Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary)

Pending VIT Approval

The SCEI-HE Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) is a forward-thinking program that prepares pre-service teachers as autonomous, versatile educators for children from birth to 12 years in early childhood settings and primary schools, developing advanced skills to support diverse learners—including deep expertise in a primary specialisation—while building strong relationships with children, families, and communities to create evidence-based interventions; it promotes critical engagement with historical and contemporary teaching theories, evolving learning models, innovative curriculum design, contemporary pedagogies, practitioner research methods, student and staff wellbeing practices, and technology integration to enhance engagement, equipping ‘ready-to-teach’ graduates to deliver stimulating experiences, manage positive, safe, and productive environments, address 21st-century challenges and global issues, collaborate in teaching teams, and foster meaningful partnerships with students, parents/carers, and the broader school community.

Course Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this degree will be able to:

Reflect critically on educational theory, policy and research in relation to impact on professional knowledge, practice and engagement.
Apply advanced and integrated content and pedagogical knowledge, with inclusive understanding of indigenous peoples, places and perspectives and communicate clearly to create supportive and productive learning environments.
Design and differentiate relevant curriculum to cater inclusively for diverse learners and promote participation.
Integrate digital and design technologies to augment curriculum delivery and engage learners.
Apply practical approaches to classroom management to establish and maintain safe and supportive learning environments.
Design and implement formative, summative and diagnostic assessment strategies, tasks and tools.
Determine success criteria and interpret student achievement data to inform evidence- based decisions for teaching, feedback and reporting.
Interpret the professional teaching standards to critically evaluate the impact of own teaching practice and identify continued professional learning needs.
Understand and comply with current legislative, administrative and policy requirements and societal expectations for teachers.
Establish and maintain inclusive, respectful and ethical relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues, families and members of the learning community.
Understand the role of teacher as researcher, applying research principles and methods to a capstone teacher practitioner inquiry.

Graduate Attributes

SCEI-HE graduates are distinguished by their:

Flexible and independent learners with a commitment to life-long learning
Academically knowledgeable at a level appropriate to the program
Able to use their knowledge and skills to solve problems and think critically
Critically analyse and evaluate theory and research
Effective communicators in spoken and written English
Able to work effectively as part of a team
Technologically competent

Pathways for Employment and Further study

Graduates of this course may find employment or undertake further study in any of the following:

For professional employment in:
- early childhood educator or primary teacher to work in early childhood services, schools and educational settings;
Further postgraduate education:
- Doctoral studies

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) may find employment with government, private enterprises and not-for-profit organisations. Graduate employment opportunities include :

Early childhood teachers (long day care, kindergartens, preschools, early learning centres)
Primary teachers (Foundation–Year 6; government, Catholic, independent, private schools)
Educational leaders/lead educators/coordinators (early childhood services)
Specialists (literacy, numeracy, inclusive education)

SCEI-HE Student Life

At SCEI-HE, we recognise that student experiences are just as crucial as educational outcomes. Often, a student’s personal experience and academic performance are interdependent. To support our students holistically, SCEIHE offers referrals to a variety of services: