This programme will develop your critical understanding of research-based pedagogical approaches, learning theory, inquiry skills and content knowledge to ensure you can effectively teach diverse learners in New Zealand schools.

You will also gain valuable practical experience with the professional support of Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education lecturers and Mentor Teachers. This programme will provide you with a total of 80 days in the classroom, in two different schools.

Papers examine teaching in the New Zealand context, evidence-based inquiry, teaching diverse learners, and curriculum design and implementation. Students complete eleven 500 level postgraduate papers (180 points). 

Please Note: The Master of Teaching and Learning is an intensive course aimed at high achievers and requires a higher entry criteria than the Graduate Diploma in Teaching and the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching. This programme requires an additional 30-point paper to be taken after successful completion of all papers also required for the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching.

Programme highlights

Individual and small group mentoring

Identifies your personal strengths

Designed to equip you with the expertise to meet the needs of all learners

Graduates achieve high-level skills and a stronger capacity for leadership roles in the future

Graduates are usually eligible for a higher salary level than NZ teachers whose highest degree is a Postgraduate Diploma