Educator Association Updates | June 2026
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This article contains updates from various educator associations. News is curated via your friendly regional representative, announcements or newsletters by other affiliated members and the organisational website.
This is a live article so please continue to check-in as the month progresses.
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ACEC, Aotearoa Climate Education Coalition
AEC, Aotearoa Educator's Collective
UpliftED is no longer running this year. Instead, regional pre-election roadshows will take place. More details to follow.
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BEANZ, Biology Educators of Aotearoa New Zealand
BioLive ChemEd event information is now live.
Ngā mihi nui,
Vicki Wallace, BEANZ Regional Representative
Alisha Grimmer, BEANZ Regional Representative
ESSENZ, Earth and Space Science Educators New Zealand
Reminder: following from Term 1, ESSENZ also has a range of webinars scheduled for Term 2.
Ngā manaakitanga
Jim Critchley, ESSENZ Regional Representative
jimc@mmc.school.nz
Erin Nolan, ESSENZ Representative erin.nolan@whs.co.nz Official website www.earthspacescience.org.nz www.youtube.com/@esswebinars
Membership to ESSENZ is free and gives kaiako access to all ESSENZ resources on their Google shared area, as well as access to all the exams that the association has produced. You can join here.
HATA, Horticultural and Agricultural Teachers Associations
NZAEE, New Zealand Association of Environmental Education
Check out NZAEE's (NZ Association for Environmental Education) guide for submitting feedback on Phase 5. This is also accompanied by a recorded webinar.
TĀTAIAO, the NZAEE Conference 2026, is taking place in Tāmaki Makaurau from October 5-7.
Nga manaakitanga
The DePetris, NZAEE Regional Representative
NZAPSE, New Zealand Association of Primary Science Educators
Primary Science Week returns this year from May 4th-May 10th. This year's theme "Catch that carbon!" will feature a live Q&A with a scientist (hosted by Science Alive and Science Learning Hub), resources, competetitions and prizes. Ask a Scientist takes place May 6th, 11:45am - 12:30pm (register here). The Science Learning Hub has also organised a webinar on the 23rd of April which explores carbon activities in primary classrooms.
Contact details
John Marsh, NZAPSE Regional Representative
NZASE, New Zealand Association of Science Educators
NZASE’s latest newsletter, sent on 3 June, is available here. Highlights include curriculum updates, survey links, resources, and upcoming science education events and dates for teachers.
Recent articles:
NZ Scholarship Biology | Dr Alison Campbell reflects on two decades helping students prepare for one of New Zealand’s toughest science assessments. Read online
NZ Scholarship | Experienced and new teachers, along with a recent recipient, share the challenges and rewards of Scholarship exams. Read online
Science Posters | Meet space photographer Max Alexander and explore an out-of-this-world science career. View posters
Teacher Q&A | Antarctic microbiologist Dr Sarah Boyle shares her journey into science teaching. Read online
Not receiving the NZASE free bi-weekly newsletter? You can sign up here.
Ngā manaakitanga
Lian Soh, NZASE Regional Representative
NZIP, New Zealand Institute of Physics (Education)
NZIP has significant concerns about the draft Year 12-13 Physics curriculum and strongly encourages educators, academics and colleagues in the wider physics community to engage with the public draft.
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Mat Synge, NZIP Regional Representative
SCENZ, Secondary Chemistry Educators New Zealand
BioLive ChemEd details are now live. Discounted super early bird rates close on June 15.
SCENZ has a number of opportunities available for professional growth either now or at the end of the
year. Some roles are voluntary and some are part-time contracted paid positions.
A vacancy is open for a regional representative in the Auckland area (preferably Northland).
SCENZ is funded to support the new curriculum via resourcing and PLD (face to face / online). If this interests you, get in touch.
SCENZ is looking to contract someone to produce their newsletters from 2027.
Ngā manaakitanga
Lian Soh, SCENZ Regional Representative
Te Kikini o te Rehutai, Tauranga Moana Māori Teacher's Association
No updates yet.
Ngā manaakitanga
Whaea Tania Jackson, Treasurer. Tauranga Moana Māori Teacher's Association
Did you know?
Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ) has developed and published an alternative to the draft PE curriculum. See it here.
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