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North Shore Times : May 18th 2012
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www.aucklandnow.co.nz Friday, May 18, 2012 THINKING OF UNIVERSITY STUDY? REGISTER TO ATTEND OUR COURSE INFORMATION EVENINGS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS • Applied mental health • Health promotion • Midwifery • Nursing • Occupational therapy • Oral health • Paramedicine • Physiotherapy • Podiatry • Psychology • Early childhood • Primary • Secondary • Mainstream • Montessori • Pasifika • Steiner For more information and to register, visit WWW.AUT.AC.NZ/INFOEVENINGS AUT-293 HEALTH SCIENCES Thursday 24 May 2012 AF114, AUT North Shore Campus Gate 1, 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote 5.30pm - 8.30pm TEACHER EDUCATION Thursday 24 May 2012 AJ100, AUT North Shore Campus Gate 2, 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote 6.00pm - 8.30pm 'Foreigner' fears bias By LIZ WILLIS HE calls himself a Kiwi as but fears his foreign surname stops him get- ting a teaching job. The Croatian-born 27-year-old got top grades in his teaching dip- loma and moved to New Zealand when he was nine. But 34 job applications later the Browns Bay resident is still looking for work at an Auckland secondary school. His Kiwi-born girlfriend had almost identical marks and got work at a top Auckland college. He didn't want to be named because he was worried it might make his work search even harder. When he lodged one job appli- cation he was stunned at being asked if he spoke English. This adds to his fear that his Croatian surname is hindering his job search. It upsets me. I do have qualifications and I have taught before.'' He finds it particularly frustrat- ing when his family moved to New Zealand for a better life from then war-torn Croatia. His parents instilled in him the need to study. He graduated from Auckland University with a bachelor of arts, then achieved honours and masters and got top grades for a teaching diploma in 2010. He had a long relieving position for three terms last year and is now a private tutor and volunteers cre- ating lessons for his girlfriend's col- lege. But New Zealand Secondary Principals Association vice- president Paul Daley says foreign surnames categorically'' do not hin- der people seeking teaching positions. Auckland is a multi-cultural society and schools are reflective of that, Mr Daley says. He says applicants CVs are stud- ied and short lists are based on things like qualifications, experi- ence and knowledge of the New Zea- land curriculum. Job availability varies widely depending on teaching specialties, he says. For example, there is an over supply in physical education and social sciences but in some cases there is demand for maths and physics teachers. Mr Daley says it's important for prospective teachers to doorknock and not just wait for positions to be advertised. Pyjama influx: Torbay resident Louise Allnutt is collecting new pyjamas to donate to foster children in need this winter. Photo: LISA HONEYBONE CONTINUED Page 2 1000 pyjamas needed for cold lonely kids By LISA HONEYBONE Louise Allnutt is doing her bit to make sure foster children have sweet dreams as the temperatures drop over the winter months. Registered charity Foster Hope is gearing up for its annual pyjama drive with the aim of collecting at least 1000 pairs of pyjamas to give to foster children and adolescents aged up to 18. Mrs Allnutt is the chairwoman and says thousands of Kiwi kids put into foster care every year arrive in their new homes in the middle of the night often with nothing but the clothing on their backs. Many children entering care may never have owned a pair of pyjamas, she says. They may have had a rough
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