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Mar 18 2020

Corona Virus

No doubt you will have been receiving advise about Covid-19 from a number of sources already.
There are many variables which will affect how to deal with this. If you have any concerns then please contact the local authorities to get their guidance.- Healthline 0800 611 116

COVID-19: guidance for education settings
What you need to know
– Staff and students should stay at home if they are unwell. Otherwise they should attend the centre as normal.
– If anyone in the centre appears unwell they should be sent home.
– Comply fully with the current Hygiene Guidelines inside your centre.
– Unless you have been directly advised to close by a local authority, we recommend all centres remain open.

Symptoms
– The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are a new, continuous cough or a high temperature.
– For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild infection.

What to do if someone appears unwell
– If anyone appears unwell in the centre they should be sent home and advised to contact their doctor or 13Health and follow their advice.
– If a child is awaiting collection due to being unwell, they should be moved away from other students and staff (i.e at least 2m) whilst remaining in adequate supervision.
– If a member of staff has helped someone who appears unwell, they do not need to go home unless they develop symptoms themselves. They should wash their hands thoroughly for 20 seconds after any contact with someone who is unwell.
– If there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in your centre, you will be led by the local health authorities. Follow their instructions.

Helpful Links
Australia: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert
New Zealand: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus

Jun 15 2017

June 2017 Newsletter

The NZTA has undergone a few changes over the last 10 months. As more and more tuition providers have come into the market we identified the need to review our practices and our legal foundation. This has been a good exercise as it has allowed the board to revisit what we stand for and what strive to provide.

This coming year we have some exciting in initiatives to better represent our members and a brand new website to provide parents with information about searching for reputable tuition providers.

All this and more and more in the latest newsletter.

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Oct 10 2016

AGM 2016 – reconvene

The annual AGM on the 8th of October was an interesting affair. Prior to the meeting we were approached by a group of tuition providers currently not NZTA members but who had similar ideals and goals as those shared by the NZTA.

We had a frank and positive discussion about using the NZTA as an organisation that represents all tuition organisations and tutors in New Zealand. Some of the items raised could not be resolved with the time available so it was decided to reconvene at a later date to complete the annual general meeting.

The new time for the AGM is as follows:

Thursday 20th October at 7pm at the Stonefields Kip McGrath Education Centre at 108 Lunn Ave
(building behind the BP gas station, on first floor)

Sep 26 2016

AGM 2016

AGM

There are 5 positions for the NZTA board; president plus three other board members and a public officer.

The current board member are:

Jonathan Anderson as President
Sally Clarke, Kathy Redwood and Sarah Simons as board members
Ralph Wesseling as public officer.

Next meeting will be on the 8th of October 2016

Time Saturday 10 am

Meeting will be held at Straight A’s

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Dec 14 2015

New Zealand Tutoring Association (NZTA) Newsletter 2015

Welcome to the 2015 Newsletter for the New Zealand Tutoring Association.
The tutoring industry in New Zealand has shown steady growth over the years with the numbers of participants offering tutoring services increasing steadily. In recent times various Western governments have made moves to regulate the tutoring industry, particularly when new businesses set up without good business practice in place regarding professionalism of tutors and child safety in particular. Indeed, it was the spectre of government intervention in the New Zealand tutoring industry that led to the formation of the New Zealand Tutoring Association (NZTA), a professional body that would set standards for best practice and become a voice in New Zealand for the industry at large.

The NZTA is very aware of the scale of work needed to raise public awareness of the Association’s existence and work. Advertising in National publications has been done over the past few years, but it is the Association’s members themselves that can do the best work in this regard by raising the awareness amongst their clients of the Association and its aims. This is an important point as the Association enhances the credibility of the Tutoring service on offer, whilst supportive membership helps the NZTA gain traction in the marketplace.

In this regard, a couple of practical ideas may be helpful. Displaying your NZTA certificate clearly in or near your waiting area as well as putting the NZTA Logo sticker on your shopfront windows would be beneficial. Handing out an NZTA information pamphlet with your Assessment and promotional material would also be useful as well as displaying the logo on all newsletters that parents receive would also be good ways to promote the Association. The credibility and value of belonging would progressively improve if all members took some or all of these steps. The potential benefit to all members is worthwhile.

Contact NZ Tutoring Association