EDHP4009: Final Professional Practice for HPE

2026 unit information

This unit is the final in a series of three units examining pedagogical and professional practices in K-12 Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE). It specifically focuses on the elective (content endorsed) Years 9-12 PDHPE courses. There are three focus areas: the transition from a pre-service teacher to a graduate teacher, a practical examination of the current Stage 5 and 6 Elective courses, and an introduction to the Assessment for Graduate Teachers (AfGT) as preparation for the Internship. Current departmental policies and processes will also be reviewed and discussed to assist with vocational planning for final year students.

Unit details and rules

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Details

Study level	Undergraduate
Academic unit	Education
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	EDHP4002
Corequisites: ?	EDHP4007 and EDHP4008
Prohibitions: ?	None
Assumed knowledge: ?	Students would have completed two previous professional experience units.

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Demonstrate an understanding of the policies, processes and practices for navigating the transition from Pre-service Teacher to Graduate Teacher to New Scheme Teacher to support and assist their preparation for employment
LO2. Demonstrate the capacity to organize classroom activities and provide clear directions
LO3. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying professional learning needs
LO4. Demonstrate the achievement of all graduate teaching standards during the Internship placement
LO5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment strategies of PDHPE including differentiation and ICT integration in developing teaching and learning sequences for diverse learners
LO6. Demonstrate the ability to engage critically with peers and utilise feedback to enhance their own and others teaching and learning

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Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 2 2025	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 2 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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