Bachelor of Education (HMHE) -- course notices
DET Graduate Recruitment Program and NSW Teachers Federation professional-development days
The University liaises with potential employers and the teacher unions to provide final-year education students with opportunities to learn about the employment environment. The events outlined below are scheduled in Semester One 2009.
NSW DET Graduate Recruitment sessions
Representatives from the NSW Department of Education and Training will visit the University on several occasions to discuss employment opportunities in the department.
During these sessions, DET Graduate Recruitment Program (GRP) personnel will answer questions and distribute information about how to apply for employment under the program. GRP applications open on March 9 and close on May 4. Applicants will be interviewed sometime between June and September 2009 at various locations. Further information about the DET GRP and a form to register for an interview are available on the DET website.
| March 13 |
9–11am | Koori Centre |
| April 15 |
10am–noon | Bosch Lecture Theatre 3 |
| April 16 |
10am–noon | Bosch Lecture Theatre 3 |
| April 21 |
noon–1pm | Sydney Conservatorium |
Immediately following the April 15 and 16 DET sessions, and in the same venue, the Anglican and Catholic education offices have each been given an hour to address interested students. Other prospective employers and the University's Careers Centre will be available outside the lecture theatre to speak to students and distribute literature.
NSW Teachers Federation professional development days
The NSW Teachers Federation gives presentations tailored to specific audiences of final-year education students in two sessions during Semester One. Each session covers different employment issues. Topics will include applications for employment rights, entitlements and salary levels, the NSW Institute of Teachers requirements and permanent and casual teaching.
| Session One |
Session Two |
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| Date | Time | Audience | Venue | Date | Time | Audience | Venue |
| March 25 | 9am–noon | All BEd(Secondary) candidates |
Teachers College Assembly Hall |
May 13 | 9am–noon |
All BEd(Secondary) candidates |
Teachers College Assembly Hall |
Reminders
All students should follow the faculty's Style Guide for academic assignment writing and referencing: The American Psychological Association (APA) style.
Students are expected to submit their own work for marking. Cheating, plagiarism or other student misdemeanors related to assessment tasks will be a breach of academic honesty and be deemed academic misconduct. You can find more information regarding plagiarism on the Current Students Policies page.
Special consideration
Students who have suffered misadventure or serious illness that affected their results in one or more units of study can apply for special consideration by using the appropriate form on the the faculty's Forms page.
Leave of absence
Students may be eligible to apply for a leave of absence if they are unable to attend University because of sporting or religious commitments, or legal obligations such as jury duty or a court summons.
Information about how to apply for a leave of absence is available on the faculty's Forms page.
Student appeals process
Students are entitled to appeal academic decisions that affects them. The faculty's appeals process is detailed in the Information for Students booklet (commonly referred to as the 'Little Blue Book', which can be downloaded from the faculty's Current Students Policies page