Applicants sought for secondary STEM teaching scholarships

<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Graduates of high-demand teaching subjects are being urged to apply for the 2017 Science&comma; Technology and Maths &lpar;STM&rpar; Secondary Scholarships&period;<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The scholarships are a great opportunity for graduates wanting to become secondary teachers in the STM subjects&comma;” says education minister Hekia Parata&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Science&comma; technology and maths teachers are in high demand and we want to attract top graduates who can pass on their passion for these subjects to our secondary school students&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Ms Parata says New Zealand has the overall right number of teachers&comma; but not necessarily in the areas or subjects that we need them in&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;That’s why our government is offering 100 graduates this scholarship opportunity which could lead them to a new&comma; exciting and challenging STM career&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are also undertaking a &dollar;1 million national and international recruitment campaign focused on bringing Kiwi teachers back home&period; Together these initiatives will help to ease pressure&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Applications for 2017 STM Scholarships close on February 7&comma; 2017&period; More information&comma; including how to apply&comma; can be found <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;teachnz&period;govt&period;nz&sol;scholarships&sol;teachnz-science-technology-and-maths-STM-secondary-scholarships&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">here<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;