Bachelor of Education (K-12 Teaching)
The Bachelor of Education (K-12) contains 80 days of professional experience in both secondary school and primary school settings with 40 days in each. These placements are embedded in EDUC104, EDIT100, EDLT302, EDSP324 and EDCX302.
All professional experience placements in a school setting must meet the following requirements to be counted for placement. The school must:
- Assess teacher proficiency against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers;
- Use NESA approved syllabuses or equivalent Australian syllabuses;
All placements must be in a mainstream classroom unless otherwise specified.
For the secondary components of the course, Teacher Education Students will be required to teach both junior and senior school levels in each placement.
Before undertaking the final placement, all Teacher Education Students in this degree must complete and pass both components of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students.
Please select from the list below for more in-depth information for the units:
This is a 10 day block placement in a primary school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Due to the shorter nature of the combined experiences in the primary and secondary settings, variations to the placement settings will not usually be granted. This placement is embedded in the unit EDIT100. While the unit content is about learning Information Technology (IT), the placement is not directly related to IT so does not need to be in a computer class. Information Technology is covered in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers as part of the whole of teaching. This is a 10 day block placement in a primary Due to the shorter This placement is embedded in the unit EDLT302. The unit content is about Planning for Effective Learning, while the placement incorporates what is taught as part of the whole of teaching as described in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. This is a 20 day block placement in a primary school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Due to the shorter nature of the combined experiences This placement is embedded in the unit EDSP324. While the unit content is about classroom behaviour management, the placement is not directly related to the unit so does This is a 20 day block placement in a secondary school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. The pre-service teacher will be responsible for a minimum of 12 hours* of teaching per week in their curriculum area(s) *Depending upon timetables of the school, the pre-service teacher may have to adjust this to accommodate. Due This placement is embedded in the unit EDCX302. It is not a requirement of the placement to This placement must be completed in a 20 day block in a secondary school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against all of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. The pre-service teacher will be responsible for a minimum of 14 hours* of teaching per week in their curriculum area(s) *Depending upon timetables of the school, the pre-service teacher may have to adjust this to accommodate. This is the final placement where the pre-service teacher is assessed against all of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Level as per BOSTES requirements. Placement variations will not be granted for Graduate Level placements.Specific Information
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This Placement and Information Technology
Specific Requirements
school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.Placements that can be accepted
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nature of the combined experiences in the primary and secondary settings,
variations to the placement settings will not usually be granted.This Placement and Planning for Effective Learning
Specific Requirements
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in the primary and secondary settings, variations to the placement settings will not
usually be granted.This Placement and Classroom Behaviour Management
not have to be completed in a Special Education setting or behaviour class. Classroom and behaviour management is part of the whole of teaching and is covered in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.Specific Requirements
of study.Placements that can be accepted
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to the shorter nature of the combined experiences in the primary and secondary
settings, variations to the placement settings will not usually be granted.This Placement and Aboriginal Education
be completed in a setting with a specific ratio of Aboriginal and/or Torres
Strait Islander students. Cultural perspectives and understanding, differentiation of curriculum, disability support strategies and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education strategies are included in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.Specific Requirements
of study.Graduate Level Placements
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