School of Education

Our graduates share a determination to improve educational outcomes in schools and communities.

Our School is a leader in online delivery of teacher education and our graduates are experienced in working across place-based, blended and online learning contexts.

Our online courses are open to students from around Australia and in lutruwita/Tasmania we teach in Hobart, Launceston and on the Cradle Coast. Because our students have varied lives and responsibilities, full or part-time study and a wide range of supports are available.

Our nationally accredited Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs graduate educators who will work in early years settings, primary and secondary schools and TAFE. Our graduates meet or exceed the national requirement of entry-level teachers in each of these areas and as a result enjoy very high employment rates in Tasmania and elsewhere. Our large associate degree program prepares our students to be highly effective and qualified classroom assistants.

All our programs feature unique aspects – on-Country experiences and opportunities to better understand Indigenous knowledges, support to become a trauma informed educator, as well as developing explicit skills in early literacy and numeracy practices. The combination of these means our graduates, whether they work in small or large communities, are well equipped to make a lasting difference to the lives and futures of students and their families.

If you want to make a difference, we would love you to join us.

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Careers

Whether you are inspired to teach or are ready to further your career, we have the specialist studies that will enable you to reach your career goals.

Impact

Innovative, evidence-based and rigorous research focused on ensuring equitable access to education and educational attainment, as well as the health and wellbeing of learners.

Community

We want to work with stakeholders to co-design approaches to teaching and research that help shape and deliver on our vision for education futures.

Our courses

Our research

The University of Tasmania is committed to enhancing educational attainment in Tasmania. The foundation for educational attainment and its benefits for health, community and relationships, productivity, wellbeing is laid in early childhood development and education.

The Faculty of Education conducts innovative, evidence-based and rigorous research designed to make a difference. We focus on ensuring equitable access to education and educational attainment, as well as the health and wellbeing of young learners and adults within educational institutions and communities. Key areas of primary importance and research depth include Early Years; Trauma-informed Practice; Creative Pedagogies which encompasses Language in Education and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; and the Active Work Laboratory which seeks to influence workplace behaviour.

Wherever possible we want to work with stakeholders to co-design our approach to research and a vision for the future. Please contact us to get involved.

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