Graduate Diploma
of Teaching (Secondary)
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Secondary Teaching
Our Secondary teaching programme has been developed to nurture and equip graduates to enter schools and kura as authentic, agentic and accountable professionals.
You teach who you are, and use connections to support ākonga exploring who they are and what they will become.
Our blend of Christian worldview, mātauranga Māori, innovative coursework, and professional experience placements enables graduates to be responsive, relational and transformative kaiako.
APPLY NOWWhy study Secondary Teaching at BTI?
- Full-time and part-time options
- Study while employed as a LAT
- Small group learning onsite and online
- Relational learning community
Formed for practice
- Christian worldview
- Unique practicum model
- Stakeholder-shaped programmes
- Graduates in high demand
Flexible & accessible
- Study from anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Onsite and online wānanga
- Mid-year intake options
Programme overview
Our secondary teacher studies combine practice and theory to equip you to nurture and teach adolescent students and ākonga of Aotearoa New Zealand.
There are two 2-week wānanga, online and onsite, and two 1-week online wānanga during the year. Professional experience placements include a 5-week and 6-week Noho-ā-Kura placement and a further 25-day Te Māra placement.
Mid-year intake and part-time options are available. Contact info@bti.ac.nz to discuss your pathway.
Introduction and Research
Professional Experience Placement
Teaching and Learning
Ready to take the next step?
Apply now or get in touch to discuss Secondary Teaching study pathways at BTI.
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“Knowing that I have a chance to make a change in the students lives, big or small, is something that drives me”
Ailine – BTI STudent Graduate Diploma
of Teaching (Secondary)
Ko wai mātou
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.
Secondary Education Team
Gayle Te Kani: Head of School of Teacher Education
Daniela Brown: Secondary Programme Leader
Mary Opie: Secondary Programme Leader
Sahra Swart: Practicum Placement Coordinator
Renee Hau: Educator