Bachelor of Education (P-12)

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Exhibit a broad and coherent body of knowledge of pedagogy, curriculum and assessment based on learning theories and research into how students learn in relation to the changing nature of education in a rapidly-evolving global context,
2. Critically review the development of educational policies and knowledge of educational issues to improve classroom practice in primary and secondary classrooms and strengthen students’ relations with their local community,
3. Plan learning programs that richly embrace a varied curriculum and that articulate and exhibit the ideologies of socially just education through awareness, inclusion, equity and access in ways that respond to students’ diverse physical, social, cultural and intellectual characteristics,
4. Analyse the importance of fostering creative skills, thought processes, oral and written communication techniques, including in the use of Information and Communication Technologies, to engage and connect with students, their parents/carers and the wider community so as to prepare them to confront and pro-actively solve 21st Century challenges,
5. Develop contextual understandings of contemporary life in a global community, and collaborate with students and colleagues to promote principles of peace, sustainability, ethical conduct, and political and economic freedom,
6. Demonstrate knowledge of relevant discipline-based content to plan, deliver and assess high quality educational programs to primary and secondary school students.

Choose your specialisation to start your teaching career in the area that fits with your passions and interests.

On top of your specialisation units, you’ll study core primary teaching subjects, as well as curriculum and pedagogy units for both junior and senior secondary teaching.

Depending on your specialisation, you could focus your teaching expertise on anything from mathematics to English literary studies to biology to outdoor education to media studies, or a specialist in a particular area such as disability studies in education or student welfare. 

As a Bachelor of Education (P-12) student, you’ll get work-ready with 103 days of work experience – that’s more than the 80 days required by the VIT.

You’ll split your supervised teaching placements between primary and secondary schools, building your confidence teaching all age groups. This extensive classroom teaching experience will ensure you’re confident and job-ready before you graduate, ready to work locally or overseas.

Plus, in your fourth year you can choose our innovative Permission to Teach (PTT) internship, in which you’ll be employed in a primary school working three days per week while you complete your studies. 

As part of your education degree, you can choose from education work placements as diverse as:

• teaching in rural or remote locations
• overseas study tours in Malaysia, China, Timor Leste and more
• sports, literacy and leadership programs with sporting organisations such as the Western Bulldogs
• mentoring school students in university-ready skills
• creative art projects.

You can also gain course credit while studying overseas to immerse yourself in a new culture and build skills to stand out in the job market. 

Take advantage of our strong industry connections, with placement opportunities for VU students at more than 200 schools across Melbourne. Our partners include a host of primary, secondary and P-12 schools, large and small, including:

• Mount Ridley College, Craigieburn
• Greenvale Primary School
• Methodist Ladies College (MLC), Kew
• Sunshine Special Development School
• East Preston Islamic College.