School Of EducationProfessional Experience 1: Introduction to ClassroomsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102117.3
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: PRIMARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101485 - Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Classrooms
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1717 Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education.
About this Unit
The unit is only offered to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education program. This unit is designed to introduce students to the characteristics of classrooms and curriculum implementation, Students will explore the structure of teaching, learning and curriculum in all key learning areas, with a particular focus on literacy and numeracy. They will examine the perspectives which influence the curriculum and the way in which curriculum is interpreted in the classroom environment. The unit will assist students in commencing the development of their professional portfolio with a ten day’s practicum, focusing on professional experience and the work of teachers in primary classrooms.
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 Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education.
Courses| 1717.1 | Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | CONTINUING |
| 1717.3 | Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | CURRENT |
| 1718.3 | Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 1861.1 | Bachelor of Educational Studies (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education) (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1861.2 | Bachelor of Educational Studies (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education) (exit only) | CURRENT |