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Whether you want to study to become a teacher or would like to create change in the wider education system, AUT offers a wide range of education and teacher education degrees. Our graduates work in all areas of education - including early childhood, primary and secondary school teaching - and are well prepared for the challenges of future-focused education.

Our widely regarded education programmes focus on academic knowledge and provide you with invaluable practical experience in teaching and education, through work placements in schools or education-related organisations.

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International students being welcomed on AUT's marae.
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Kiwi kids reading for pleasure
Schools moving to hot desking
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International students being welcomed on AUT's marae.
Canadians study at AUT to be teachers
09 Aug, 2022
Blake Wilson is one of 67 initial teacher education students from Canada among the international students who were welcomed onto AUT’s marae.
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Meet our staff: Tafili Utumapu-McBride
01 Aug, 2022
What she loves most about her work is developing a rapport with students, says Dr Tafili Utumapu-McBride who is a senior lecturer in education.
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NZ histories curriculum at AUT
26 May, 2022
The Auckland University of Technology is meeting the needs of teachers with the implementation of the new school history curriculum from 2023.
Kiwi kids reading for pleasure
Kiwi kids who read for pleasure do well
03 Dec, 2021
Encouraging children to read for pleasure – which is different from it being a school task – has all kinds of benefits.
Schools moving to hot desking
Are flexible learning spaces beneficial?
09 Nov, 2021
In recent years some schools have replaced individual desks with circular booths and shared tables for collaborative work.
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Nick Mailau
Karen Coleman
Marie Loraine Esekielu
Alysha Moore
Arana Rakena
Nick Mailau
Great graduatesNick MailauPrimary School Teacher, Kauri Flats SchoolBachelor of EducationHe first realised that he loved working with young people when he started coaching basketball in Year 13, says AUT teacher education alumnus Nick Mailau.He first realised that he loved working with young people when he started coaching basketball in Year 13, says AUT teacher education alumnus Nick Mailau. Since graduating from AUT in 2020, he now enjoys applying his skills as a teacher at Kauri Flats School.
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Karen Coleman
Great graduatesKaren ColemanTeacher, Food Technology & Hospitality Department, Onehunga High SchoolGraduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching
Bachelor of Arts
Diploma in Culinary ArtsShe hopes to inspire her students like her lecturers inspired her, says Karen Coleman who studied culinary arts and a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching.As a teacher, Karen Coleman hopes to inspire her students as much as her lecturers inspired her. After completing a Diploma in Culinary Arts in 2009, Karen successfully worked as a chef for several years, but felt she wanted to do more; she wanted to share her passion for food with others by becoming a culinary arts teacher.
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Marie Loraine Esekielu
Great graduatesMarie Loraine EsekieluScience Teacher, McAuley High SchoolGraduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching
Bachelor of ScienceShe had always wanted to gain a uni qualification to repay her parents for their hard work, says Marie Loraine Esekielu who came to AUT as an adult student.She had always wanted to gain a uni qualification to repay her parents for their hard work, says Marie Loraine Esekielu who came to AUT as an adult student.
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Alysha Moore
Great graduatesAlysha MoorePrimary Teacher, Willow Park SchoolBachelor of EducationHer own experiences of primary school inspired AUT education alumna Alysha Moore to become a primary teacher herself and make an impact on the next generation.Her own experiences of primary school inspired AUT education alumna Alysha Moore to become a primary teacher herself and make an impact on the next generation. Her studies at AUT helped her become the teacher she is today, the education alumna says. After graduating in 2018, Alysha has now fulfilled her dream to become a primary school teacher, and is teaching Year 5 students at Willow Park School.
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Arana Rakena
Great graduatesArana RakenaHealth, Physical Education and Te Reo Māori Teacher, Lynfield CollegeGraduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching
Bachelor of Sport and RecreationWhat he loves most about teaching is that he can contribute to the local rōpū and iwi, says Arana Rakena who now works as a teacher at Lynfield College.What he loves most about teaching is that he can contribute to the local rōpū and iwi, says Arana Rakena who completed a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation in Health and Physical Education, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Teaching. He now works at Lynfield College as a health, physical education and te reo Māori teacher.
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