NZATE Objectives

• To promote the teaching of English at all levels of the education system and beyond, and to unite all members in a common purpose

• To act as a forum where all teachers of English can share ideas and experience;

• To encourage continuity and liaison in the teaching of English from pre-school to primary to secondary to tertiary levels;

• To encourage and foster research;

• To publish material relevant to the teaching of English;

• To speak authoritatively on behalf of all members on matters of concern related to the teaching of English;

• To make appropriate representation on matters of concern related to the teaching of English;

• To lend support to the activities of all teachers of English and their associations;

• To promote liaison with the international organisations and with other National Associations for the Teaching of English;

• To promote and facilitate travel to New Zealand by visiting overseas speakers and to encourage and facilitate travel abroad by New Zealand teachers of English.