Waipapa Taumata Rau Teachers conference 2025

Opportunity for teachers to learn about the courses available at UoA and its connection to the standards offered in secondary school

By Schools and Community Engagement Office

Date and time

Location

University of Auckland, Grafton Campus

85 Park Road Grafton Auckland, Auckland 1023 New Zealand

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 1 day 7 hours

Programme overview:

Tuesday 15th of July:

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Engineering and Design

Wednesday 16th of July:

Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Business and Economics

Our conference is aimed at engaging directly with subject teachers to better align secondary and tertiary curriculum, strengthen school relationships, and increase participation and success .

Conference objectives:

Teachers have a better understanding of how the foundation skills being taught in school connects to the undergraduate programmes on offer at university (secondary-tertiary curriculum awareness and alignment)
Discuss the importance of external exams as preparation for tertiary success through comprehensive NCEA data analysis
Discuss the importance of specific subjects for particular pathways, enabling informed subject selection across secondary schools
Strengthen and diversify school relationships
Share about our outreach initiatives that secondary learners can access throughout their learning journey

If you have any questions about this event or ticketing please contact the event organizer tessa.campbell@auckland.ac.nz

Meet our Conference Manager Katalina Ma - a former secondary school SLT member, Math HOD, and Educator in secondary schools for 15+ years - and check out one of our outreach math programmes.

Organised by

Schools and Community Engagement Office