Itinerant Teachers of Music

The ITM role in schools is vulnerable because these teachers are generally part-time, often teaching across a number of schools, and non-permanent.

These guidelines have been prepared by PPTA Te Wehengarua to assist Itinerant Teachers of Music (ITMs) and schools to work their way through a range of issues:

•Gaining and maintaining full registration as a teacher

•Gaining a Limited Authority to Teach 

•Appraisal and attestation

•Professional development

•Employment, e.g. advertising, letters of appointment, collective agreement coverage, etc.

(Revised edition May 2017. There is only a slight change in this edition - in the section on Limited Authority to Teach. These guidelines will be revised when the Practising Teacher Criteria are finalised).

The guidelines were developed by a group consisting of ITMs, Music HODs, school leaders and PPTA staff.  The registration aspects have been checked by the Education Council for accuracy.  

Supporting ITMs and ITM Coordinators  

The July Executive have approved that PPTA Te Wehengarua undertake work to review and update the ITM guidelines and develop additional resources and advice to support ITM Coordinators.

So, we are calling for applicants for a four-person working party to help update and create these resources.   We are seeking two ITMs and two ITM Coordinators.

Expressions of Interest for a Working Party – APPLY by 5pm Monday 17th August 2026

Applicants for the working party must be current members of PPTA Te Wehengarua and need to:

• Have a minimum of two years’ recent experience in an ITM / ITM Coordinator role
• Be familiar with the current guidelines
• Able to attend online and face-to-face hui
• Work in a school that is supportive of time release.

Expressions of interest close 5 pm Monday 17th August 2026

If you have any queries, please contact Adele Towgood, Deputy General Secretary on atowgood@ppta.org.nz

 Applications have now closed