School Of EducationSecondary Professional Practice 3Western Sydney University Unit Code: 102095.2
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: SECONDARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101075 - Professional Experience 3
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1714 Master of Teaching (Secondary).
About this Unit
In 2018 this unit replaced by 102605 - Professional Practice Community Engagement. Secondary Professional Practice 3 is the third Professional Practice unit of the Master of Teaching (Secondary). This unit incorporates a ten-day academic service learning placement. It is designed to develop sustainable practical knowledge and skills that supplement those developed in the other Professional Practices. This unit is based on the principle of broadening and deepening Pre-service Teachers’ understandings of contemporary issues confronting the wider education community. A diverse range of alternative educational settings beyond traditional secondary school contexts (including intrastate, interstate and international contexts) are utilised in Secondary Professional Practice 3 to provide a deep perspective for future secondary teachers beyond curriculum matters and engage with holistic schooling processes. The unit requires Pre-service Teachers to design their own engaging program from the range of available strands. Pre-service Teachers negotiate their settings and inquiry-based projects for Secondary Professional Practice 3 to suit their needs, interests, expertise and communities. Pre-service Teachers must have satisfactorily completed child protection training and Working with Children check, and obtained anaphylaxis certification prior to enrolling in this unit. Pre-service Teachers must also meet the Inherent Requirements of the Master of Teaching (Secondary), details of which are available at
http://www.uws.edu.au/ir/inherent_requirements/inherent_requirements_for_teaching_courses_postgraduate/master_of_teaching_secondary
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
1. Pre-service Teachers are required to complete a Working with Children Check leading to the issuance of a clearance number under the category of volunteer. Pre-service Teachers 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 NSW Motor Registry or Government Access Centre prior to issuance by mail a Working with Children Check number. Iii. Submit the letter with a valid Working with Children Check number to the School of Education to facilitate processing of a school placement and Student Central where the document is trimmed and recorded in Callista as a Special Requirement. 2. Pre-service Teachers must also attend a Child Protection Workshop prior to undertaking any visits/placements. Pre-service Teaachers who have not completed Child Protection will need to withdraw from the unit. 3. Pre-service Teachers must complete the ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training and register their certificate with Student Central. Certificates will be required when entering early childhood settings. 4. Pre-service Teachers must meet the Inherent Requirements for the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
Courses| 1714.1 | Master of Teaching (Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 1714.2 | Master of Teaching (Secondary) | CONTINUING |