Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will continue to offer secondary school teacher education in 2024.
“The Faculty of Education has reviewed the secondary school teacher education programmes, as well as the other teacher education programmes, and come up with some exciting new changes to make these programmes more financially viable for the future,” says Professor Carmen Dalli, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Education.
Students interested in becoming a secondary school teacher can study either a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) or a Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary). The Graduate Diploma is also available online.
To apply for one of the secondary school teaching qualifications students must have a Bachelor’s degree in at least one subject that is taught at secondary school level in New Zealand.
“Previously students were required to have two subjects they could teach at secondary school level. We have reduced this to one subject to make training as a secondary school teacher accessible to more people,” says Professor Dalli.
The University will also continue to offer a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) with both online and on-campus options, and a Master of Teaching and Learning (Primary), as well as a Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood. Existing Early Childhood teaching programmes are also being reviewed to provide better study options for students and make sure these qualifications continue to meet the needs of the sector.
“We are deeply grateful to the many colleagues across all sectors of education who wrote to the University to advocate for the retention of our teacher education qualifications during the review of all University programmes this year. We look forward to continuing to offer high quality initial teacher education across all three sectors in the Wellington region for many years to come,” says Professor Dalli.