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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 1000 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. Final year Pre-Service Teachers can apply for a place in the internship program in a school. 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.
The internship unit (EDU4227) enables final year Pre-Service Teachers to fulfill a diversity of roles and/or assume increasing responsibility for the tasks and duties normally performed by employees in an approved context that may include school, community or industry. Further information regarding Professional Experience can be found at: https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/education/professional-experience
The Department of Education Western Australia and cooperating non-government schools have the right to determine 'fit and proper persons' to enter and practice in schools. For these reasons, all Pre-Service Teachers 18 years of age and over will be required to have a current Department of Education Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a current Working with Children Check, or the equivalent clearance issued by the relevant State authority before commencing this period of Professional Practice. Further information can be found at https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/education/professional-experience/before-professional-experience
Generally host Schools and Centres require that the Pre-Service Teachers attend the placement on a full time basis and otherwise meet their specific attendance requirements of the particular placement. There is limited scope for ECU to negotiate any deviations from these requirements.
Selection for the internship will be based upon an Expression of Interest application followed by a panel interview process.
During the placement, it is imperative that Pre-Service Teachers always demonstrate professionalism and respect for industry partners. Pre-Service Teachers must abide by the professional standards set out in the ECU Student Code of Conduct and comply with the applicable University policies and rules. The Student Code of Conduct can be found at: http://policysearch.ecu.edu.au/PolicySearch/Record/767/file/document The host School/Centre has absolute discretion to terminate the Pre-Service Teachers placement prior to completion of the placement. Situations where this discretion has been exercised are typically where the School/Centre has had concerns about Pre-Service Teacher's conduct or performance. ECU may also withdraw a Pre-Service Teacher from placement in certain circumstances. Early termination or withdrawal from the professional experience placement may result in a Fail grade for this unit.
In each year of the program, students undertake compulsory Professional Practice and in the final year, students undertake an Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) comprising 8 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. Students will complete: 7 distributed days and 2 weeks in Year 1 (EDL1240 and PPA1260) 4 weeks in Year 2 (PPA2360) 5 weeks in Year 3 (PPA3260) 8 weeks in Year 4 (ATP4440)
The Department of Education Western Australia and cooperating non-government schools have the right to determine 'fit and proper persons' to enter and practice in schools. For these reasons, all Pre-Service Teachers 18 years of age and over will be required to have a current Department of Education ationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a current Working with Children Check, or the equivalent clearance issued by the relevant State authority before commencing this period of Professional Experience. Further information can be found at https://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/education/professional-experience/before-professional-experience
Generally host Schools and Centres require that the Pre-Service Teachers attend the placement on a full time basis and otherwise meet their specific attendance requirements of the particular placement. There is limited scope for ECU to negotiate any deviations from these requirements.
During the placement, it is imperative that Pre-Service Teachers always demonstrate professionalism and respect for industry partners. Pre-Service Teachers must abide by the professional standards set out in the ECU Student Code of Conduct and comply with the applicable University policies and rules. The Student Code of Conduct can be found at: http://policysearch.ecu.edu.au/PolicySearch/Record/767/file/document The host School/Centre has absolute discretion to terminate the Pre-Service Teachers placement prior to completion of the placement. Situations where this discretion has been exercised are typically where the School/Centre has had concerns about Pre-Service Teacher's conduct or performance. ECU may also withdraw a Pre-Service Teacher from placement in certain circumstances. Early termination or withdrawal from the professional experience placement may result in a Fail grade for this unit.
The Professional Experience units are designated as a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once unless otherwise determined by the Progression Panel. Failure to pass these units may result in exclusion from the course.
This course has been Accredited by: Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA).
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://www.trb.wa.gov.au
All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
International students must attain an IELTS Academic with an average level of 7.5 or more, across the four components of listening, speaking, reading and writing; no score below level 7.0 in any of these components; and a score of 8.0 or more in the components of speaking and listening. Internationally schooled applicants may also be required to meet this requirement.
Applicants who have completed secondary education, bachelor degree or master degree studies in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA are not required to provide an IELTS Academic test. Minimum English standard requirements may be satisfied with one of the following:
Note:
Applicants who have completed their secondary education in South Africa in English, or have an undergraduate degree taught in English from a South African University are deemed to have satisfied English language requirements.
Applicants from the Seychelles:
Successful completion of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) grade C or above, PLUS a completed 4 year National Diploma.
All applicants are required to satisfy non-academic criteria, in addition to satisfying academic entry criteria. Applicants' non-academic capabilities will be assessed based on completion of a Non-Academic Requirements for Teacher Entry (NARTE) online questionnaire. One or more of the majors in this course has admission requirements. Refer to the major for more information.
This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.
Students have the opportunity to complete a fast-tracked final year and achieve eligibility for employment in schools from Term 4 of that year.
All nationally accredited Initial Teacher Education courses require students to undertake the LANTITE tests, as set by ACER, and meet the Standard in personal literacy and personal numeracy to be eligible to graduate. The Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia requires all students who enrol in an Initial Teacher Education course (undergraduate and graduate) from 1st January 2017 to have successfully met the set Standard, as set by ACER, for personal numeracy and literacy to be eligible to graduate, and therefore, be eligible for registration as a teacher. Students will be able to resit each component of the test two additional times if not successful on the first attempt (three opportunities in total). Students will be required to re-register and pay to sit the test each subsequent time. On successful completion of the test students will be given advanced standing for the above two units LIT1200 and NUM1200.
| 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 |
| EDF3202 | Aboriginal Contexts in Primary Education | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TPA4100 # | Teaching Performance Assessment | 15 |
| ATP4440 # | Professional Experience 4 - Assistant Teacher Program | 30 |
| Unit from Specialisation | x 1 | 15 |
Students are required to select one of the following options:
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| TCH4260 ^ | Primary Technologies | 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 the School Progression Panel.
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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