This unit extends your understanding of the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, interpersonal, social and environmental dimensions of health and wellness. The content focuses on critical aspects of social and emotional learning (SEL) to ensure you can successfully implement a program of SEL in a school or workplace. SEL encompasses concepts such as resilience, mental health, drug education,...

This unit extends your understanding of the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, interpersonal, social and environmental dimensions of health and wellness. The content focuses on critical aspects of social and emotional wellbeing (SEW) to ensure you can successfully promote SEW in a school or workplace. SEW encompasses concepts such as resilience, mental health, drug education, sexual health,...

The importance of play is recognised as being integral to young children’s learning and development and is therefore embedded within the Early Years Learning Framework. This unit comprises of three modules, namely: What is play? Play and the Curriculum and Play and the Early Childhood (EC) practitioner. The concept, assessment and integration of play based learning will be investigated through...

The Associate Degree in Education Support is a two-year course intended to provide an educational qualification for a range of education support roles including Teacher Assistants, Integration Aides, School Support Officers and Home-Schooling parents.As a distinctive profession, Education ...

Students selected into one of the following: Faculty of Education Honours courses, B.Ed(Hons), B.Ed (Primary)(Hons), B.Ed (Early Childhood) (Hons) course will undertake this unit.This unit aims to prepare and assist students in developing the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake a substantial sustained piece of educational research. Students who complete this unit...

Sociology inspires you to think differently about the world. We discover how a ‘sociological imagination’ enables us to better understand our lives, the groups we belong to and how societies are changing. From growing up with social media to changing gender roles, sociology is about explaining how the ‘big picture’ shapes our individual lives and experiences. Grounded in real-world...

This unit is designed for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) specialising in teaching young children from birth to 8 years. The unit introduces and interrogates current early childhood curriculum frameworks that guide reflective practice in child care, kindergarten, preparatory and early years of schooling to age 8 (EYLF in the context of NQF, and State and National...

The benefits of being physically active are significant for both individuals and the whole community. It is critical, therefore, that a concerted effort is made to increase the physical activity levels and to provide opportunities for all Tasmanians to be physically active as part of their everyday life (Tasmanian Physical Activity Plan, 2011-2021).  Health professionals can be involved in...

The Bachelor of Education (Health and Physical Education) is a pre-service teaching degree that will give you the skills and knowledge to teach health and physical education from foundation through to year 12. This course is accredited through the Tasmanian Teachers Registration Board, and is ...

Early childhood educators need particular leadership and management strategies to participate effectively in shared decision-making for the development of high quality programs and services for all stakeholders. This involves knowing how leadership and management structures and styles, including policy procedures and requirements, impact on programs and service provision. Creating collegial,...