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Te Tiriti O Waitangi Based Practice for ECE Kaiako

Having a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the first teaching standard in the New Zealand Standards for the teaching profession, this is a practical course offering a range of resources and examples for how kaiako can create Te Tiriti based practice in ECE services.
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$149 per person *Included in Educator Club
Learn at your own pace, when you can from any device. No time limits. 

Te Tiriti O Waitangi Based Practice for ECE Kaiako

This course has been created by three experienced kaiako from Kids Collective Paeroa. An early childhood service based in the Waikato, Aotearoa. These kaiako wanted to offer support to other kaiako aiming to better understand and improve their commitment to Te Tiriti based practice

Presented By

Whaea Becs Aislabie, Whaea Jasmine Castle and Whaea Angela Bush

Course Duration

Approximately 5 hours of learning time

Skill Level

Suitable for ECE Educators

What will you learn?

This course has been created by three experienced kaiako from Kids Collective Paeroa. An early childhood service based in the Waikato, Aotearoa. These kaiako wanted to offer support to other kaiako aiming to better understand and improve their commitment to Te Tiriti based practice.

Having a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the first teaching standard in the New Zealand Standards for the teaching profession. It underpins the foundations of our code and responsibilities as teachers. YET this is frequently the most misunderstood and poorly implemented part of ECE teacher practice.

Teachers seek to practice in ways that authentically reflect their commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as required by the Standards for the Teaching profession. However, it is often challenging to find and access the support they need to do this well. 

The course includes a range of resources and practical ideas to support kaiako in the development of their practice including;
  • An unpacking of this teacher standard and what it means for us as kaiako in every day practice.
  • Examples of how to embed Te Ao Māori in centre life.
  • Waiata for every day use (song charts and videos).
  • Karakia for a range of purposes.
  • Every day Te Reo Māori suggestions for the ECE context.
  • Suggestions for leadership and leading Te Tiriti based practice for the whole ECE service.

This course is for you if;
  • You want to gain clarity around your responsibilities as a Certificated Teacher with regards to demonstrating your commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi Partnership.
  • You are unsure what this looks like in daily practice and want some really valuable practical ideas for how to go about this.
  • You want to know where to start and how you can improve this in your own practice and in your ECE service.
Certificate of completion provided for your professional learning records

Take a look at what is inside the course: 

This course has been created for you by...

Whaea Angela Bush
ECE Manager and Centre Owner
Whaea Becs Aislabie
Centre Manager Kids Collective Matamata
whaea jasmine castle
Kaiako 

What others said about this course:

This is extremely helpful especially for teachers coming from overseas and had an opportunity to work here, just like me.


— Jelly Ann
I really enjoyed this course and found the examples in practice very helpful. I liked the mixed way the course was delivered with videos, webinars and written materials to convey the course content.
— Melissa
It is an excellent course to learn about Te Tiriti of Waitangi-based practice at the centre. I especially love the template of all the te-reo Maori phrases and pepeha template for an example to utilise it.
— Soniya

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