Deakin’s Bachelor of Education (Early Years) allows you to teach young children in early childhood and primary school settings. With professional experience opportunities and the option to choose from a range of curriculum areas, you’ll graduate with a qualification that’s in high demand, meeting the significant growth of the Australian early childhood education sector. 

Are you interested in an exciting and rewarding career teaching children? 

Deakin’s dual accredited early years degree opens up a range of career opportunities, spanning the early childhood and primary education sectors. Studies focus on contemporary issues in children’s learning and development, curriculum theories and pedagogies, discipline knowledge and the changing work context within early childhood and primary education.

Early years teaching specialisations include:

• Aboriginal knowledge and experiences
• arts education
• promoting equity, social justice and inclusivity.

Primary teaching specialisations include:

• language and literacy
• science.

The Professional Experience Program is a key part of every Deakin teaching student’s course experience. Working with more than 1400 schools across Australia, we’ll arrange at least 115 days of placements for you in schools where you’ll learn from experienced teachers.

Students also have access to specialised teaching spaces on campus to prepare for teaching.

Give your studies a different perspective and take part in our Global Education Program. Learn about Aboriginal culture while teaching in remote communities in the Northern Territory, or head to countries including Chile, Nepal or Vanuatu and learn about intercultural education.

Deakin maintains close links with the education sector to ensure our courses are developed and reviewed with industry and professional input. You’ll be taught by staff members who have industry experience and who are recognised as leaders and innovators in their fields. This means you can be confident that what you learn at Deakin will be relevant to your future teaching career.

Choose to study at our award-winning Cloud Campus and have the additional flexibility to balance work, life and study. Studying online is collaborative and engaging, while still allowing you to complete your studies when and where it suits you.

Before beginning your degree, prospective teaching students need to successfully complete the CASPer test – an online, video scenario-based test that lets you demonstrate your suitability for a teaching career.

Start your journey to becoming an early years teacher with a Deakin degree and learn how you can change the lives of others.

There’s an increasing demand for qualified early childhood teachers, with a 22% projected employment growth expected in the sector, to 2023.

Graduates are qualified to work in early childhood settings as early childhood teachers, educational leaders, coordinators or advisers. They are also qualified to work as a primary teacher working across all year levels from foundation through to grade 6.

Early years graduates may also find careers within:

• community services
• early childhood facilities
• education organisations
• government agencies
• not-for-profit organisations.