Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood Education
Teaching
A course by
Bethlehem Tertiary Institute
A three-year Bachelor’s degree programme preparing students to become qualified early childhood educators, integrating Christian faith with professional practice and meeting NZ teaching registration standards.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
Bethlehem Campus, Tauranga
It will take a total of 3 years
Core skills this course teaches
Justify Personal Sense of Vocation
Articulate and justify a personal sense of vocation and vision for professional teaching practice.
Develop Relational and Transformative Practice
Develop educational practice that is relational, responsive, and transformative.
Apply Educational Philosophy and Ethics
Apply developing philosophy and knowledge of teaching to plan and implement wise, innovative, and effective ethical practice.
What You're Signing Up For
The Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood Education at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute is designed for those called to educate and care for young children. Students learn to teach infants, toddlers, and young children in various early childhood contexts with NZ’s Te Whāriki curriculum, integrating faith-based learning, research-led practices, and engagement with Māori and bicultural environments. Graduates gain the skills needed for teacher registration and are supported by a relational learning community.
Course Content
- Teacher as Reflective Learner
- Education in Aotearoa
- The Intentional Teacher: Pedagogy of Play
- Professional Experience: Pedagogy of Play
- Being and Becoming Culturally Aware
- Human Development
- Noticing, Recognising and Responding
- Professional Experience Placement: Noticing, Recognising and Responding
- Culturally Responsive Practice
- Thinking and Exploring: Maths, Science and Technology
- Assessment, Planning and Evaluation in ECE Context A and B
- Social Competence and Compassionate Teaching
- Language, Literacy and the Arts
- Education and Care for Infants and Toddlers
- Professional Experience: Infants and Toddlers
- Cultural Competency
- Inclusive Practices: Additional Learning Support Needs
- Stewardship and Sustainability
- Teaching as Inquiry: Integrated Practice
- Teaching as Inquiry: Research Project
- Leading and Managing in ECE
- Professional Experience: Full Responsibility
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Education
Early Childhood Education
Future employment opportunities might be
Early Childhood Teacher in kindergartens, centers, and home-based care
Eligibility for teacher registration and provisional certification in NZ