Swings + Roundabouts Spring 2021

SO YOU Covid19 Resources to support wellbeing As kaiako and leaders we also need to remember to be kind not just to others, but to ourselves. Advice found on the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand include connecting to others, finding ways to take notice, to move our body, to give to others, connect to nature and learn different ways to relax. To find out more about supporting one’s own wellbeing, go here, https://mentalhealth.org.nz/getting-through-together/wellbeing- tips. The Ministry of Health’s website has information, resources, tools and free apps to support your mental wellbeing, as well as information about organisations that can help if you need extra support, www.health.govt.nz/ covid-19-mental-wellbeing. Māori health models: The Māori philosophy towards health is based on a wellness or holistic health model. For many Māori the major deficiency in modern health services is taha wairua (spiritual dimension), access further information about three Māori health models here, https://www.health . govt.nz/our-work/populations/maori-health/maori-health-models and further information on Te Whare Tapawha, https://www.healthnavigator . org.nz/healthy-living/t/te-whare-tapa-wh%C4%81-and-wellbeing/. Sparklers at Home and in the school is an online toolkit packed full of fun activities that support the wellbeing of primary and intermediate students, but there is plenty here for both whānau and kaiako to support younger tamariki, https://sparklers.org.nz/. Whakatau Mai: These Wellbeing Sessions are free, online, community events you can join in real-time. Visit the website to register for sessions to support your wellbeing and connect with other like-minded people, https://www.wellbeingsessions.nz/ Discretionary hours increased to 80 hours for education and care services An increase to discretionary hours from 40 hours to 80 hours will be available for education and care services, casual education and care services and hospital- based services from 1 June 2021 until 31 January 2022. This change acknowledges the present teacher supply challenges faced by education and care services. A discretionary hour is an hour that a service can count an unqualified teacher (other teacher) as a qualified teacher (certificated and qualified) for ECE funding purposes on the Staff Hour Count. For Kindergartens, the Ministry of Education will continue to accept up to 40 discretionary hours per funding period when certificated relievers are not available. For more details on the requirements for discretionary hours please see Chapter 3-B-2 of the Funding Handbook. https:// www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/ funding-and-data/funding-handbooks/ ece-funding-handbook/the-ece-funding- subsidy/teacher-led-services/3-b- 2-teacher-led-education-and-care- services/ September 2021 { 14 }