EDBPE4000 Professional Experience Placement
This course is the final in a sequence of professional experience courses designed to develop students' competencies as professional teachers. It comprises an extended supervised teaching experience block of 40 days in a secondary school within an Immersion style practicum. During the placement Pre Service Teachers (PSTs) will connect and extend the coursework undertaken at university by engaging in practical and constructive experiences in a variety of learning settings that include their specialty areas. PSTs explore more deeply the complexities of teaching and learning through their own and the supervisor¿s practice; plan and teach lessons, develop learning activities and assessment tasks and systematically reflect on how past teaching experiences compare with teaching in the school setting. By the end of this placement, the PSTs should apply knowledge and skills as set out below and in consideration of the Professional Teaching Standards and in line with the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment. All evidence will support the Round Table Conference which occurs in October and is the opportunity for PSTs to present their growth and learning. As the year progresses, PSTs take on the role similar to that expected of beginning teachers. University based pre placement seminars will augment students' exploration of their professional learning and post placement sessions will be undertaken to reflect on the professional experience and finalise the documented evidence of professional practice, professional knowledge and professional engagement as articulated in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Level).
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $1,157
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $1,157
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
