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Our outstanding teachers New Zealand’s longest running teaching awards are encouraging parents, and all school community members to nominate extraordinary educators who have displayed outstanding dedication, passion and creativity in the past year.
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For 27 years the Futurity Investment Group supported, National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) has recognised Australia and New Zealand’s most inspirational educators.
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This year, NEiTA is recognising the critical role early childhood, primary and secondary teachers and principals have played in children’s lives throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
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Futurity CEO, Ross Higgins says the annual NEiTA Awards are an important opportunity to shine a light on the nation’s exceptional teachers – and
in so doing help elevate the teaching profession as a whole. “There are many talented, committed and caring teachers in kura classrooms all over New Zealand who are unsung heroes. They deserve to be recognised,” Ross says. “Education changes lives but the best teachers truly transform futures. With the challenges triggered by COVID-19, the best teachers adapted their practice for remote learning, finding new ways to engage and enthuse students.” Recent research commissioned by Futurity Investment Group found 64 percent of parents believe teachers are not sufficiently recognised. The lack of recognition is one reason many young teachers leave the profession. The theme of the 2021 NEiTA Awards is “Education Changes Lives. Teachers Transform Futures” Nominations can be made until 18 August 2021, via: www.neita.com.
