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Protective Behaviours: talking to children about safety

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

This two hour session will instruct you in having conversations with children and parents about keeping children safe. Topics covered include protective behaviours in how to talk about ‘safe’ and ‘unsafe’ feelings and touching; types of safety, stranger danger, children’s own private places, body signals and communication. LINKS TO APST  Practice 4.4     Engagement 6.2, 6.3, […]

$100.00

Supporting inclusion of children with a disability

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Strategies for improving participation and inclusion of children with a disability is a practical, relevant and reflective professional learning workshop that will provide information  and effective  strategies on how to support children’s engagement. Links to APST    Knowledge 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6    Practice 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.3    Engagement 6.2, 7.3 Links to NQS    QA1  QA2  QA3  […]

$265.00

Bush Kinder in your own back yard

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

A built environment can never replicate a bush or nature space, however,  there are ways we can ensure that our services have elements of nature play that children have access to every day. In this session we will explore the benefits of nature play and loose parts and how to create opportunities for nature play […]

$265.00

Documentation – quality vs quantity

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Educators are required to collect documentation about each child but often feel it is a burden. This seminar aims to provide you with motivation and inspiration so that this task is seen as a powerful way of building a stronger relationship with each child and family as well as giving you information that assists in […]

$265.00

Indigenous perspectives in children’s programs

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

During this hands-on practical session Yarn Strong Sista aims to leave participants with a greater understanding of Victorian Aboriginal culture and have the confidence to support and embed Aboriginal culture as part of the everyday program. Teachers and educators will be inspired by the stories from other early childhood services that have made a commitment […]

$250

Demystifying your assessment and rating visit

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Although four years have passed since the introduction of the National Quality Framework, assessment and rating visits are still a relatively new experience for many services. Understandably, teachers and educators have many questions about what to expect from their first and second assessment and rating visits. This session will provide plenty of information on what […]

$250

Music and movement in early childhood programs

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Research consistently links music and musical activities to supporting learning and development in early childhood. Music is also a universal source of pleasure. We know that music triggers positive emotion, aids wellbeing and self-regulation for children and should be a core part of every high quality early childhood program. This is a practical session that […]

$250

Safety – not just child’s play

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Employers are responsible under Victorian Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws for providing and maintaining a workplace that is safe and without risk to health for employees. ELAA, together with Recovre, presents a one day seminar on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Return to Work (RTW). The course is specifically designed for employers and […]

$367.50

New frontiers for planning: taking assessment for learning to the next level

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Planning effectively for children’s learning holds endless possibilities. Using a strong connection to contemporary pedagogy, theory and practice wisdom, participants will discuss pedagogical documentation, projects, action research and the unrealised opportunities in the planning cycle. This professional learning opportunity is designed for those who are confident in the fundamentals of planning and wish to leave […]

$250

Using positive relationships and the EYLF to plan for and support children whose behaviour is affected by challenging life circumstances

Abbotsford Convent – Salon Room 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Drawing on the expertise of professionals from the Children’s Protection Society, this session aims to improve the skills and knowledge of teachers and educators working with children whose behaviour is affected by challenging life experiences and circumstances. Looking at the educator team and strategies to support one another in a reflective planning cycle, we will […]

$250
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