Quarter 1 workshops - March / April 2024

Pourato online workshops for schools | kura held on 27 & 28 March and 4 & 5 April covered: 

1. Important updates in Pourato and how to apply for staffing increases to respond to roll growth.
2. How to interpret resourcing information in Pourato and provide useful tips.
3. Answering questions submitted in the Q&A tab during the workshop.

Resourcing Slides

You can download the full presentation here:  Pourato - Resourcing information for schools | kura.  Links to the relevant pages on the Ministry of Education website have been provided for more information. 

1. Resourcing Cycle

   2024 Resourcing cycle dates - School staffing cycle - Education in New Zealand

Entitlement Staffing

Provisional staffing (September) provides entitlement staffing for the following year. Actual roll (March) confirms the entitlement staffing level. The roll that generates the greater staffing between the provisional or confirmed on 1 March is guaranteed for the year. 

School and kura staffing - Education in New Zealand

The Banking Staffing year

Teacher's pay year is pay period 23 (February) to pay period 22 (January of the following year).  Schools | kura should try to achieve a nil balance by pay period 22.

Banking staffing - Education in New Zealand

Actual Rolls - state and state-integrated schools | kura

Rolls used to calculate operational funding - state and state-integrated schools only. 

Questions & Answers (Q&A)

Download questions and answers from the Pourato online workshops 27 & 28 March and 4 & 5 April.