Wendy Ellingham Part 2, Teaching - Manawatu Conversations
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Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 4th March 2025. Part 2 of 2. She was bonded to the Ministry of Education for three years. She worked out her bond at Wimbledon then went to Norsewood in Hawkes Bay where she taught older children. Once a term there was a NZEI rural schools course in Dannevirke. Also other courses were available. City schools had more support from other teachers than she experienced at rural schools. Rural schools combined for sports fixtures. She left Hawkes Bay and went to teach at Karori Normal school in the mid 1980s. It had three sections and Wendy taught the middle school. Shifted to Palmerston North and relieved in schools teaching mainly new entrant classes. She experienced the change from three term years to four term years. She is still doing relief teaching. Has hobbies – crochet, embroidery, yoga, reading and is a member of U3A
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- March 4, 2025