Teaching at a primary level allows you to use your energy, commitment and creativity in an intensely rewarding and satisfying career, which can make a real difference in children’s lives. There are four basic components of primary qualifications at UC:
- Education addresses areas such as the aims and purposes of education, child development, teaching and learning, classroom management, assessment and the New Zealand education system.
- Professional Studies introduces students to the observation, communication, interaction, management, planning, diagnostic and practical teaching skills required of teachers in New Zealand schools.
- Professional Practice is the time spent working in a classroom. It provides a supportive context in which students can trial and refine their planning, teaching and management skills.
- Curriculum Studies includes all curriculum subjects that a primary teacher is expected to teach. These include English, mātauraka Māori, mathematics, science, information and communication technology (ICT), technology education, social studies, art, music, drama and dance, health and physical education.
