The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand | Matatū Aotearoa is the professional body for, and voice of, the New Zealand teaching profession.
We represent over 100,000 registered teachers in New Zealand from early childhood education through to primary and secondary schooling, in English and Māori medium settings.
Our role is to promote all that’s best about teaching - good practice, new ideas, and inspirational leadership.
We aim to boost the status of teaching, strengthening accountability and bringing consistently high standards across the education system.
We also provide leadership and work to strengthen the regulatory and disciplinary framework for teaching.
Our key functions include:
We work hard to make a difference to teachers and learners, and we’re passionate about what we do! High quality teaching and educational leadership have been proven to have the biggest effect on raising student achievement. With such a critical role in society, it's essential that teachers and education leaders have a high-performing and forward-thinking professional body to support them.