Overview

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) is an initial teacher education degree that prepares students to teach in Primary School settings. Students will develop in‐depth curriculum and pedagogy knowledge in a specialist area aligned with state and national curriculum frameworks.

Student guidance

Program of study overview
Program of study notes

Program of study
144 Units

Year 136 Units
Year 236 Units
Year 336 Units
Year 436 Units
STEM Minor18 Units
Teaching Curriculum Specialisation Minors

Admission requirements

Admission requirements
Inherent requirements
Special requirements
English Language requirements

Aims

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) aims to graduate pre‐service teachers who are future‐focused, globally minded, critical, creative and reflective educators who empower their own students to wonder, explore, collaborate, act and grow to become future change agents shaping and sustaining our world.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Validate your learning through the achievement of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Career Stage and have the capacity to qualify for registration as a teacher
2.
Design inclusive curriculum for diverse students using assessment data to make informed professional judgements supported by well‐developed pedagogical reasoning, research‐informed perspectives and disciplinary knowledge and skills
3.
Plan and implement strategies to evidence, evaluate and improve the impact of your teaching on student learning
4.
Assess situations and follow through by communicating effectively and empathetically with students, parents/carers and other stakeholders to develop rapport while building trusting professional relationships
5.
Explain why current educational knowledge is contestable and open to research and further enquiry
6.
Explain why alignment is important between curriculum, pedagogy and assessment
7.
Devise effective, creative and innovative solutions to authentic problems encountered in learning and teaching contexts
8.
Justify actions from ethical, responsible and professional standpoints

Student progression rules

The College of Education, Psychology and Social Work enact the Student Progress Policy to identify, intervene and provide assistance as required to pre-service teachers who are experiencing difficulty progressing in their enrolled course.

In addition, except with the permission of the Dean (Education) or nominee:

  • No professional experience placement may be taken more than twice
  • Pre-service teachers who demonstrate gross negligence or misconduct in the performance of an assigned duty will not be offered more than one professional experience placement
  • Students must pass both components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) by the midpoint of their degree. The standard resit allowance permits an initial test attempt plus up to two additional resits for each component (literacy and numeracy) of the test. Students may only be granted a fourth or fifth attempt based on the judgement of the Dean (Education). This cap has been determined by the Australian Government LANTITE Governance Committee.
  • The degree must be completed within ten consecutive years


If a student is no longer able to meet the inherent requirements of the course, they should seek academic counsel from the Course Coordinator or Teaching Program Director, and/or they may be referred to the Student Progress Committee.

Professional accreditation and recognition

Professional accreditation

Associations

Course/Course specialisation association
Course/Exit award association
Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association