Literacy and Numeracy Educator awards criteria

Please email the completed nomination form to info@ako.ac.nz before the closing deadline of 5 pm on 30 June 2025.

  • Nominees can be educators in any tertiary education environment in Aotearoa New Zealand who teach or embed literacy and/or numeracy, or who support learners in their literacy/numeracy development. This can include, for example, kaiako, tutors, employers, learning support staff, lecturers, teachers, trainers, facilitators and mentors.

  • Nominators are required to inform the person they want to nominate and seek their consent to be nominated.

  • Nominations can be written in te reo Māori, English or bilingually.

  • The nomination is by text only and should not include images or videos.

  • Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in subsequent years.

  • A nominee can be nominated by more than one nominator.

  • You can contact Ako Aotearoa for guidance and support of a nomination.

  • Ako Aotearoa may publish extracts from the nominations.

  • Nominators and nominees may be contacted by Ako Aotearoa for further information and for publicity purposes.

  • The decision of the selection panel is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Supporting Documents

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The New Zealand Literacy and Numeracy Educator Awards | Nomination form

The Nomination form for the 2025 New Zealand Literacy and Numeracy Awards. 

Microsoft WORD Form. Please download the form, fill in the fields and save a copy to your device. Email the completed form to info@ako.ac.nz by 30 June 2025. 

(DOCX, 102 KB)

  • 1 May 2025
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The New Zealand Literacy and Numeracy Educator Awards | Nomination form

The Nomination form for the 2025 New Zealand Literacy and Numeracy Awards.

PDF Form. Please fill in the fields and save a copy to your device. Email the completed form to info@ako.ac.nz by 30 June 2025. 

(PDF, 978 KB)

  • 2 May 2025
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