EARLYPRI01 Early childhood and primary education

NOTE: This specialisation has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2019. For details of changes, please consult the 2020 Change register.

This specialisation will prepare you to engage infants and children from birth to 12 years of age in rich teaching and learning experiences. With a focus on birth to 8 years you will develop specialised knowledge and skills which will prepare you to teach and lead appropriate pedagogical practices for a range of contexts including long day care, kindergartens/preschools and primary schools. Within an Early Childhood context you will learn how to design, implement and engage young children in meaningful learning that will foster their creative, physical, personal, intellectual and social capabilities. You will be prepared to lead innovative practice that facilitates continuity of learning for young children, and will apply inclusive principles to meet children’s diverse learning needs. At the Primary level, with a focus on the first three years of schooling, you will develop an understanding of how primary school aged children learn and can be taught effectively and creatively across all primary curriculum areas. You will develop your personal knowledge of cross curriculum priorities and the curriculum areas you will teach, such as: English and literacies, mathematics, arts education, humanities and social education, science and health and physical education.  You will complete extended studies in a curriculum area, selecting from English/literacy, mathematics/numeracy or science. Completion of this study sequence will enhance your expertise in key curriculum areas.