Training

- Can you identify emerging literacy skills? 

- Do you know of strategies and tools educators can provide to support these emerging skills?  

- Are you aware of the difference between reading to learn and learning to read? 

This session will help you to understand how to integrate literacy activities into your program, and how to support emerging literacy skills in children.

Uncover strategies to prepare your team and give them confidence. During the session we will touch on what the Authorised Officer will do on the day, provide insights into how the NQS is assessed and rated and draw you into a vital selection of supporting information.

SPECIAL EVENT WITH PROFESSOR CATHRINE NEILSEN-HEWETT

How confident are you in understanding and responding to behaviours that challenge?

To be effective and ensure each child can reach their potential, early childhood professionals need to clearly understand what drives children’s behaviour. Created and led by child development expert Professor Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett, this training equips early childhood educators with evidence-based strategies to address behaviours that challenge.

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This 2-day in-person workshop provides practical tools and support to empower your entire team with an evidence-informed framework to reduce the incidence of challenging behaviours.

Can't make it in person? Attend the online sessions. 

Do you want to establish a culture of critical reflection in your service where your team, children and families are all key contributors in a cycle of review?

Discover strategies that support educators to question established practices, engage with theories and action research, and think about why they work in particular ways.

• Have you ever wondered what authentic assessment looks like in play-based environments?  
• Are you ready to learn specific assessment strategies to identify children’s true abilities and capacities for learning?  

In this 2-hour session we will look closely at assessment and evaluation and how we gather rich data on children’s learning to inform intentionality. We will explore practical assessment strategies to identify children’s developmental capacities to inform pedagogy and planning.

SPECIAL EVENT WITH GUEST SPEAKER DR GAI LINDSAY

Dr Gai Lindsay will share how visual arts can deepen children’s learning and self-expression in early education. This thought-provoking session invites educators to reflect on their practice, challenge assumptions, and embrace a broader, more confident approach to arts, crafts and cultural experiences.

Would you like to gain clarity on your role as an educational leader in engaging educators with the why, what, and how of pedagogical programming and documentation?

This interactive 2-hour live webinar will empower you to set clear intentions for documentation while making NQF requirements visible and meaningful.

During this webinar, participants will discuss how risk factors impact a child’s development, behaviour and relationships, and how a strengths-based approach to building resilience can have a positive effect. 

• Have you ever been challenged when thinking about how to engage in play with children so as not to encroach or take over their play?

• Are you ready to learn more about what intentionality looks like in play-based learning environments?

In this 2-hour session we will look closely at intentionality and our role as the intentional educator in play. We will explore practical intentional strategies to bring the child’s play to life to enhance and extend learning.

SPECIAL EVENT WITH GUEST SPEAKER DR GAI LINDSAY

Could traditional artisan crafts be the key to deeper cultural connection and engagement in early learning?

Join Dr Gai Lindsay as she reintroduces the value of stitching, weaving, woodwork and more, highlighting how these practices can support children’s focus, skill development and connection to cultural knowledge. This inspiring session will challenge assumptions, share practical examples, and reignite your passion for meaningful arts and crafts in early childhood education.

NEW TOPIC

This session is the first in a series that will serve to establish foundational understanding of the neurodiversity paradigm, inclusive practice and strengths-based language.

This 2-hour session will focus on the updated Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 practice of cultural responsiveness and will guide early childhood educators and teachers in understanding how the changes will influence their daily practices. Educators will be invited to reflect and consider how they will foster a culturally responsive environment.

Note: This special evening session runs from 6pm-8pm