Teaching courses first to kick off Massey year

The first Massey students for semester one will be welcomed at the Manawatu campus Hokowhitu site on Tuesday.About 415 new College of Education students will be starting their initial teacher education classes at Manawatu and Albany, three weeks ahead of semester one commencing for the rest of the University, on February 27.The college has an earlier start to the semester to more closely match the school year and enable students to get practical experience in classrooms as part of their study from next month. In addition to the Manawatu students the college welcomes it’s 400 distance learning students.College Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education Professor James Chapman says the students underwent a comp...