Kia ora

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) understands that there is a need for more Primary School Teachers in Aotearoa. In response to this need we are in the process of developing a Primary Initial Teacher Education bachelor’s degree.

For us to ensure we develop a programme of study that meets the needs of the sector, we would like your input at this initial stage of development. We have developed a short survey and hope you can take 10 minutes out of your day to respond.

The responses will remain anonymous and the information will only be used as part of the programme development and approval process.

We thank you for your time to complete the survey.

Ngā mihi,
New Zealand Tertiary College Team

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* 1. Please state which region your school is based in.

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* 2. Please identify the Equity Index of your school.

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* 3. What do you think the most important priorities should be for the forthcoming Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)?

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* 4. If there are particular areas of teacher content knowledge that you would especially like to see addressed in this programme, please explain or list those here.

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* 5. If there are any particular aspects of classroom practice that you would especially like to see addressed in this programme, please explain or list those here.

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* 6. If there are any areas that you would especially like to see less of in this programme, in relation to other programmes you are familiar with, please explain or list those here.

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* 7. All Initial Teacher Education three-year degree programmes require students to undertake 40 days of placements per year. In addition to those 40 days per year, how many hours and days per week would you suggest student teachers should spend in school, throughout the programme?

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* 8. Key teaching tasks are the specific tasks that graduates from Initial Teacher Education programmes can be expected to demonstrate when they first enter the classroom as a beginning teacher. With that in mind, what tasks do you think are most vital for student teachers to demonstrate they can perform through the Key Teaching Tasks?

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* 9. What support could NZTC offer Associate Teachers in schools so they could be inspiring mentors for our student teachers?

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* 10. NZTC offer professional development to Associate Teachers – what type of content would you like to see covered in the professional development?

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* 11. How frequently do you think NZTC lecturers should communicate or interact with Associate Teachers (in a visit, online meeting, or phone call)?

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* 12. Do you have any other suggestions about how we could effectively support Associate Teachers in their role?

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* 13. How do you think we can ensure a strong theory-practice connection in the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)?

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* 14. If you have barriers to accepting student teachers, please explain what those are and how you think we can support you with these.

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* 15. If you are interested in having a follow up conversation about an ideal initial primary teacher education programme, please include your name and email or phone number in the comment box below.

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* 16. If you or your school would like to be directly involved in supporting primary student teachers to gain the best possible experiences, please complete your details below.

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* 17. If you have any further suggestions or comments, please offer those here.

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