Supporting organisations

There are a number of organisations funded to support teachers with health and physical education. Please explore the opportunities available to you and reach out to the organisations listed here. 

Networks of Expertise

Networks of Expertise supports subject associations and other peer-to-peer networks to deliver support for teachers and kaiako. The focus is building teacher capability at kura (school) and Kāhui Ako at regional and national levels to deliver rich, locally relevant learning experiences across the curriculum.

Visit the subject associations to browse their resources, join their Facebook groups, or make other connections.

• Education Outdoors New Zealand (EONZ)
  EONZ is a national professional organisation leading, supporting, and influencing education outside the classroom (EOTC) and education outdoors in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• The Home Economics And Technology Teachers Association Of New Zealand (HETTANZ)
  HETTANZ encourages the lifelong learning of home economics and technology education. It is a future orientated teachers association promoting professional support and advocacy for all HETTANZ educators.
• New Zealand Health Education Association (NZHEA)
  New Zealand Health Education Association (NZHEA) is an incorporated society that represents the interests of health education teachers in Aotearoa.
• Te Ao Kori Aotearoa Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ)
  PENZ is a professional non-profit organisation and incorporated society for people interested in promoting quality physical education.

Healthy Active Learning

Healthy Active Learning is a voluntary initiative, at no cost to kura (schools) and early learning services. It contributes to one of the Government’s key priorities – improving the wellbeing of children and young people – and is part of the Government’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy.

A physical activity workforce is working with primary schools, intermediate schools, and kura in these regions. The focus is on deciles one to four.

The initiative has three components to drive better education and health outcomes for young New Zealanders:

• new health and physical education and hauora curriculum resources (Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga The Ministry of Education) 
• toolkits and a health promotion workforce to support adoption and implementation of healthy food and water-only policies (Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health) 
• a physical activity workforce (Ihi Aotearoa Sport New Zealand). 

The toolkits, also being developed in te reo Māori and English, will be available to all schools, kura, kōhanga reo, and early learning services. A health promotion workforce based in public health units throughout the country will provide practical support to assist education settings in creating healthier food environments.

• Ihi Aotearoa Sport New Zealand
  Sport NZ has partnered with six regional sports trusts in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Northland, and Wellington to deliver the active kura (schools) component for the initial roll out in 2020–2022.