team for guidance about completing an application if your ability to make an application is impacted by your LAT employment agreement conditions (eg fixed term, not permanent staff). You may still be eligible to apply for a funding award.  

EBITE.applications@education.govt.nz

We also recommend schools | kura completing and submitting the application in one sitting, as your changes may not be saved if you exit an incomplete application.