PRIMARY01 Primary education

This specialisation has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2020. For details of changes, please consult the 2021 Change register.

This specialisation will prepare you to teach children from five to 12 years of age in primary schools from Foundation to Year 6. You will develop an understanding of how primary school aged children learn and how they can be taught effectively and creatively across all primary curriculum areas. In doing so, you will develop your personal knowledge of cross curriculum priorities and the curriculum areas you will teach such as: English and literacies, mathematics and numeracy, arts education, humanities and social education, science, health and physical education. In the single degree course, you will select to complete extended studies in two of the following three areas: English/literacy, or mathematics/numeracy and science, while in the double degree course, you will complete extended studies in either English/literacy or mathematics/numeracy.  Completion of this study sequence will enhance your expertise and knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy in these key areas.

Availability
Primary education is listed in D3001 Bachelor of Education (Honours) as an undergraduate specialisation at Peninsula for the single degree and at Clayton for double degrees.