5650 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Education

5650 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Education: How many Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour are employed throughout New Zealand, broken down by clusters?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised by the Ministry of Education that as at 12 April 2024, there are 1161 Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) employed throughout New Zealand. There are 40 RTLB clusters nationally. The Ministry contracts 40 lead schools to deliver RTLB services based on a funding agreement that lists the schools supported by each cluster. This ensures national service coverage in state and state integrated schools. I refer the Member to the attached table, showing the number of RTLB broken down by cluster, as at 12 April 2024.