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Teacher Training Primary & Secondary

TTI’s one-year, school-based Postgraduate programmes get you into real classrooms from day one—building your confidence, skills, and impact. We collaborate with partner schools to carefully select trainees, ensuring you experience every aspect of school life while working toward New Zealand teacher registration.

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Professional Development

We help schools elevate teaching and leadership through targeted learning opportunities. Our seminars and workshops—led by experts from New Zealand and beyond—offer fresh insights and practical strategies to strengthen classroom practice.

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Partner
Schools

Our partner schools across Auckland aren’t just placement sites; they’re co-creators in shaping tomorrow’s teachers. By working alongside TTI, these schools play a vital role in guiding and supporting trainees—ensuring real-world teaching experiences align with the theoretical foundations we provide.

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News

Interview with Felicity Fahey: Teaching Literacy in Primary Schools

November 2025

Our Teacher Trainees
of 2025

Matt Tihi

TTI Trainee

Ineke Gruitjers

TTI Trainee

David Marshall

TTI Trainee

Mei-Lin Te Puea Hansen

TTI Trainee

Conre Ackermann

TTI Trainee

James Daniels

TTI Trainee

Jessica Fredericksen

TTI Trainee

Sam Rainger

TTI Trainee

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Our Work

We are a charitable trust offering school-based teacher education and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our mission is to support primary and secondary schools to ensure their students have access to exceptional teaching and learning.

Teacher Training

TTI offers two school-based Postgraduate qualifications: Primary and Secondary. Trainees are carefully selected in collaboration with partner schools and TTI staff to enrol in a one-year, full-time programme leading to New Zealand teacher registration. The programme features a unique mode of delivery, with all trainees based in a home school for the entire year, fully engaging in all aspects of school life.

Professional Development

We support schools in enhancing their teaching and leadership practices by providing professional learning and development opportunities. We offer a range of seminars and workshops led by highly experienced specialists both from New Zealand and overseas.

Partner Schools

We are establishing a network of partner schools across Auckland that share our kaupapa and are eager to become home schools for our teacher trainees. Our programmes recognise the essential role that schools play in the pre-service training of teachers and are designed to foster true partnerships with these schools. Our partner schools are not merely practicum sites; they are integral to the programme, working in harmony with the theoretical component delivered by TTI.