Working effectively with parents and carers
This was a two part workshop run by Anthony Semann and Colin Slattery.
- Part 1 - Building sustained relationships with families: sink or float presented by Anthony Semann
- Part 2 - Having hard conversations with families presented by Colin Slattery
Event details
- $86 per person (GST inclusive) for this two-part course.
- These sessions will take place online
- Wednesday, 26 October 2022 - 7.00pm to 9.00pm
- Wednesday, 12 October 2022 - 7.00pm to 9.00pm
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Setting up play experiences to support children’s play schema and motor skill development
Paediatric Exercise Physiologist and Masters qualified Developmental Educator Robyn Papworth will share her knowledge and experience with:
- How to set up developmentally appropriate play spaces to support children’s play and motor skill development.
- How to identify children’s current motor skill levels.
- How to support children through the motor development milestones through play based activities.
Event details
- $43 per person (GST inclusive)
- Thursday, 08 September 2022 - 7.00pm to 9.00pm
- Venue: Karralyka, Mines Rd, Ringwood East
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Working with the Rainbow Families Community
This workshop will give you an insight into the lived experience of rainbow families – families with parents who identify as part of the LGBTIQ/rainbow community. You will discover that some things are exactly the same for rainbow families and some things are very different.
Learn what makes a great, warm and welcoming, inclusive service and to identify what your service does well and where it might do better.
You will develop a ‘to do’ list of actions/activities/initiatives that will kick-start your work towards creating a fully inclusive children’s service.
This is a safe learning environment for everyone with lots of opportunity for curious and respectful questions.
Event details
- Presented by Jac Tomlins
- $43 per person (GST inclusive)
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The QIP, A&R and the exceeding themes. How to stop going weak at the knees
This session will outline the Assessment and Rating (A&R) process, increase your skills in making the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) simple and authentic to your service and how to embed the exceeding themes in your everyday practice as well as helping you to:
- Understand what the Authorised Officer will observe, sight and discuss.
- Gain confidence in articulating what you do and why. Sell your pedagogy.
- Learn more about what is required for the QIP and the exceeding themes.
Event details
- Suitable for educators from early childhood and out of school hours services.
- Wednesday 18 May, 2022
- 7pm to 9pm
- Presented by Louise Dorrat
- $43 per person (GST inclusive)
- Karralyka, Mines Rd, Ringwood East*
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Body safety education and training for Early Childhood educators
In this necessary training, learn how to create safer environments for children. ChildSafe have partnered with Jayneen Sanders and Educate 2 Empower Publishing, to deliver some excellent resources and training in the area of body safety and consent. ChildSafe are committed to training educators how to teach and empower children to understand the '5 body safety rules' to protect children from harm and abuse.
This 2 hour workshop will cover:
- child sexual abuse: characteristics and statistics
- grooming
- what is body safety and why we teach it
- body safety skills, lesson plans and resources
- disclosure.
Presented by: Neil Milton - ChildSafe
Suitable for: educators from early childhood services
Cost: $40 per person
Venue: Karralyka, Mines Rd, Ringwood East
Date: Tuesday 22 February 2022 (rescheduled from 17 August 2021)
Time: 7pm to 9pm
OR
Date: Thursday 24 February 2022 (rescheduled from 19 August 2021)
Time: 7pm to 9pm
This session is now complete.