Master of Teaching (Primary)
This degree contains 60 days of professional experience in a primary school setting. These placements are embedded in EDUC404, EDIT500, EDSP524 and EDCX502. 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.
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 your unit from the list below to see more information about your placements in this degree:
This is a 10 day block placement in a primary Pre-service teachers may only complete one placement in Distance Education, or Special Education setting in EDUC404 *For Special Education settings, the curriculum must align with the NSW/Australian Curriculum and the class must be in a primary school. This placement is embedded in the unit EDIT500. 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 Pre-service teachers may only complete one placement in an RFF, Distance Education, library or Special Education setting in EDUC404 *For Special Education settings, the curriculum must align with the NSW/Australian Curriculum and the class must be in a primary school. This placement is embedded in the unit EDSP524. The placement component does not have to be in a Special Education This is a 20 day block placement in a primary Pre-service teachers may only complete one placement in an RFF, Distance Education, library or Special Education setting in EDUC404 or EDIT500. This placement is embedded in the unit EDCX502. It This placement must be completed in a 20 day block in a primary This is the final placement where the pre-service teacher is assessed against all of the AustralianProfessional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Level as per BOSTES requirements. Pre-service teachers may only complete one placement in an RFF, Distance Education, library or Special Education setting in EDUC404 or EDIT500.Specific Information
school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.Placements that can be accepted
or EDIT500.Placements that cannot be accepted
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
or EDIT500.Placements that cannot be accepted
This Placement and Classroom Behaviour Management
setting as behaviour and classroom management are part of teaching as a whole as outlined in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.Specific Requirements
school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.Placements that can be accepted
Placements that cannot be accepted
This Placement and Aboriginal Education
is not a requirement of the placement to 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
school setting where the pre-service teacher will be assessed against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.Graduate Level Placements
Placements that can be accepted
Placements that cannot be accepted