Exploring Effective Practice Awards 2024 - closing date

EEP awards pay for teacher release and travel to enable teachers to visit other colleagues to gather, share, and discuss ideas, pedagogy, and resources for the language classroom. These awards are funded through our Networks of Expertise (NEX) funding from the Ministry of Education.

There are five EEP awards available in 2024. The award covers one day of relief (TRD) to visit another teacher(s) of your language. Please note that the award must be taken over one day, not split into half days.


Teachers may also apply for funding to cover travel costs (reimbursement of petrol costs, airfares, accommodation and/or airport transfers where applicable). TRD costs may be invoiced directly to NZALT and other approved expenses will be reimbursed on receipt of proof of payment.


Priority will be given to applicants who:

are first or second-year teachers or new to teaching a language
are first-time HoDs/HoFs
teach in geographically isolated areas
teach a language which has limited resourcing
provide a clear rationale for applying
The deadline for 2024 EEP applications is Friday, 29 March . The award must be used in Terms 2 or 3 of 2024.