How to tackle NZ's teacher shortage and better reflect student diversity
- Written by Ruth Boyask, Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Education, Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand faces a teacher shortage and the government has responded with an urgent drive to recruit teachers from overseas.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-NDNew Zealand is facing a major teacher shortage. At least 850 new teaching staff are needed to guarantee that all primary and secondary school children have a teacher next year.
Teachers are...