Graduate Diploma in Teaching Secondary
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OVERVIEW
Our secondary teacher course combine practice and theory to equip you to nurture and teach adolescent students/ ākonga of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Secondary teaching is not just a set of skills. You teach who you are, and use connections to support ākonga/students exploring who they are and what they will become. Our unique blend of Christian worldview, mātauranga Māori, innovative coursework, and professional experience placements will enable you to be responsive, relational and transformative as a secondary teacher/kaiako.
This diploma can be completed from anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand and is undertaken through an innovative combination of onsite intensive weeks, tutorials, independent learning, web-based learning using resources from our online portal and online classes.
GRADUATE OUTCOMES
The programme meets the standards as defined by NZQA and the NZ Teaching Council. Graduates will be eligible to gain teacher registration in Aotearoa New Zealand.
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
Studying the one-year Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) prepares you to teach in diverse secondary schools and kura contexts.
Our Secondary teaching programme has been developed to nurture and equip graduates to enter schools and kura as authentic, agentic and accountable professionals
Our graduates are in demand – over 80% of students who graduated were already employed as a secondary teacher at the time that they graduated
TIMETABLE
There are two 2-week wānanga courses a combination of online and onsite and two 1-week online wānanga during the year. Our unique professional experience placement model, shaped by student and authentic partner feedback, includes a 5-week and 6-week Noho-a-Kura placements, as well as a further 25-day Te Māra placement spread across the year.
Mid-year intake and part-time options are also available for this programme.
Why study Secondary Teaching in New Zealand?
Full-time and part-time options
You can study while employed as a LAT (Limited Authority to Teach) at your School
Learn in small groups – onsite and online
Become part of a relational learning community
Staff get to know who you are and offer great learning support
Train to be a teacher within a Christian worldview
A unique practicum model
Stakeholder feedback shapes our programmes