School of Teacher Education

The School of Teacher Education provides a range of undergraduate, graduate and masters qualifications, teacher education programmes, and postgraduate endorsements in Specialist Teaching, Literacy, Teaching and Learning Languages, and Hoaka Pounamu.

We are committed to providing exemplary programmes for teachers, supervisors, curriculum specialists, and other professionals pursuing careers in education both in on-campus and distance deliveries. For more details, please review the course offering pages.

Planning a career in schools or education?

We have courses for students interested in careers in teaching at all levels. Find out more.

Learn from our students' experiences

Melissa Waite, who is now a secondary school teacher, shares her UC story.

Staff contact and research profiles

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News, events and seminars

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