School Of EducationProfessional Practice Community EngagementWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102605.3
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: SECONDARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101075 - Professional Experience 3, 102095 - Secondary Professional Practice 3
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 1714, 1848, 1652, 1823, 2804, 2786, 1843, 4742 or 3756.
In addition, students enrolled in 1652, 1823, 2804, 2786, 1843, 4742 or 3756 must have passed 160 credit points to enrol in this unit
About this Unit
Professional Practice Community Engagement is a Professional Experience unit of the Master of Teaching (Secondary), incorporating a five-day or 30 hours academic service learning placement and is designed to develop sustainable practical knowledge and skills that supplement those developed in the other Professional Experience units. This unit will expand Teacher Education students’ understandings of the contemporary issues confronting the wider education community. As such, a diverse range of educational settings including secondary school contexts are utilised to provide a deeper perspective for future secondary teachers beyond curriculum matters, and to facilitate engagement with holistic schooling practices. Teacher Education students choose from the available educational contexts to suit their needs, interests, expertise and communities.
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
1. Students are required to complete the TWO components of the Working with Children Check (WWCC) process leading to a) the issuance of a clearance number under the category of volunteer and b) verification of the clearance number with the NSW Department of Education.
a) Students will need to:
i. Access the Commission for Children and Young People website and complete an online application form to generate an application number.
ii. Present an application number and identification to a Service NSW office who will issue a Working with Children Check number via mail or email.
iii. Submit the letter with a valid Working With Children Check number via WesternNow Student Portal. The document is trimmed and recorded as a Special Requirement on your academic record.
WesternNow Student Portal link
b) Students will need to:
i. Access the NSW Department of Education WWCC Verification declaration form https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/jecpc/crc/wwcc.jsf
ii. Carefully read the information about Identity Documents and obtain a copy of the relevant ID documents.
iii. Complete and submit the verification declaration form.
iv. Once your WWCC verification is complete you will receive an email reply from the DoE Probity Unit confirming your WWCC number has been verified.
v. Submit the verification confirmation email via WesternNow Student Portal. The document is trimmed and recorded as a Special Requirement on your academic record.
2. Students must complete the TWO components of the NSW Department of Education’s Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT)
a) Students will need to:
i. Access the NSW Department of Education’s MyPL website https://mypl.education.nsw.gov.au/
ii. Complete the online Child Protection Awareness Training: Induction
iii. Save certificate of completion
iv. Submit certificate via WesternNow Student Portal
b) Students will need to:
i. Access the NSW Department of Education’s MyPL website https://mypl.education.nsw.gov.au/
ii. Complete the Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT): Annual Update for the calendar year
iii. Save certificate of completion
iv. Submit certificate via WesternNow Student Portal
Both certificates will be recorded on your student record as Special Requirements with the end date for the Annual CPAT recorded. The CPAT: Annual Update will need to be renewed and submitted on an annual basis.
Students who have not completed both components of the Child Protection Awareness Training will need to withdraw from the unit.
3. Students must complete the ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training and submit their certificate to Submit certificate via WesternNow Student Portal.
4. Students must meet the Inherent Requirements for the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
Courses| 1652.9 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 1714.3 | Master of Teaching (Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 1714.4 | Master of Teaching (Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 1714.5 | Master of Teaching (Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 1823.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars | CURRENT |
| 1843.2 | Bachelor of Graphic Design (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 1859.1 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1859.2 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1859.3 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1859.4 | Master of Educational Studies (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 2804.1 | Bachelor of Business (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 2804.2 | Bachelor of Business (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 6013.2 | Diploma in Design/Bachelor of Graphic Design (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 6021.4 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
Specialisations
| M1133.1 | Secondary Education | CURRENT |
| M1134.1 | Secondary Teaching | CURRENT |
| SM1142.1 | Education Studies - Secondary Teaching | CURRENT |