NZ Teacher's Council Professional Conduct Meeting

1. Currently there is a transition from the NZTC to EDUCANZ (Education Council of
Aotearoa New Zealand). The legislation has passed through Parliament and
EDUCANZ should be operational from the 1st of July this year.

2. Currently there is a transition from the NZTC to EDUCANZ (Education Council of
Aotearoa New Zealand). The legislation has passed through Parliament and
EDUCANZ should be operational from the 1st of July this year.
They will tasked with maintenance of the register of teachers, rewriting the code
of ethics (within two years), align the standards for qualifications (Teacher
College), and establish and maintain the RTC’s.

3. Currently there is a transition from the NZTC to EDUCANZ (Education Council of
Aotearoa New Zealand). The legislation has passed through Parliament and
EDUCANZ should be operational from the 1st of July this year.
They will tasked with maintenance of the register of teachers, rewriting the code
of ethics (within two years), align the standards for qualifications (Teacher
College), and establish and maintain the RTC’s.
There will be a change to separate registration from practising certification
(which are currently one and the same).

4. Currently there is a transition from the NZTC to EDUCANZ (Education Council of
Aotearoa New Zealand). The legislation has passed through Parliament and
EDUCANZ should be operational from the 1st of July this year.
They will tasked with maintenance of the register of teachers, rewriting the code
of ethics (within two years), align the standards for qualifications (Teacher
College), and establish and maintain the RTC’s.
There will be a change to separate registration from practising certification
(which are currently one and the same).
At least five candidates from this nomination process will be appointed by the
Minister, with the balance being selected by the Minister.

5. To be eligible for full registration you must have four
things…
1. Good character,
2. Professionally developed over last three years,
3. Satisfactory recent service, and,
4. Been meaningfully assessed against the 12RTC’s
Good Character means…
• Clear criminal history.
• Making sound judgements in regards to relationships in and out
of classroom.
• Being able to satisfactorily be ‘in loco parentis’

6. Cases – from NZTC Disciplinary
Tribunal
In groups/pairs. Discuss each of the
following cases and make a decision
as to what you think the Tribunal
would conclude.
Results –

7. Case One – Teacher moonlighted as a foreign exchange dealer. Went overseas and
traded in forex. Lost money and then fraudulently borrowed money to cover losses.
Found guilty by the SFO. Wants to come back to teaching.
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration
Case Two – Teacher brought recreational drugs to school and gave them to another
teacher (who had requested them).
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration

8. Case Three – Teacher blew 563 mg/l of breath (limit of 400) in 2012. Got conviction
of drink driving. Didn’t declare it in registration paperwork in 2014.
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration
Case Four – Teacher (and Principal) on Facebook; a) swore, b) disclosed personal
information, c) took role of councillor with a student.
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration

9. Case Five – Teacher convicted of social welfare fraud (kept claiming unemployment
benefit whilst working).
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration
Case Six – Teacher presented on CV for job credentials that she didn’t have.
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration

10. Case Seven – Teacher changed assessment work of student to improve grades.
Missed moderation dates and removed negative evidence from work of students.
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration
Case Eight – Student ran away from a bad home environment. Came to the teachers
house and spent several nights there.
No Issue or Censure or Cancel Registration

11. FYI – all eight of these cases resulted in the cancelation of the teachers registration.