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Increasingly, there is an expectation that secondary schools will prepare students for the full range of post-school options. Schools are facing the difficult task of preparing diverse students for an increasingly pluralistic society in an uncertain world, in rapidly changing times. Schools are expected to prepare students for the future, whatever that future may be. To do so, they are expected to work with a variety of stakeholders such as other educational institutions, community, industry, business and voluntary organisations. This requires educators in the senior phase of learning to understand the nature of senior phase and post-school pathways, the changing policy context and implications for schools and educators in relation to curriculum, pedagogy, leadership and collaboration.

This course utilises policy analysis, case studies, critical analysis and reflective writing to assist pre-service teachers to develop a framework for knowledge and understanding of students' changing needs and circumstances as they negotiate their senior phase and make the transition to post-compulsory learning and employment. Pre-service teachers will also consider and critically reflect on changing expectations of secondary schools and teachers with respect to career development and lifelong learning and consider implications for their professional practice with respect to curriculum, pedagogy, leadership and collaboration.

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course in accordance with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership's (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). On successful completion of this course pre-service teachers should be able to:

1. discuss the impact of societal change on the purposes of education, the role of the educator and the role of the school, with specific reference to the senior phase of learning and post-school transitions (APST 6.4, 7.2);
2. demonstrate knowledge of contemporary education policy and initiatives targeting student pathways and transitions and analyse their impact on secondary schooling (APST 6.4, 7.2);
3. demonstrate understanding of issues relating to the transition of students from school to work and further education and training and the range of educational responses, strategies and initiatives designed to support successful transitions for all students including under-represented groups (Indigenous, CALD, non-metropolitan etc.) (APST 6.2, 6.4, 7.2);
4. demonstrate an understanding of career planning and career education and their significance in preparing students for their futures and analyse the impact of career planning and career education on the work of teachers (APST 2.1, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4);
5. demonstrate an understanding of Vocational Education and Training and blended academic and vocational pathways relevant to their teaching content areas and analyse the impact of these curriculum options and pathways on senior phase students, teachers and schools (APST 2.1, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4);
6. demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of appropriate personal, professional and academic literacies.