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Our Secondary teaching programme has been developed to nurture and equip graduates to enter schools and kura as authentic, agentic and accountable professionals.
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.
Ailine – BTI STudent Graduate Diploma
of Teaching (Secondary)
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.
Studying the one-year Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) prepares you to teach in diverse secondary schools and kura contexts.
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.
Our secondary teacher studies combine practice and theory to equip you to nurture and teach adolescent students/ ākonga of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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, please contact us to discuss how this may work for you.
| Code | Course Title | NZQA Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| TK 701 | Introduction to Education & Teaching in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Te Kākano | 7 | 15 |
| TK 702 | The Inquiring Teacher: Te Kaimāra: | 7 | 15 |
| Code | Course Title | NZQA Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| NK 710 | Professional Experience Placement One: Noho-ā-Kura Tahi | 7 | 15 |
| NK 720 | Professional Experience Placement Two: Noho-ā-Kura Rua | 7 | 15 |
| Code | Course Title | NZQA Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM 711 | Contextualising Education - Theory & Practice: Te Māra Tahi: | 7 | 20 |
| TM 721 | Contextualising Education - Theory & Practice: Te Māra Rua: | 7 | 20 |
| KM 711 | Becoming a Wise Teacher - Understanding Adolesence: Kete Māra Tahi: | 7 | 15 |
| KM 721 | Becoming an Agentic Teacher - Understanding our Educational Context: Kete Māra Rua: | 7 | 20 |
This is our Whai Purapura conceptual framework.
The name for our programme was gifted to us by Ngāti Kahu and it reads:
Whai Purapura: Ngā hua o Te Atua, te Whenua me te Mātauranga;
Sow the seeds of the Lord in the garden of hope, to enrich the growth of future educators.
This name forms the metaphor of our programme where each paper is named after each aspect of the garden.
Everything we do is underpinned by BTI’s Christian foundation, values and mission, Te Tiriti o Waitangi informed practice and understanding of current legislation. This commitment is woven throughout our courses and an integral point of reflection and engagement. We teach out of who we are and ask that students not only bring themselves to receive knowledge and understanding, but share their stories and knowledge, to contribute to the growth of others.
Gayle Te Kani: Head of School of Teacher Education
Daniela Brown: Secondary Programme Leader
Mary Opie: Secondary Programme Leader
Sahra Swart: Practicum Placement Coordinator
Linda Brown: Educator
