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Relationships with Children

Nesa Accredited pd

5 Ways To Better Conversations With Children - Webinar

Communicating well with children is essential to their development. Learn 5 strategies to enhance your interactions and conversations with children in order to help them feel safe and secure, and to build strong relationships. 

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

1, 4, 5

Child relationshipsStorytelling

Upcoming Dates

Wed, 22 May 24

Fri, 14 Jun 24

Governance

Understanding Self-Assessment and Quality Improvement Planning

  • Are you familiar with the new tools for self-assessment to support identified and key practices? 
  • Would you like to build confidence in identifying and writing quality practices? 

Unpack key concepts such as self-assessment and quality improvement planning to enable the whole team to gain a deeper understanding of self-assessment and its role in continuous improvement in the provision of education and care. 

NQS Areas:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Upcoming Dates

Thu, 23 May 24

Fri, 21 Jun 24

Relationships with Children

Nesa Accredited pd

Children's Rights Children's Voices: Working With a Rights-Based Approach - Webinar

Participants will explore the concept of the rights of the child with links to the EYLF, Code of Ethics and the National Quality Standards, and how to embed the rights of the child in practice. 

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

1, 5

WellbeingBehaviourChild relationships

Upcoming Dates

Fri, 24 May 24

Tue, 18 Jun 24

Program and Practice

Nesa Accredited pd

Numeracy in the Early Years - Webinar

  • Does using the word 'mathematics' in an ECE setting make you feel uncomfortable? 
  • What mathematical concepts are relevant in a play-based setting? 

This session includes an overview of basic early years mathematics and numeracy skills to give educators the confidence to incorporate numeracy concepts and mathematical based experiences in a play-based program.

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

1, 3, 5

ProgrammingNumeracy and Mathematics

Upcoming Dates

Wed, 29 May 24

Wed, 26 Jun 24

Program and Practice

Nesa Accredited pd

Connecting to the Joy of Children's Learning through Purposeful Observation - Webinar

This session aims to inspire educators to reflect on their practice and find ways to highlight the understandings that children formulate about the world during play. Participants will explore how to use their observations to plan environments that form deeper connections to children's exploration and discovery.
 

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

1, 5, 3

Behaviour

Upcoming Dates

Thu, 30 May 24

Thu, 20 Jun 24

Health and Safety

Nesa Accredited pd

Engaging with Principles of Active Supervision - Webinar

Through a range of activities such as identifying key times for supervision, risk assessments and supervision plans, this session will enable participants to have a conscious understanding of what active supervision means in their daily practice in order to engage with children while maintaining their safety.

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

2, 4, 7

LeadershipOOSH

Upcoming Dates

Fri, 31 May 24

Program and Practice

Nesa Accredited pd

Spotlight on the EYLF V2.0: Exploring the Changes

With the highly anticipated release of the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 comes an opportunity to reconnect with the EYLF all over again - to see the learning framework in a brand new light and engage with it in a deeper way to guide our practice.  

  • Do you know about the key changes to the Early Years Learning Framework and the reasons why it needed to be updated?  
  • Do you want to develop a sound understanding of the vision, principles and practices of the EYLF V2.0 to inform your work with children, families and colleagues?   

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Early Years Learning FrameworkPedagogy and practice

Upcoming Dates

Mon, 03 Jun 24

Staffing

Time Management in ECEC - Webinar

Do you wish you had more time in your day to achieve everything you need to achieve? This session will give you an overview of a variety of effective time management theories, approaches and tools.

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

4, 7

ProgrammingLeadership

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Staffing

Educator Wellbeing: Filling an Empty Bucket - Webinar

During one of the most challenging times our sector has faced, this webinar will help educators to know more about how to manage workplace and personal stressors, and how to implement effective wellbeing practices in a challenging and fast-paced environment. 

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

4, 7

WellbeingOOSH

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

OOSH

OOSH Active Supervision - Webinar

Build your knowledge of a range of supervision techniques for before, after and vacation care programs that not only ensure the health and safety of children, but provide a means for building relationships. 

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

2, 3, 7

ProgrammingLeadership

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Leadership

Dealing Effectively With Complaints - Webinar

An important session to equip educators with the skills to understand the ‘why’ behind complaints, and how to regulate and work effectively with stakeholders. 

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

7, 2

LeadershipFamily relationshipsChildren and family wellbeing

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Program and Practice

Play Theory And Behaviour - Webinar

Would you like to know how to respond to behaviour through more playful interventions?

This session will enable educators to discover new ways to support children’s play narratives, interactions and play themes.

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

1, 5, 3

ProgrammingChild relationshipsPlayBehaviour

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

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