In the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary), you’ll learn the skills and knowledge required to teach early childhood and primary schooling.

You’ll be equipped to negotiate the changing context of teaching and learning in the 21st century, with innovative and creative teaching methods that make expert use of emerging technologies. You’ll gain a broad body of knowledge, studying the contexts of education, cultural-historical perspectives and child development, as well as units focusing on specific subject disciplines. The course offers specialisations in Mathematics and English. You’ll complete 91 days of placement throughout the course to put into practice the leadership and management skills you’ll learn in your studies.
 

Upon graduating, you’ll be eligible for employment in a range of Early Childhood and Primary settings, including children’s centres, kindergartens, preschools and early learning centres, as well as government, Catholic and independent primary schools in Australia.

Course description

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) aims to prepare generalist teachers who are competent to teach early childhood and primary schooling (birth to twelve years); have a strong sense of professional identity and are able to articulate this to others; are able to demonstrate an understanding of child development from early childhood through to the later stages of primary schooling; are pedagogical leaders who collaborate with colleagues, children, families and communities; use innovative and creative teaching methods that make expert use of emerging technologies; acknowledge and use a range of broad perspectives that are relevant to societal and educational contexts in which they work, including sustainability, cultural-historical and Indigenous education perspectives; acknowledge, value and respect the diversity of individuals and cultures, including Indigenous cultures, and teach in ways that are sensitive to these perspectives; are able to negotiate the changing context of teaching and learning in the 21st Century. Students can graduate with one or two specialisations (English or Mathematics) having developed additional depth of understanding in terms, expert content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and highly effective classroom teaching in the specific areas.