Te Kura Toi Tangata - School of Education - University of Waikato

30/04/2026

Teaching English to speakers of other languages, we have you covered with a range of postgraduate qualifications!

Check out our offerings in the comment section below 👇

22/04/2026

This is what graduation is all about, celebrating the successes 🙌🏼 Congratulations to all of our graduates 🎉


The University of Waikato University of Waikato - Tauranga

02/02/2026

We're incredibly proud to share the start of Maeva's journey, one of our Te Ara Poutama Toitū Te Reo tauira.

Click the link in the comments if you're interested in a pathway to becoming a kaiako ⬇️

19/01/2026

Congratulations to our The University of Waikato academics who have secured Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) funding for their upcoming projects.

✨'Reframing time, reclaiming relationships: Using āta to enrich ako practicess and the mana of tamariki' led by Dr. Hoana McMillan and Dr. Raella Kahuroa

✨ 'Enhancing the learning of refugee and migrant children as they transition to education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand' led by Dr. Hazel Woodhouse and Professor Sally Peters

✨ 'Kia Puāwaitanga: Supporting learners to flourish by responding to the changing literacy, assessment and NCEA expectations through educationally powerful connections' led by Professor Mere Berryman

https://tlri.org.nz/news/final-round-of-educational-research-funding-awarded-from-tlri/

Since 2003, the TLRI has funded 210 research projects co-designed by educational researchers and teacher practitioners that address themes of strategic importance and improve outcomes for learners in Aotearoa,

07/12/2025

We were fortunate to welcome Sámi academic and PhD student Laila Aleksandersen Nutti to our Tauranga campus this past week, hosted by Professor Mere Berryman.
Laila, from Sápmi - the Arctic region of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia - came to Aotearoa to participate in the WIPCE 2025 Conference and connect with Indigenous educators and communities. During her visit, she shared her research on Joik - a traditional Sámi form of song central to her PhD, and attended knowledge-sharing wānanga with our education team. One reflection from the wānanga was how Indigenous peoples around the world often have more in common than we realise.
He mihi nui, Laila - thank you for spending time with us at our Tauranga campus.

07/12/2025

Does AI have a place in the classroom?

Hear some insightful viewpoints from Associate Professor Dianne Forbes!

The University of Waikato

Artificial intelligence continues to grow and evolve, raising new questions about how it should be used in teaching and learning. According to Associate Professor Dianne Forbes from the University of Waikato’s Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education, the short answer is yes - as long as people rem...

19/11/2025

We're proud to congratulate two of our academics on receiving awards at this year's NZARE - New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference 🎉

Professor Mere Berryman received the prestigious McKenzie Award, which honours a significant contribution to education research and the NZARE over an extended period of time.

Jade Wrathall received the Sutton-Smith Award in recognition of her excellent Doctoral thesis.

Congratulations kōrua!

The University of Waikato University of Waikato - Tauranga

14/11/2025

Congratulations to our Tauranga cohort of postgraduate secondary teaching students 🙌🏼

We can’t wait to see you doing great things in classrooms across the motu!

11/11/2025

For Divyashna Sewak, the Master of Teaching and Learning at The University of Waikato offered the perfect balance between work and study.

“Being able to study full-time while working as a teacher aide meant I could apply what I was learning directly to my work with students,” she says.

Divyashna believes the programme’s structure, with all papers included, provided a comprehensive foundation for her teaching career, covering curriculum knowledge, literacy, numeracy, and culturally responsive practice.

Now a qualified teacher, she’s passionate about creating inclusive, supportive classrooms where every student feels empowered to succeed.

🔗 Full story on our website (link in comments).

06/11/2025

Meet Bekey, a recent graduate from our Master of Counselling programme now working as a clinician at Whiria Te Tāngata Wellstop - helping young people in our communities feel heard, supported, and valued.

Her journey began right here, surrounded by awhi, small classes, meaningful connections, and 330+ face-to-face counselling hours that built the foundation for the work she does today.

On Gumboot Friday, we’re celebrating the incredible counsellors making a real difference across New Zealand, and the supporters who help remove barriers so young people can get help when they need it most.

⬇️Learn more about how our counselling programmes prepare graduates to support mental wellbeing on our website - link in comments.