BTch+(Primary)

__BTch Primary Guidelines__

Dear All,

Clarification has been gained regarding requirements for the graduate BTch (Primary). Like undergraduate primary teaching awards, there is the requirement that students undertaking graduate primary teaching awards have at least 16 units of KLA study. However, 8 of these units may be drawn from the students' undergraduate degree in one of the following ways:


 * two semester units in four KLAs; or
 * four semester units in one KLA and two units in two other KLAs

This totals 8 units in KLA units and matches our current admission requirements.

A further 8 KLA units are to be included in graduate primary teaching awards in the following way:


 * 1 unit in each of the 6 KLAs;
 * 1 literacy unit to include the pedagogy of reading, with a range of models including instruction on how to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary knowledge, grammar and text comprehension, writing, spelling, speaking and listening, and related issues of child development and inclusiveness; and
 * 1 numeracy unit with emphasis on the foundation concepts of quantity, measurement, spatial representation, generalisation and mathematical reasoning.

Therefore the UNE BTch (Primary) will be a two-year award consisting of:


 * 6 Foundation Units
 * 6 KLA units
 * 1 Literacy Unit
 * 1 Numeracy Unit
 * 2 ‘spare spaces’
 * 60 days of prac

The GDE/MTCH forum (Wed 26 Sept, 1.00-3.00, Rm 205) will now include a discussion of the BTch (Prim) as well and focus on which units will occupy the 2 ‘spare spaces’ that now exist in both awards.

Meanwhile, would the coordinators of primary KLA units please advise whether the existing KLA units in the current BTch should remain the same in the new structure so that I can begin sequencing the new award structure. If you intend to propose new/alternative units, please remember that they need to available in both internal and external modes.

Let’s continue the conversation here, using the 'discussion' option (above).

Cheers, Joy