Education partnerships with schools and the community

• Challenge ourselves to provide world class student learning experiences
• Concentrate on strengthening and enhancing relationships amongst educators who are committed to reflective practice and ongoing professional renewal
• Connect those in education communities to promote and co-construct shared values, goals and aspirations for teaching and learning.

Schools/EC settings, community and iwi are invited to send us their expression of interest.

For school/EC settings

Professional Development opportunities:

• Nutrition and training seminars
• Mentoring and coaching
• Reflective practice
• Bicultural practice

Other benefits:

• Opportunity to participate with ITE students in a variety of experiences
• International Project collaborations
• Partnerships with schools for research
• Prestige Lecture Series (e.g. International Visiting Researchers)
• Graham Nuthall seminars on Teaching and Learning
• Access to University of Canterbury library
  UC Partnerships with Schools Library resources visitor request form (DOC, 80KB)
• Facilities for teachers’ conferences
• Laboratory testing for senior physical education groups
• Training partners for Sports Academies
• Jack Mann Auditorium (special hire rates)

For the university

• Benefit from associate teachers sharing their expertise with initial teacher education students
• Education sector feedback
• Project/Research collaborations with interested schools/EC settings

Eligible for competitive 30% fees scholarships to complete one course towards an MEd, PGDipEd or PGCertEd

The wider University also offers opportunities for your staff and students. Examples of opportunities include:

• Science Outreach programme 
• HIT Lab NZ -Science lab facilities
• College of Engineering School Resources
• School of Business and Economics Outreach Programme
• Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource (STAR) courses available to help schools provide extension programmes, by way of tertiary level courses, to their Year 12 and 13 students
• UC Pacific Development Team Outreach Programme

To see the full archive, please visit The Prestige Lecture Series Archive page.