Course results for Primary education Subjects

Gain an overview of human development from conception to early adolescence. Interpret aspects of development related to age—exploring how the interactions between the child, caregivers, home and school impact children's development.

Gain exposure to technology enhanced resources used to support teaching. Evaluate the complexities of the digital world and its impact on education. Sample a range of teaching and learning resources relevant to your development as an educator.

Discover what the teaching profession means to you and reflect on how this might inform your teaching career. Measure your confidence in what you’ll be teaching. Maximise academic integrity, form your teaching identity, and build your portfolio.  

A final subject to demonstrate your attainment of skills, knowledge and attributes as an early childhood or primary professional. Via a 10-week placement, demonstrate you can plan for and teach children with diverse backgrounds, abilities and needs.

Understand the value of dance, drama and music in society alongside children’s developmental growth. Inquiry-based and praxis-led learning will encourage your creative thinking, self-expression, meaning-making and ability to convey ideas. 

Lay the foundations for meaningful interpretation and implementation of curriculum in the context of science and humantities. Seek answers to local and global social and environmental issues using various information and communication technologies.

Immerse yourself in the number and algebra strand of the Australian mathematics curriculum. Explore how children learn maths through a constructivist teaching approach, and identify knowledge using assessment strategies and diagnostic assessment.

Consider history, philosophy, government policies, and inclusive education theory to form confidence in creating teaching and assessment strategies for learners from diverse cognitive and cultural backgrounds. 

Generate a philosophy for teaching English to primary school children. Interpret English curricula for classroom application and learn how to create a plan for inclusive, inquiry based, equal and equitable learning experiences.

Develop arts literacy and capability through visual and media arts praxis and appreciation. Integrate the arts in teaching and learn how to advocate for arts learning. Create lessons that appreciate child development, curriculum and arts pedagogy.