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This progressive course is dedicated to producing future teachers ready to enter the Primary education profession. A variety of flexible admission options is available to suit applicants with differing needs. The course includes the opportunity to complete a fast-tracked final year and achieve eligibility for employment in schools from term 4 of that year. A distinguishing feature of this course is the opportunity to complete a formal specialisation in your Primary Education qualification. This enables you to obtain a deeper and broader level knowledge and understanding in a particular Learning Area at the graduate level, while maintaining your generalist knowledge. The range and number of professional practice experiences are a key feature of this course. This ensures students can make the essential connection between theory and practice whilst building both professional and generic employability skills in real teaching environments. Partnerships between the University and over 600 schools allow teaching students to gain experience in diverse settings including public, private, city and remote schools, allowing them to work with children from differing economic, social, ethnic and educational backgrounds. Successful completion of the course presents graduates with the opportunity to gain employment as outstanding teachers equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of young people.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
In each year of the program, students undertake compulsory Professional Practice and in the final year, students undertake an Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) comprising of one term of approximately 10 weeks of continuous teaching practice. The Assistant Teacher Program is conducted during the final year of the course in the second term of the school year.
To undertake a Professional Practice in a school, all pre-service teacher education students must have supplied ECU with evidence of a valid National Police History Check from the Department of Education WA. In addition, all teaching students 18 years of age and over must have supplied ECU with evidence of a valid Working with Children Check from the Department of Child Protection WA. Further information and application forms can be found at www.det.wa.edu.au/screening/detcms/portal/
All Professional Practices are undertaken on a full-time basis and teaching students are required to give a full-time commitment to the school during the scheduled Professional Practice periods.
The Professional Practice Rules and Procedures and Code of Professional Conduct for ECU Pre-service Teachers can be accessed at www.ecu.edu.au/schools/education/professional-practice.
Exclusion from course
Students will need to graduate to be eligible to register with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA). Registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) is required to practice in the profession.
Graduates must meet the Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRBWA) literacy and numeracy proficiency requirements prior to graduation for teacher registration in Western Australia. Further information is available at http://trb.wa.gov.au
Academic admission standard for the following entry pathways:
Students must attain an Academic IELTS with an overall band minimum score of 7.0 (no individual band less than 7.0).
Applicants from the Seychelles:
For equivalent test requirements refer to ECU English Standards Policy.
Students have the opportunity to complete a fast-tracked final year and achieve eligibility for employment in schools from Term 4 of that year.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| EDL1240 # | Introduction to Teaching | 15 |
| EDL1250 | Learning and Learners | 15 |
| MAE1250 | Foundations of Primary Mathematics | 15 |
| AED1260 | The Arts in Education 1 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| EDL1260 | Children's Growth, Development and Learning | 15 |
| LAN1260 | Spoken Language in Primary School | 15 |
| SCE1260 | Science Education in Primary Schools 1 | 15 |
| PPA1260 # | Professional Experience 1 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| HPE2240 | Health and Physical Education in Primary Schools | 15 |
| LAN2240 | English in the Early Years of Primary School | 15 |
| MAE2250 | Teaching and Learning in Primary Mathematics 1 | 15 |
| HSS2240 | Humanities and Social Science in Primary Schools 1 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| HSS2260 | Humanities and Social Science in Primary Schools 2 | 15 |
| EDU2260 * | Positive Learning Environments | 15 |
| AED2240 | The Arts in Education 2 | 15 |
| PPA2360 # | Professional Experience 2 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| SCE3240 | Science Education in Primary Schools 2 | 15 |
| EDF3101 | Working with Indigenous Australian Children, Youth and their Families | 15 |
| EDS3240 | Including Children with Special Educational Needs | 15 |
| LAN3280 | English in Middle and Upper Primary School | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| EDU3265 | Assessing and Evaluating Learning | 15 |
| MAE3270 | Teaching and Learning in Primary Mathematics 2 | 15 |
| LAN3240 | English for Speakers of Other Languages or Dialects | 15 |
| PPA3260 # | Professional Experience 3 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ATP4240 # | Professional Experience 4 - Assistant Teacher Program | 45 |
| Unit from Specialisation | x 1 | 15 |
Students are required to select one of the following options:
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| DTM4260 | Materials Design and Technology | 15 |
| Unit from Specialisation | x 3 | 45 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| EDU4226 ^ | School-based Project | 60 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| EDU4227 ^ | Internship | 60 |
^ Core Option
# Designated Unit - a Unit or Unit of Competency which a School has designated as a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once unless otherwise determined by Board of Examiners.
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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