In my first year they created a topic but forgot to credit me for it as I met other prerequisites as they explained while creating it. In my second year, they forgot me, to be told I had a placement to do but wouldn't accept me because of not doing first year - which I did.
I have not bothered with 3rd and 4th year because of all this trouble they have caused so far.
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Annabel
10 years ago
I'm in my second year doing Education, and the possibility of not getting placement in future years is definitely a real issue!
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Christine Bennetts
10 years ago
Well done FESA for a fantastic initiative. As a member of FUSA's Student Council I fully support this!
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Kellie farrugia
10 years ago
Disappointed
Unorganised
Worst it has been for 2016
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Kayla Jones
10 years ago
Being in the cohort at the moment, I was lucky enough to be placed in schools for both my 3rd and 4th year placements but I know a lot of people that were unable to get placements for both. It is unacceptable for there to be so many students let into courses that they cannot find placement for all of us. At the end of the day, we are paying for an education and training service and it is not being provided under the current circumstances for many. Unacceptable!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
As someone in the position to decide if student teachers do their placements at my site with my faculty, I simply won't accept them from schools with such limited respect for my staff's time and effort and ridiculous and unhelpful requirements.
Support your students better. Forcing them to adopt a pretence at independence instead of offering them the training and mentoring they require embarrasses your university and does more harm than good to the profession.
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Tamara
10 years ago
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I graduated from Flinders 12 years ago and I too, found difficulty in being placed in a relevant school setting (for my final placement) which resulted in me having to find my own school, in the country. It's disappointing to see that after so many years, the same problem still exists.
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Stephanie
10 years ago
I think we need to start capping education graduates, or have more incentive for them to come out to the country. I was fortunate enough to be easily placed on professional experience and a job now, but many others struggle.
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Jen Suggate
10 years ago
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All students should be placed at the expected time in their course-to add that extra 6 months on to a four year course is unacceptably hard on the students. It has significant financial and emotional ramifications.
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jess songer
10 years ago
Yes more appropriate placements. The people at the placement office try but need more support
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Jacqueline McAllister
10 years ago
This is ridiculous considering it's a;ready a four year degree, to have some students forced to wait even longer before graduating as qualified teachers. The university is aiming to produce graduates who are passionate about providing quality education, so it's only fitting that we are passionate about our own. We won't stand for sub-par administration by the uni when it has such huge effects that are only accumulating.
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Kirsten Louise
10 years ago
A smaller intake of Education students is vital for the success of Flinders graduates. Lower the intake, and increase the standards! We're fighting for jobs, partly because Flinders take too many of us in the first place.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Since university students are paying large amounts to undertake degrees, and to work towards a career, it seems ridiculous that they may not be offered a placement. In the event that they do not, and therefore must extend their degree, the very least they should receive is extra credits, or subsidised course prices.
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Scarlett P-V
10 years ago
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As a BEd(MSS) student both my placements so far have been in r-12 schools spending the majority of my time in the primary part- one country area school and one extremely religious school which does not follow any sort of education/teaching/curriculum as the one being taught at uni.
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Emily Carter
10 years ago
This is essentially false advertising on the Univerdity's part - they are required as part of our degree and we enter the degree thinking we will undertake this. When it is then not possible/not provided we are put out and often have to tack on more time to our degree. It is a simple fix - lower the intake amount. The staff at School of Education are not to blame - they have no control over intake numbers.
In my first year they created a topic but forgot to credit me for it as I met other prerequisites as they explained while creating it. In my second year, they forgot me, to be told I had a placement to do but wouldn't accept me because of not doing first year - which I did. I have not bothered with 3rd and 4th year because of all this trouble they have caused so far.
I'm in my second year doing Education, and the possibility of not getting placement in future years is definitely a real issue!
Well done FESA for a fantastic initiative. As a member of FUSA's Student Council I fully support this!
Disappointed Unorganised Worst it has been for 2016
Being in the cohort at the moment, I was lucky enough to be placed in schools for both my 3rd and 4th year placements but I know a lot of people that were unable to get placements for both. It is unacceptable for there to be so many students let into courses that they cannot find placement for all of us. At the end of the day, we are paying for an education and training service and it is not being provided under the current circumstances for many. Unacceptable!
As someone in the position to decide if student teachers do their placements at my site with my faculty, I simply won't accept them from schools with such limited respect for my staff's time and effort and ridiculous and unhelpful requirements. Support your students better. Forcing them to adopt a pretence at independence instead of offering them the training and mentoring they require embarrasses your university and does more harm than good to the profession.
I graduated from Flinders 12 years ago and I too, found difficulty in being placed in a relevant school setting (for my final placement) which resulted in me having to find my own school, in the country. It's disappointing to see that after so many years, the same problem still exists.
I think we need to start capping education graduates, or have more incentive for them to come out to the country. I was fortunate enough to be easily placed on professional experience and a job now, but many others struggle.
All students should be placed at the expected time in their course-to add that extra 6 months on to a four year course is unacceptably hard on the students. It has significant financial and emotional ramifications.
Yes more appropriate placements. The people at the placement office try but need more support
This is ridiculous considering it's a;ready a four year degree, to have some students forced to wait even longer before graduating as qualified teachers. The university is aiming to produce graduates who are passionate about providing quality education, so it's only fitting that we are passionate about our own. We won't stand for sub-par administration by the uni when it has such huge effects that are only accumulating.
A smaller intake of Education students is vital for the success of Flinders graduates. Lower the intake, and increase the standards! We're fighting for jobs, partly because Flinders take too many of us in the first place.
Since university students are paying large amounts to undertake degrees, and to work towards a career, it seems ridiculous that they may not be offered a placement. In the event that they do not, and therefore must extend their degree, the very least they should receive is extra credits, or subsidised course prices.
As a BEd(MSS) student both my placements so far have been in r-12 schools spending the majority of my time in the primary part- one country area school and one extremely religious school which does not follow any sort of education/teaching/curriculum as the one being taught at uni.
This is essentially false advertising on the Univerdity's part - they are required as part of our degree and we enter the degree thinking we will undertake this. When it is then not possible/not provided we are put out and often have to tack on more time to our degree. It is a simple fix - lower the intake amount. The staff at School of Education are not to blame - they have no control over intake numbers.