Overview
The Bachelor of Education Early Childhood and Primary Teaching enables students to develop the knowledge, skills and capabilities to become a teacher in both early learning development centres (children aged birth- 4 years) and in primary schools from kindergarten to Year 6 (children aged 4-12 years). During the course, students will study and develop a strong grounding in learning, teaching and curriculum; both general primary curriculum as well as that specific to early childhood education. Professional Experience is a key component of the degree.
Students will be placed in a range of educational settings that include early learning and development centres, and early childhood and primary classrooms for their Professional Experiences.
Professional Experience: There are 115 days of supervised and mentored teaching practice in this course.
Contacts
Admission requirements
A maximum of 25% of total Professional Experience days in the course may be taken overseas.
All students who commence an Initial Teacher Education Course from 2017 onwards are required to complete Literacy and Numeracy Tests for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE), administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).Further information is available on the School of Education website.
Structure
96 credit points
Professional outcomes
On completion of the Bachelor of Education Early Childhood and Primary Teaching students have a widely accepted qualification from a recognised university and are eligible to apply for registration with the Teacher Registration Board of WA (or other appropriate state registration boards), and the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).
The University expects to achieve professional accreditation with both the Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRBWA)
http://www.trb.wa.gov.au/
Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
http://www.trb.wa.gov.au/