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Māori knowledge, customs and language at the centre of new teaching qualification

Māori knowledge, customs and language at the centre of new teaching qualification

Posted on May 12, 2022 by University of Canterbury


Māori knowledge, customs and language at the centre of new teaching qualification

A critical need for more reo Māori-speaking teachers will be addressed next year when a new training course launches at the University of Canterbury.

Mātauranga Māori

A Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha |University of Canterbury team has helped create a new Mātauranga Māori teaching qualification within the Ako | Bachelor of Teaching and Learning degree for early childhood and primary teachers. Some of the team include: (from left) Tāniora Leys (Ngāti Porou), Rahera Cowie (Kāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu), Kay-Lee Jones (Te Whānau a Kai, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Ngāti Porou), and Jody Hohaia (Kāi Tahu, Raukawa, Tainui).

Te Kaupeka Ako | UC Faculty of Education Pūkenga Matua | Senior Lecturer Kay-Lee Jones (Te Whānau a Kai, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Ngāti Porou), says the new programme will help address a shortage of reo Māori speaking teachers and equip new teachers with knowledge of local stories and histories within Waitaha Canterbury.

“Our goal is to introduce a pathway that provides opportunities for trainee teachers to increase their competency and confidence to kōrero [speak] Māori and to teach in te reo Māori, as well as embedding tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori throughout their practice.

“There is a shortage of quality reo-speaking teachers across Aotearoa, but it’s even more dire in Te Waipounamu [South Island] where there is a real need for Māori teacher education.”

Graduates will be qualified to teach in Māori medium and English medium schools and early childhood centres.



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