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What can I do with a degree in
Primary Teacher Education?
Primary Teacher
Education.
Career planning: getting involved in clubs, mentoring, cultural What is Primary Teacher
what do I need to know? Education?
groups, part-time work or volunteering
• Be open to professional and personal
Knowledge of yourself is important for career development opportunities. Whether it Teaching at a primary level allows you to
decision making. Start by looking at your is undertaking an internship, overseas discover the potential of each child, encourage
personal goals, abilities, values and interests to exchange, skills seminar, or joining an industry their learning (perhaps beginning a lifelong
explore study and career options that are relevant group — these activities will enhance your appreciation of it) and provide important
to you. Some of these may change over time, so employability. relationships and experiences that will make a
it is important to self-reflect and evaluate your real difference to their lives.
What else should I know?
career on an ongoing basis. For those people who are energetic, committed,
The career options in this brochure are examples
What do employers look for? creative, have good literacy and numeracy
only and the list is not exhaustive. Some careers
skills and enjoy working with kids, teaching is a
Many employers look for generic skills such may require further study beyond a first degree
positive and varied career to consider.
as communication, customer-focus, cultural or additional work experience. Some pathways
awareness and teamwork. With technology and and degrees have a recommended school
globalisation changing the nature of society, background. Find more subject details at
skills such as resilience, problem solving and www.canterbury.ac.nz/subjects/primary
adaptability are valuable at work as well as in life. If this brochure does not answer your questions,
talking to an expert such as a career consultant
How can I develop these skills?
can help you to identify the next steps in your
• Some skills are developed through your degree career decision making journey.
• Extra-curricular activities can help, for example www.canterbury.ac.nz/careers
CAREERS | Te Rōpū Rapuara
AT A GLANCE What skills have UC Where have UC
graduates gained? graduates been
of Education Through their Primary Education degree, employed?
94%
graduates that are not graduates develop a valuable set of skills that
• Primary Teacher Education graduates gain
in further study are are transferable to a range of careers.
teaching and management positions in
These skills include:
employed (the highest primary, kura kaupapa, intermediate, middle
of all UC fields)* • Knowledge of teaching and learning processes and area schools in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Thinking critically and creatively • There are also international teaching
• Initiating and challenging ideas opportunities, for example in the UK and
• Planning and organisation Australia, or in international schools around
a primary teacher with the world.
seven years’ experience • Patience and flexibility
$70k
• As well as opportunities in the education
earns over $70,000 • Knowledge of child development sector, teaching skills of leadership,
(with $4,000 allowance • Interpretive and analytical thinking communication, coordination, responsibility
for curriculum • Problem solving and organisation are prized in many
specialists)** professions such as management, policy,
• Oral and written communication. advocacy, publishing, community work,
Opportunities to apply your learning in schools politics and business.
are available in this major, through community • Graduates can work anywhere from an early
TeachNZ engagement, work-integrated learning (on intervention centre to a university, a drama
placement) and international study tours. These
150+
scholarships available centre to the Ministry of Education.
experiences deepen your skillset, awareness of
for Primary Teacher others, working knowledge, and employability. The contacts and experiences from teaching
Education students in placements can often provide a good
2018+ springboard into the working world.
For more examples of employers go to
www.canterbury.ac.nz/recruitingemployers
*
94% of Education graduates, that are not in further
study, are in part-time or full-time employment —
the highest of all UC fields surveyed (2016 UC Graduate
Destinations Survey)
**
2017 MBIE Occupational Outlook
+
www.teachnz.govt.nz/scholarshipsWhat jobs and activities Drama teacher / music specialist
What professional bodies
do graduates do? • Teaches skills to individuals or small groups
• Plans lessons according to students’ abilities
can people link to?
Graduates of UC’s Primary Teacher Education • Prepares students for exams or performances As they progress, students and graduates often
programmes will be eligible for provisional join professional bodies and organisations relevant
registration. This enables you to apply for primary Review / quality assurance officer to their area of interest. These groups can provide
teaching positions in Aotearoa New Zealand. • Checks legality of a school’s policies/practices regular communications and offer the chance to
See some examples of graduate jobs below. network with others in the same community.
• Reports findings and makes
Note: Some of the jobs listed may require recommendations • New Zealand Educational Institute
postgraduate study. See the ‘Further study’ section. www.nzei.org.nz
• Assesses use of funding
Primary school teacher • Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
Child advocate, child support officer, www.educationcouncil.org.nz
• Plans and prepares educational lessons fieldworker, community support officer • National Association of Resource Teachers
• Teaches and assesses English, maths, science, • Promotes well-being and conditions for and Advisors of Māori www.nartam-
technology, PE, health, arts and social studies children takawaengamataurangamaori.wikispaces.com
with potential to lead in a curriculum area
• Works with children and their families to • New Zealand Association of Science Educators
• Helps develop children’s social skills and address education, care or social issues https://nzase.org.nz
self-management behaviours
• Tackles policies that negatively impact • New Zealand Educational Administration and
Kaiwhakaako Māori | Māori-medium teacher children Leadership Society www.nzeals.org.nz
• Provides Māori medium education by Vice principal Social media networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook
developing te reo and tikanga and Twitter can provide avenues to keep up-to-date
• Promotes the school’s values, strategic plan with industry knowledge, networking opportunities,
• Collaborates with whānau and iwi and policies events and job vacancies.
