Key facts
UNE unit code: EDUC400
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- Trimester 2 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
EDUC400 unit considers evidence-based strategies to support all school-based support/wellbeing staff, community and social workers in educational settings to best respond to wellbeing, behavioural and engagement difficulties. Students will be empowered with strategies to improve their wellbeing, including building resilience, taking initiative, building and maintaining relationships, and increasing their emotional awareness, management and optimism. These strategies will help facilitate resilience in their role in the school setting.
You will be able to demonstrate coherent knowledge and integrated understanding of a range of disabilities and support needs in a school context, within the context of policy documents, OH&S and Risk Management legislation as they relate to students with a history, or current presentation of significant behavioural difficulties in the classroom. You will understand and demonstrate strategies for reporting to, and working effectively, sensitively and confidentially with parents/carers, community members and/or external professionals. Additionally, you will understand the teacher’s role and reporting relationships with parents in the school context.
Offerings
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
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Notes
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Understand and apply relevant ethical principles, and legislative, administrative and organisational policies and processes required by teachers in the school context.
- Demonstrate, based on relevant theories, concepts and methods, an understanding of how student well-being, mental health, and the different types of supports available to students impact on learning and behaviour.
- Demonstrate coherent knowledge and integrated understanding of a range of disabilities and support needs in a school context.
- Understand and refer to policy documents, OH&S and Risk Management legislation as they relate to students with a history, or current presentation, of significant behavioural difficulties in the classroom.
- Understand and demonstrate strategies for reporting to, and working effectively, sensitively and confidentially with parents/carers, community members and/or external professionals and understand the teacher’s role and reporting relationships with parents in the school context.
- Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage student wellbeing, safety and challenging behaviours within the classroom.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assignment 1 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Online completion of the BRiTE modules Word count: 2000 |
Assignment 2 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | written task Word count: 2000 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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