Training

Body Safety: Exploring Protection, Respect and Consent with Young Children

• Have you ever wondered what consent looks like with very young children?
• Are you unsure of where to start with body safety education?

This webinar will help professionals to understand the concepts of respect, body safety and consent. This will include practical skills and knowledge for implementing and teaching these concepts amongst infants, toddlers and preschoolers.  

We will also discuss how these topics and strategies can be introduced to families at the service, encouraging them to learn more and teach these concepts in the home.

The Law and Regs for Nominated Supervisors - Webinar

This webinar has been designed to help Nominated Supervisors stay ahead in this ever changing climate so that you know your responsibilities and where to find trusted information, and feel confident in supporting your families. 

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. 

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. 

Bringing the EYLF V2.0 to Life: Cultural Responsiveness in Practice

Cultural responsiveness is when “educators demonstrate an ongoing commitment to developing their own cultural knowledge...with children, families and communities.” (AGDE, 2022, p.23) 

• What does cultural responsiveness look like in practice?  
• How are multiple cultural ways of knowing explored and responded to in your services?  
• How will you collaborate with children and families to build a culturally responsive early learning environment? 

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. 

Acknowledging and Celebrating First Nations of Australia: A Starting Point - Webinar 2 Part Series

Explore how to deliver respectful experiences of Indigenous histories, cultures and languages, and who to engage with in order to embed authentic First Nations perspectives into your program. 

Our Future: History and Truth Telling

Join Aunty Leanne King as she yarns about the importance of truth telling when exploring Aboriginal history and culture with young learners. This session will enhance your understanding of Aboriginal life today, explore future pathways, and offer collaborative strategies to foster deeper connections with First Nations culture.

Bringing the EYLF V2.0 to Life: Play Based Learning and Intentionality in Practice

• 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.

Bringing the EYLF V2.0 to Life: Collaborative Leadership and Teamwork in Practice

The EYLF V2.0 has been updated with three new principles, including Collaborative Leadership and Teamwork.

The importance of effective leadership in early childhood education and care is well documented including the relationship between effective leadership and outcomes for children. This goes beyond formal leadership positions, to include leadership principles and practices enacted by children and educators. (ACECQA, 2023)

This 2-hour session will focus on the collaborative leadership and teamwork practices service leaders can implement to improve the quality of their service, including ways to empower children and educators.  

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.

Literacy in the Early Years - Webinar

- 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.