These are an important component of the teaching programmes and are mandated for initial teacher education by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.

The key teaching practices for the teaching programmes were determined in collaboration with our teaching community. They are discrete practices, aligned to the Ngā Paerewa | Standards for the Teaching Profession, that are observable and measurable and capture essential aspects of practical, professional work. They are high priority in the sense that they represent key aspects of the work with ākonga that beginning teachers should be able to undertake independently from their first day of teaching as registered and provisionally certificated teachers.

Students in the teaching programmes are expected to demonstrate the key teaching practices (KTPs) by the end of their programme. They are scaffolded towards this through a set of indicators that are examples of specific practices that may demonstrate the KTPs. These indicators provide for progression towards the key teaching practices.

The indicators are designed to support progress but should not be treated as a checklist. They are suggestions and not a comprehensive list to be worked through.