School of Education and the Arts

2018 Primary/Early Childhood Professional Practice Calendar

School Week CQUniversity BEd BEd BEd BEd
Date
(Queensland) Week 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year
Term 3 2017 Student Free Days
Jan 15-19 SFDs
9 (Optional)
Semester 1
Jan 22-26 Term 1 2018 10 Professional Practice 3 -
1 10 day Contextual block
Jan 29 – Feb 2 2 11
Feb 5 - 9 3 12
Feb 12 - 16 4
Feb 19 - 23 5
Feb 26 -Mar 2 6
Term 1 2018
Mar 5 - 9 7
1
Mar 12 - 16 8 2 PP3 – Contextual Day
Mar 19 - 23 9 3 PP3 – Contextual Day
Mar 26 - 30 10 4
Apr 2 - 6 Vacation 5
Apr 9 -13 Vacation
Term 2 2018
Apr 16-20 1
6 PP3 – Contextual Day
Apr 23 -27 2 7 PP3 – Contextual Day
Apr 30 - May 4 3 8 PP3 – Contextual Day
May 7 - 11 4 9 PP3 – Assessable Day*
May 14-18
5 10 PP3 – Assessable Day *
NAPLAN
May 21-25 6 11 PP3 – Assessable Day *
May 28-June 1 7 12 PP3 – Assessable Day *
June 4-8 8 PP3 – Assessable Day *
June 11-15 9 Professional Practice 3
June 18-22 10 15 day*
June 25-29 11 Assessable Block
July 2 -6 Vacation
Term 2 2018
July 9-13 Vacation
1
Intensive
Semester 2
July 16-20 Term 3 2018 2 PP4 Contextual Day
1
July 23-27 2 3 PP1 – Contextual Day PP2 – Contextual Day PP4 Contextual Day
July 30 - Aug 3 3 4 PP1 – Contextual Day PP2 – Contextual Day PP4 Contextual Day
Aug 6-10 4 5 PP1 – Contextual Day PP2 – Contextual Day PP4 Contextual Day
Aug 13-17 5 PP1 – Contextual Day PP2 – Contextual Day PP4 Contextual Day
Aug 20-24 6 6 PP1 – Contextual Day PP2 – Contextual Day
Aug 27-31 7 7 PP1 – Assessable Day* PP2 – Assessable Day* Professional Practice 4
Sept 3-7 8 8 PP1 – Assessable Day* PP2 – Assessable Day*
25 day*
Sept 10-14 9 9 PP1 – Assessable Day* PP2 – Assessable Day* Assessable Block

Sept 17-21 10 10 PP1 – Assessable Day* PP2 – Assessable Day*

Sept 24-28 Vacation 11
Oct 1-5 Vacation 12
Term 4 2018
Oct 8-12 1
PP1 – Assessable Day* PP2 – Assessable Day*

Oct 15-19 2 Professional Practice 1 Professional Practice 5

10 day* Professional Practice 2
Oct 22-26 3 Assessable Block 15 day*
25 day
Assessable Block
Oct 29-Nov 2 4 internship
Term 3 2018
Nov 5-9 5
1
Nov 12-16 6 2
Nov 19-23 7 3
Nov 26-30 8 4
Dec 3-7 9
Dec 10-14 10 5
Dec 17-21 6

Any day missed must be made up (including Public Holidays). Make up days must be finalised no later than one week after the
assessable block placement. An Assessable Day/Block is a day/block for which a Pre-service Teacher is assessed and a Supervising
Teacher is paid for supervision.
A Contextual Day/Block is a day/block the Pre-service Teacher spends in the classroom viewing and observing teaching practice and student
learning. The Supervising Teacher is not required to formally assess the pre-service Teacher’s progress during these days. Student Free Days
(SFDs) are optional at the discretion of the Site Coordinator/Supervising Teacher only. Unless otherwise directed by staff at the site, Pre-
service Teachers are expected to attend scheduled student free days.
It is possible that the timing of the individual placement days (i.e. the day of the week) may be negotiated between the Supervising Teacher and
Pre-service Teacher. Consideration should be given to maximising the Pre-service Teacher’s opportunities for observation, engagement and
professional learning at the site when any changes to a scheduled day are made.
Approved 22nd August 2017 – Education Course Committee