Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary Teaching)

This Course is archived with an end date of 31/12/2022

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

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Admission requirements

Inherent requirements

Teaching is a complex and demanding profession, and teachers are expected to act ethically at all times with the best interests of children in mind. Prospective teachers are required to be literate and numerate individuals who are able to meet the Australian Standards for entry into teacher education. A prospective teacher is also required to be a physically, emotionally and socially able individual who can handle the rigours of school and classroom life. The following inherent requirements reflect the expectations of the profession as a whole. In addition to these inherent requirements, all students must meet graduate teaching standards in order to graduate and to be eligible to apply for registration as a teacher in Western Australia. For further information please refer to the Teacher Registration Board of WA website: http://trb.wa.gov.au/

Special requirements

Prior to placement in any school or childcare centre for Professional Experience, it is mandatory that pre-service teachers complete or obtain several forms and clearances. Information and forms regarding these mandatory requirements can be accessed via the Professional Experiencewebsite: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Education/ProfessionalExperience Completion and submission of these mandatory requirements is essential before placements can be arranged.

A maximum of 25% of total Professional Experience days in the course may be taken overseas.

Entry requirements (onshore)

English language requirements

Additional progression requirements / restrictions

Please note the following requirements for Teacher Registration in Australia:Students admitted to Initial Teacher Education programs on the basis of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment, or an equivalent English language proficiency assessment, must have attained an overall IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening), either on entry to or on graduation from the program.

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.

Learning outcomes

demonstrate an appropriate level of teaching skills to meet the needs of a diverse range of learners.

develop practical strategies for creating rapport with and guiding children's' behaviour to support their well-being and safety and to maximise learning opportunities.

develop learning programs that meet statutory curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements.

demonstrate achievement of AITSL Graduate Professional Standards through a portfolio.

interpret diagnostic and assessment data to evaluate children's learning and differentiate teaching practice and apply timely and appropriate types of feedback to improve children's learning.

design subject, cross-curricular and integrated curriculum approaches for Early Childhood Education and Care settings and teaching in Years Kindergarten- 6.

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the implications for learning of students' physical, cultural, social, linguistic and intellectual characteristics including principles of inclusion and strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.

employ strategies for working effectively, sensitively and confidentially with parents/carers, recognising their role in their children's education.

Structure
96 credit points

Course Core96 credit points

Required Units93 credit points

Overview

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Admission requirements

Learning outcomes

Structure96 credit points

Alternative exits

Professional outcomes

Additional information

Structure
96 credit points