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Four things management committees need to do before a meeting.
This resource is designed to support educators and service leaders to identify situations that may place the children or staff of an education and care service at risk of workplace aggression or violence.
This document provides suggested questions you can use to review your QIP in order to ensure there is an effective self-assessment and quality improvement process in place.
All services are required to have a Nominated Supervisor under the National Quality Framework. This role is very similar to the role of Authorised Supervisor under previous NSW Regulations.
Structure, plain language, short sentences, good grammar, lack of clichés, active voice, passive voice, terminology and jargon, headers, footers, drafting, adapting, colloquial and formal.
Emergency and incident management is vital to protect the health and safety of children, staff and families in early education and care services.
There must be a responsible person present at a centre-based service at all times that the service is educating and caring for children.
Ongoing self-assessment in Early Learning and Care Services against the National Quality Standards (NQS) drives continuous improvement in practice, leading to high-quality educational outcomes for children and families.
Talking about the quality of your education and care service is one topic that all educators and staff should be effective in communicating; whether this is with families, children, the community, management or an Authorised Officer. We need to be able to identify what quality means in our individual service and how this is reflected in the education and care we provide.
Crafting a culturally engaging job ad for First Nations candidates ensures inclusivity, respect, and demonstrates your dedication to diversity. We have provided a guide on how to draft an ad that resonates with First Nations and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We have provided some guidelines to help you foster a workplace environment that truly respects and understands the First Nations cultures and practices of employees.
A philosophy provides a comprehensive statement reflecting long-term considerations, purpose, values, and beliefs of the education and care setting.
This document provides questions, ideas and strategies to think through with regard to the Educational Leader.
An essential part of the operation of any education and care setting is the development and implementation of policy for the community of children, families and staff. This document provides a broad overview of, and introduction to, the policy planning process and some initial considerations.
Sample Job Descriptions
As an Administrative Officer, you are expected to be an active team member of a team which provides high quality early childhood education and care to children. This includes all matters relating to administrative and financial nature of the service.
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