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Scholarships of up to $2,500 are available for domestic students enrolling in the mid-year ECE and Primary programmes, having successfully met the programme entry criteria.

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Primary Teaching

Are you passionate about inspiring future generations? Do you seek to teach and transform the lives of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand? Then our Primary Teaching degree may be for you.

BTI looks to educate wise teachers who are developing a gracious, secure and teachable character; motivated by love, informed by faith and inspired by hope.

Studying primary teaching at BTI will prepare you for the classroom. Not only will you be well-versed in the curriculum, you will be learning from educators at the forefront of research into modern learning methods.

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Why study Primary Teaching at BTI?

Both full and part-time study options available
Learn in small groups onsite in Tauranga or in mixed-mode (online by distance)
Become part of a relational learning community
Staff get to know who you are and offer great learning support
Biblically-based education is at the heart of our programme

Formed for practice

Culturally responsive teaching strategies and course material
Staff draw on the latest research and practice in teaching and learning
Our programme is shaped by stakeholder feedback
Nearly 100% of Primary students have employment offers before their final year

The Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary three-year degree prepares students to teach primary and intermediate school children in a wide range of educational settings and with the Aotearoa New Zealand Curriculum.

BTI’s Teacher Education programmes are approved and accredited by the NZQA and can lead to registration and provisional certification with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand .

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This degree can be completed on site or via distance learning.

Distance study includes four compulsory intensive block courses per year. Two are held on campus in Tauranga and two are online. Students under 20 years old usually study on campus unless an exemption is granted.

Full-time study requires a commitment of at least 40 hours per week.

Courses include tutorials, coursework, practical learning activities, academic reading and research, field-trips, micro-teaching, assignments, and professional experience placements.

Professional experience placements are completed across a range of school settings and year levels.

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
Year 1	4 weeks	4 weeks
Year 2	4 weeks	4 weeks
Year 3	5 weeks	8 weeks

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Part time options are available for this programme. Contact info@bti.ac.nz to discuss how this may work for you.

Year 1

TFND 5111 – Teacher as Reflective Learner
TFND 5112 – Education in Aotearoa
TFND 5113 – Assess, Plan, Teach: Te Reo Pākehā
TFND 5114 – Professional Practice: Relationships, Routines & Te Reo Pākehā
TFND 5121 – Being and Becoming Culturally Aware
TFND 5122 – Human Development
TFND 5123 – Assess, Plan, Teach: Pāngarau
TFND 5126 – Professional Practice: Relationships, Routines & Pāngarau

Year 2

CRPD 6211 – Being and Becoming Culturally Responsive: Learning Languages
CRPD 6212 – Hauora in PE: Relating to Others
CRPD 6213 – Learning Focused Culture in Tuhituhi
CRPD 6214 – Teaching as Inquiry: Responsive Curriculum for Dyspraxia
CRPD 6221 – Cooperative Learning in Ngā Toi: Managing Self
CRPD 6222 – Experiential Learning in Pūtaiao: Thinking Skills
CRPD 6223 – Sustainability Education in Te Ao Tangata
CRPD 6224 – Teaching as Inquiry: Pānui for Dyslexia

Year 3

INTP 7311 – Being and Becoming Culturally Competent
INTP 7312 – Inquiry in Hangarau: Language, Symbols and Texts
INTP 7313 – Rich Tasks in Pāngarau: STREAM Integration
INTP 6314 – Professional Practice: Integrated Practice
INTP 7321 – Inclusive Practices in Aotearoa for Autism Spectrum Disorders
INTP 7322 – Teaching as Inquiry: Research Project
INTP 7323 – Professional Practice: Full Responsibility

“I find myself studying to become a teacher which I never in my wildest imagination would’ve thought possible.”

Koti Tikitiki-Whittaker – Primary Teacher Education programme

At BTI we place a great deal of emphasis on student wellbeing. As such, we include in our programme a three day orientation at BTI. This is a structured event designed to support students to build relationships with their fellow students and their educators.