Postgraduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching
Ako Matatupu: Teach First NZ
Subject area
Teacher Education: General (Pre-Service)
Qualification
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Entry requirements
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About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The aim of our work is to contribute to the development of an exceptional and high performing teacher and education leadership workforce which is supporting all young people to have fair opportunities and achieve success through education.
As such, the educational outcomes we seek to achieve are to:
* Develop our students as deeply effective and transformational educators
* Increase our students' understanding of and commitment to addressing inequity and inequality, and working towards social justice in Aotearoa New Zealand
* Grow our students' leadership capability so that they can affect change within and beyond the classroom and school
* Ensure our students are able to practise in culturally sustaining ways for all people, as outlined in our tūāpapa
As part of achieving these outcomes, our students will:
Gain registered teacher status, by meeting the code and standards for the teaching profession 'with support', as outlined by the Teaching Council of New Zealand: Mātātu Aotearoa, and by undertaking Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Teacher Education at this level can earn:
$49,000
Median earnings one year after study
$51,000
Median earnings two years after study
$58,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
64%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
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Mark Ashford Memorial Scholarship
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$3,000
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Phone: (09) 99729243
Email: admin@teachfirstnz.org
Web: http://www.teachfirstnz.org
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.