Good Morning Members, 

This Thursday we are delighted to have Sara Stockman as our guest speaker at our Conversation Evening. 7 pm 7th October, 2021.

Sara, an Early Childhood Teacher and Consultant, has great pleasure in having a conversation with us regarding the positives in the pandemic – including the fact that positive has a not so positive connotation 🙂 Drawing upon the Pyramid Model material that has been specifically designed to support early learning services, schools and families throughout the various restrictions related to the pandemic; and especially as we look to reopening services and welcoming families physically back in. 

Also…how are YOU doing? The conversation will be underpinned by self-care for educators. 

Specific links and helpful resources: http://www.challengingbehavior.org, http://www.pyramidmodelaustralia.org, http://www.positivelygrowing.com.au http://www.relaxkids.com. 

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ECA NSW is offering ten scholarships to the ECA National Virtual Conference

The scholarships have been advertised in the newsletter . Applications close 19th August.

This is your last chance to apply. The application form is below and attached. Please make the most of this opportunity. The list of speakers is outstanding.

In 2021, the ECA national Conference is to be held virtually , from the 6^th to 9^th September. To support members of the NSW branch ten virtual scholarships are available. The scholarships are open to educators currently teaching in a long day care service, preschool, or other early childhood settings. The applicants must be working with children or involved with the early childhood education.

The scholarship will cover full registration of the virtual conference

Application are due on Thursday 19^th August at  9am. No late application will be considered.

There are 10 scholarships available. Diversity will be considered.

Application:

Personal Details

Name:

Address:

Date of Birth:

Place of work:

Best number for contact:

Scholarship Questions

Summarise how your attendance at the ECA National Conference would meet the objectives and philosophy of your service.

How would your attendance contribute to the day to day interactions and planning with your students?

How would the virtual conference impact on learning and teaching beyond your service?

Outcomes and benefits (300 word limit) This should include statements of what you hope your attendance will achieve personally and professionally.

This application must include a current photo of the applicant. By applying for the scholarship, you give permission for your photo to be used in promotional materials related solely to the scholarship and the National Conference.

ECA NSW is delighted to have a conversation with Early Childhood Practitioner Kylie Ashley, Manager, Multicultural Children’s Services, Marrickville, on how best to work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities and consider the maintenance of language and culture in Early Childhood.

Thursday 12th August, 7pm.

The conversations evening will start at 7pm and goes for one hour.

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Throughout Australia last week Services,Families and Children advocated to Politicians and the general public. Early Learning Matters. Our regional groups were fabulous advocating the importance of learning in the Early Years.

In an act of advocacy for the early childhood sector, ECA NSW wrote to the following NSW Ministers formally requesting priority for COVID-19 vaccinations for all essential ECEC workers:

The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian Premier of NSW, The Hon. Sarah Mitchell Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning and The Hon. Brad Hazzard Minister for Health and Medical Research. This letter has also been shared with the Independent Education Union, United Voice and the Hon. Greg Hunt, Minister for Health and Health and Aged Care.Please read a copy of the letter attached here:

ECA NSW is very interested in being part of the update of the National Quality Learning Frameworks

A Conversations Evening will take place on Thursday 1st July at 7pm via zoom. Its your time to have a say.

Leading the discussion is former ECA NSW President, Dr Fay Hadley (Macquarie University) and Dr Linda Harrison (Macquarie University and CSU)

Fay and Linda will start the conversation and will be delighted to have input from early childhood professionals on the Frameworks. You can check out their website here https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-arts/departments-and-schools/macquarie-school-of-education/our-research/research-groups/approved-learning-frameworks-update

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Linda Harrison

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Reminder for ECA NSW Conversations with Dr Louise Porter. This is your chance to have a Q&A with one of Australia’s most respected behavioural management expert.

Louise is an expert on behavioural management. Louise will give an outline of behavioural management strategies to use in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. This will be followed by an opportunity for members and friends to ask questions.

This conversation will be via Zoom on Thursday 3rd June. It will start at the new time of seven o’clock.

Registration prior the conversations is essential.

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the next speaker for ECA NSW Conversations; Dr Louise Porter

Louise is an expert on behavioural management. Louise will give an outline of behavioural management strategies to use in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. This will be followed by an opportunity for members and friends to ask questions.

This conversation will be via Zoom on Thursday 3rd June. It will start at the new time of seven o’clock.

Registration prior the conversations is essential.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuduuqqTMtGNLMx-P0a_TFI24d3EpkuN4U

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

ECA NSW is pleased to be holding a conversations evening this Thursday 15th April via Zoom. New time of 7pm to 8pm

Bronwen Elliott is an independent social worker who works with families where there are significant child protection concerns. She also assists agencies working with families through training and consultation and has worked on a number of projects with early childhood education providers.

During this conversation evening Bronwen will give practical guidance on how you can work with young children. There will be time for you to ask Bronwen questions.

Register in advance for this meeting:
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Please pass on link to other educators to whom this ECA NSW Conversations Evening may be useful.

Last week Gabrielle Sinclair, CEO ACECQA spoke to the NSW members in a conversations evening. She stressed how important it was for Early Childhood teachers and Educators to speak up about the NQF. Below is information about how to participate.
 
Stage 2 of the 2019 NQF Review is underway with the release of a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (CRIS) for feedback. The CRIS explores a range of issues related to 8 key areas:

• safety, health and wellbeing;
• family day care;
• outside school hours care;
• workforce;
• understanding of quality ratings by families;
• changes in fees within the NQF system;
• oversight and governance of services and providers; and
• proposed changes to the NQF arising from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

ECA will be developing a written submission with input from ECA Branches and members. 

Watch out for an invitation to participate in a ECA members online session, where you can join Sarah Swain, General Manager, Policy and Government Relations to discuss the issues included in the CRIS.

If you can’t attend an online session, please feel free to provide your feedback to ECA via the email address below.

Want to know more?

Go to 2019 NQF Review to read about the review.

Please contact policy@earlychildhood.org.au for further information or to provide feedback on the CRIS.