• Prepares class plans, and sets and marks • Develops initiatives that allow for optimum
assessments learning and teaching
Why do further study and
what are my options?
Special education / early intervention teacher • Provides leadership and fosters relationships
• Teaches children with diverse learning needs Entrepreneur and CEO
• Evaluates special needs, working with Postgraduate study can facilitate career benefits
• Develops an idea to form their own business
whānau and teachers to develop suitable such as specialist skills, higher starting salary, faster
learning plans • Gets involved in a start-up progression rate, and advanced research capability.
Entrepreneurship and innovation are an It is important to determine which, if any, further
Private tutor increasing part of the working landscape. Get study will help you in your career.
• Develops a student’s subject understanding started at www.canterbury.ac.nz/careers/ Honours, master’s and doctoral studies allow
• Maintains knowledge of the curriculum Entrepreneurship/getting_started.shtml graduates to focus on an area of interest. Higher
study is also a pathway to an academic career.
• Prepares students for assignments or tests
UC Careerhub Graduates with no prior training can enter teaching
In-home educator via a one-year diploma or master’s degree.
UC students and alumni can find details of
• Supports a child’s development in the home internships, scholarships, job vacancies and UC also offers higher qualifications in areas such
• Plans and supervises daily activities employability tips at as Hōaka Pounamu: Te Reo Māori Bilingual and
www.careerhub.canterbury.ac.nz Immersion Teaching, Specialist Teaching, and TESOL.
For options visit www.canterbury.ac.nz/courses
Useful links
UC Careers, Internships & Employment
www.canterbury.ac.nz/careers
UC College of Education, Health and
Human Development
www.canterbury.ac.nz/education
Careers New Zealand
www.careers.govt.nz
Teach NZ
www.teachnz.govt.nz
Education Gazette Jobs
www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacanciesJamie Leckie Why did you decide to become a UC has also inspired my love for te reo Māori —
teacher? I admire the rich culture UC has and I hope to
embrace this in my classroom.
I wanted to become a teacher because I feel like UC really helps you to discover who you are and
I have a lot to give. Growing up I had really great I have developed a sense of tūrangawaewae and
teachers and a really great upbringing. However, pride about who I am and what I do.
some children are not as lucky and I want to be
that positive influence in children’s lives on a What are your career goals?
day-to-day basis. This inspires me to teach!
Simply to not look at teaching as a job but to
Did you get any special enjoy the challenging and rewarding experience
opportunities at UC? that life is taking me on. I am doing my master’s
because I have a passion for learning as much as
I was accepted to go on the Japan Study Tour I can in order to benefit the tamariki of Aotearoa.
through Sonoda Women’s University. It was My goals are to keep learning and to keep
a fantastic opportunity and such a rewarding inspiring children every day!
experience. I couldn’t be more thankful to UC for
providing a trip like this that opened my eyes up
Ngāti Maru
to a rich culture that really pushed me out of my
comfort zone in many ways. This trip helped me
Read more online
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary)
find myself and grow as an individual. Read Jamie’s full story about her university
Studying towards a Master of Education
experience on our website. UC alumni like
Primary teacher, Coromandel Area School
How did UC’s support services Jamie make a difference in varied ways
help you at uni and beyond? around the globe. For stories of graduates
who are working in primary education visit
The Māori Development Team’s sense of www.canterbury.ac.nz/profiles
manaakitanga was truly amazing! I felt very
blessed to be part of such a caring and helpful
community of people! Mauri ora. The information in this brochure was correct at the time
of print but is subject to change.
More information
UC students seeking study advice. Anyone seeking careers advice. Prospective students seeking study advice.
UC School of Teacher Education Careers, Internships & Employment Student Liaison
Te Kura Whakangungu Kaiako Te Rōpū Rapuara Te Rōpū Takawaenga
UC is rated in the top 100 in the world in CIE offers intending and current students and Student Liaison provides intending students
Education (QS World University Rankings by recent graduates a wide range of services, with information about the university system in
Subject, 2017). UC Education’s teaching and including individual career guidance, seminars, general and the courses, qualifications, support
research is conducted by staff at the forefront of career resources and student and graduate and facilities available at UC.
their fields. employment opportunities. Ōtautahi | Christchurch
The School provides qualifications at all levels T: +64 3 364 3310 T: 0800 VARSITY (0800 827 748)
for prospective and current teachers, supervisors, E: careers@canterbury.ac.nz E: liaison@canterbury.ac.nz
curriculum specialists, and other professionals. www.canterbury.ac.nz/careers Tāmaki-makaurau | Auckland
We have a strong partnership model that provides T: 0800 UCAUCK
school placements for teacher trainees. We deliver UCCareersEmployment
E: auckland@canterbury.ac.nz
teacher training both on-campus and by distance.
Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington
T: +64 3 369 3708 T: 0800 VARSITY (0800 827 748) ext 93231
E: educationadvice@canterbury.ac.nz E: wellington@canterbury.ac.nz
www.canterbury.ac.nz/education www.canterbury.ac.nz/liaison
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