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The Bachelor of Teaching and Worldview Studies is a primary example of what happens when Laidlaw College’s vision of a world shaped by love, compelled and informed by the gospel, is embedded within an applied degree. Recognised and approved by the New Zealand Teachers Council, the BTch equips graduates with a deep relational view of God and people that impacts their presence in the classroom, the way they encounter children and their parents, and how they value ongoing learning and discovery, in themselves and in others.

Much of the BTch graduate’s learning has been achieved in the school classroom, meaning that throughout the degree they have been learning to integrate skills and knowledge with their faith in an authentic way.

Graduating students of the BTch are outstanding teachers, qualifi ed to work in both primary and intermediate state and private schools throughout New Zealand. They are knowledgeable and critically reflective educational professionals who can work within primary education in New Zealand and special character schools. The degree equips graduates with core professional teaching units of relevance to their future within the teaching profession, integrating theory and practice from the start - classroom experience begins in the first semester.

The aim of the degree is to develop teachers who are effective facilitators of lifelong learning as well as adherents to professional standards. Laidlaw College seeks to prepare graduates for the teaching profession in a manner that resonates with their Christian faith and that is consistent with the Graduating Teacher Standards: Aotearoa New Zealand (NZTC, 2007), and Registered Teacher Criteria (NZTC 2010).

The BTch is offered at the Auckland campus only.

Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) and Worldview Studies
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About the Programme

The Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) and Worldview Studies is a prescribed primary teacher training programme. It is made up of 360 credits at levels 5, 6 & 7 and comprises both taught and research components. The usual duration is three years of full time study, consisting of three major strands throughout which a biblical worldview is integrated.

Programme Objectives

Within the context of a biblical worldview, the Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) and Worldview Studies programme provides a challenging, theory-based and application-oriented approach to education. The aim is to develop teachers who are effective
facilitators of lifelong learning as well as adherents to professional standards. Laidlaw College seeks to prepare students for the teaching profession in a manner that reflects its Christian ethos and that is consistent with the Graduating Teacher Standards: Aotearoa New Zealand (NZTC, 2007), Registered Teacher Criteria (NZTC, 2010).