Handbook

Courses / qualifications may not be offered in all locations and modes each year.  For more information on Mode of Delivery, visit Mode definitions

The course aims to produce graduates who:

• Are able to meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Career Stage and qualify for registration as a teacher (requirement for graduation)
• Are prepared as ethical practitioners who apply expertise in implementing evidence-based and research informed practices in education classrooms with a focus on applying inclusive education to support children and young people with divers and complex needs
• Foster the values, capabilities, and habits of mind of an adaptable life-long learner
• Effectively apply deep content and pedagogical knowledge and skills for all learners
• Exemplify connections between research, innovative teaching, student agency and industry engagement at the forefront of contemporary learning design to become highly skillful teachers
• Actively seek improvement in practice through professional, collaborative relationships and professional development

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 offeredmore 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