School Of EducationProfessional Experience K - 6Western Sydney University Unit Code: 102111.5
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101604 - Primary Professional Experience
Prerequisite
102110 Professional Experience 3 - 5 Years
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1783 Master of Teaching (Birth-5 Years/Birth-12 Years).
About this Unit
This unit provides students with a professional experience in a primary school, building on their prior experience in early childhood and community-based settings. The professional experience component of this unit consists of 30 days in a 10 + 20 day combination. This can be taken as EITHER 10 days in a Year K-2 classroom and 20 days in a Year 3-6 classroom, OR 10 days in a Year 3-6 classroom and 20 days in a Year K-2 classroom.. Students will link theory and practice while exploring issues involved in understanding the needs of learners within specific school and classroom contexts. Students will design and teach experiences, lessons and units of work in ways that enhance student engagement and learning outcomes, and make relevant links with NSW Education Standards Authority syllabus documents that align with the Australian Curriculum. This professional experience unit supports students to meet the Australian Professional Standards for graduate teachers by focusing on developing professional knowledge, practice and engagement in the primary school context. The unit also gives students opportunities to reflect on their own teaching and learning, and to develop professional goals.
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 (Birth – 5 Years / Birth -12 Years).
5. Students must satisfactorily complete the national Literacy and Numeracy TEST prior to undertaking the final Professional Experience placement.
Courses| 1783.1 | Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years/Birth - 12 Years) | CONTINUING |
| 1783.2 | Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years/Birth - 12 Years) | CONTINUING |
| 1783.3 | Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years/Birth - 12 Years) | CONTINUING |
| 1783.4 | Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years/Birth - 12 Years) | CONTINUING |
| 1783.5 | Master of Teaching (Birth - 5 Years/Birth - 12 Years) | CURRENT |