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This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.
Early Childhood Professional Experience 1: Learning and Teaching in Junior Primary
UndergraduateCUR-EDE2202025
Get practical with work placement and a digital portfolio. Prepare a sequenced teaching plan, bringing context, theory and needs together. Study health, safety and wellbeing maintenance for students.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 24 Aug 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 1 Sept 2025
- Price from
- $1,416
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Early Childhood Professional Experience 1: Learning and Teaching in Junior Primary
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- review the progression of development of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and evidence in a prepared digital professional portfolio
- synthesize understandings developed in the unit to prepare and implement a sequenced teaching plan for learning, teaching and assessing in Junior primary taking into consideration contextual factors, children’s needs and theoretical approaches
- evaluate and implement assessment strategies, moderation procedures and reporting to stakeholders for children aged six to eight years old
- examine and explain strategies in which children’s health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained in educational settings
- use effective communication skills and maintain positive learning environments in primary school settings.
- School contexts and policies, changes and contemporary perspectives for teaching in the junior primary years; Mandatory report requirements; Discussion of AfGT
- Curriculum content and assessment strategies; Planning for assessment
- Assessment and moderation, evaluation and reporting
- Positive learning environments in which children’s health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained
- Planning to teach – Writing a lesson plan; Using Curriculum documents for planning; Designing rigorous lessons; Linking assessments to outcomes
- The digital professional portfolio preparation
- Development of the social and emotional classroom environment; Classroom and behaviour management
- Review of Professional Experience Handbook; Professional Experience documents and what they mean; Professional conduct while on placement; AfGT Element 1 and planning to complete Element 1 of the AfGT
- Preparing for Prac: Key elements of teaching; Transition; Motivation and giving focussed feedback; Sequencing curriculum; Integrating learning
- Reflection on school contexts and policies; Review of theoretical foundations for children’s learning
This is the first in the suite of professional experience subjects and includes both a theory and a practical component (a placement in a school). This subject focuses on children aged six to eight years old in school settings. Provided is a comprehensive overview of theory and practices in establishing and creating emotionally supportive, equitable, healthy, safe and effective learning environments that achieve desired current curriculum outcomes. Students are supported in both the theory and practical components of the subject to become reflective educators who critique and apply their knowledge of multiple pedagogies, the curriculum, their role as a facilitator, design elements of a rich learning environment, and a range of approaches to authentically practise, document and assess learning. The professional experience practical assessment is a three (3) week full-time block placement with children aged six to eight years old in school-based settings intended to enable practical application of knowledge and skills covered in the theory, along with providing further insights into the complexity of the teacher’s role. All required clearances to work with children must be obtained and valid, and all other professional experience requirements met. Both theory and practical components must be passed in order to pass the subject.
To view the Professional Experience Calendar, please see below:
2025 Bachelor of Education Prof Exp Calendar (PDF)
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Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Learning and Teaching Report (50%)
- Professional Task (50%)
- Professional Experience Placement (Pass/Fail)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-ECE-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
Elective
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
- CUR-EDC121-Introducing Language, Literacy and Literature for Educators
CUR-EDC131 (Not currently available)
and one of
- CUR-EDC145-The Numerate Educator
CUR-EDC141 (Not currently available)
and one of
- CUR-EDC163-The Professional Educator: Developing Teacher Identity
CUR-EDC155 (Not currently available)
- CUR-EDC181-Communication Skills for Educators
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Equivalent subjects
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
CUR-EDE222 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - This subject includes a 3-week professional experience placement in a school. placements are undertaken on a full-time basis in a continuous block.
- Other requirements -
This subject is not available for students who are under the age of 16.
Please note that all relevant, valid working with children checks and clearances must be provided as requested prior to commencement of the placement.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
UndergraduateCUR-ECE-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG