Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)

This course equips you with the knowledge, skills, and experience to graduate ready to begin your teaching career. Develop your knowledge and understanding of how children learn and the implications for teaching and how to create safe, inclusive, engaging and supportive learning environments, combined with hands-on learning as you spend over 100 days of professional placement in primary schools, starting from your first semester.Make a real difference to young children’s lives and equip them with the skills, knowledge and values needed to succeed in the world, now and in the future. This distinctive undergraduate teaching degree prepares you to be a teacher from Pre-primary to Year 6 and gives you the skills and knowledge to graduate ready to begin your teaching career.You'll develop in-depth knowledge of the primary curriculum, be exposed to a range of teaching strategies, and undertake professional placements supervised by a practising teacher. You'll also be taught by inspiring and innovative lecturers, be given experiences in schools across a diverse range of settings, and will develop your knowledge, confidence and skills through both classroom and experience-based learning. You'll be required to pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE) as well as a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA).

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—(a) achieved an ATAR of at least 75, or equivalent as recognised by UWA; or(b) an assured pathway offer; or(c) achieved a score of at least 100 in UWA's Experienced-based Entry assessment; or(d) a place in a relevant UWA access program