Master of Teaching (Primary)

About This Course

Furthering meaningful foundations to develop amazing young people!

The Master of Teaching (Primary) is a 2-year (96 credit points) graduate Initial Teacher Education professional award. This award prepares preservice teachers for teaching in Primary (R-6) school settings in all sectors. The 2-year Primary award produces graduates who are sought after by employers and well-respected as early career teachers in a range of school settings.

Hallmarks of the course include personal and professional formation in aspects of wellbeing, Christian faith, ethics, and professional practice experiences across the educational sector which are sequenced to increasing depth, length, and complexity. Professional Experience placements, totaling 91 days, begin in the first semester of the first year and exceed the minimum requirement of 60 days.

Course content includes all learning areas of the primary curriculum plus core education curriculum studies in relation to pedagogy, classroom management and diverse needs.

Preservice teachers will also complete a literacy or numeracy specialisation.

LANTITE (Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education)

All pre-service teachers must pass both parts of the ACER LANTITE to be eligible to graduate from the course. Tabor also has an excellent record of preservice teachers passing the LANTITE, due in part to its long-standing and proven literacy and numeracy testing and support program, and expectation of LANTITE testing early in the course.

Professional Outcomes

On successful completion of a Tabor Master of Teaching (Primary) degree students will be eligible to apply for their teacher registration with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia. Graduates with this qualification are eligible to apply for positions in Department of Education, Christian and Independent schools, and employment nationally and overseas.

Academic Admission Criteria

Admission to the Master of Teaching (Primary) award will be granted on the following basis:

1. Successful prior completion (Credit average of 5 across all prior studies) of a Bachelor level award or equivalent qualification relevant to the Australian Curriculum, including at least one year of full-time equivalent study relevant to one or more Primary school curriculum learning

Non-academic Admission Criteria

• TCS – In accordance with national teacher education program standards, all applicants must also meet the non-academic entry requirement of a 400–600-word Teaching Capabilities Statement (TCS). The TCS addresses applicants’ understandings, motivations, and skills in relation to learning, to teaching as a profession, and academic and personal attitudes and qualities.
• IELTS average band score of 7.5, with a score of at least 8.0 for Listening and Speaking and a score of at least 7.0 for Reading and Writing.

Course Learning Outomes

• Analyse and synthesise the graduate level Australian Professional Standards for Teachers to inform Primary teaching contexts and impact student learning. 
• Plan inclusive learning experiences that empower a range of Primary learners, integrating discipline-specific knowledge, cross-curriculum connections, digital technologies and differentiated practices. 
• Evaluate data-informed methodologies and generate authentic assessment strategies to solve problems and make decisions, enabling Primary student learning.  
• Explicate personal philosophical perspectives on education, using contemporary research, including Christian perspectives, as a basis for ongoing professional learning.  
• Justify the effectiveness of wellbeing principles to promote and maintain positive, relational, and safe learning environments in diverse teaching contexts. 
• Employ high-level collaboration and communication skills to establish and maintain professional and ethical relationships with students, colleagues and caregivers across the Primary school and broader community.