Graduate Certificate in Primary Mathematics Teaching (Leadership)

Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

Subject area

Teacher Professional Development

Qualification

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Entry requirements

To be admitted to these programmes, applicants must:

Hold a bachelor degree or a diploma and experience considered equivalent to a bachelor degree.
Be registered and working as a practising teacher in Years 0 - 8 in a New Zealand school.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The Graduate Certificate in Primary Mathematics Teaching (Leadership) is designed primarily for in-service primary school teachers. It fulfils a need for increased mathematics teaching capabilities across the primary school sector to increase the number of school students proceeding into science and technology specialisations and thinking with evidence.

This contributes to the government agenda for increased innovation and entrepreneurship. The programme responds to needs identified by the professional community and employment bodies, most notably:

Improved capability to respond to mathematics teaching challenges, including bicultural and multicultural contexts, and the changing technological landscape.

Improved capability to exert leadership to sustain improvements in mathematics teaching and the contribution of mathematics to society.