In Conversation with Megan and Baz

In today's episode, we explore the roles of educational leaders in assessment and rating. We discuss strategies to support your team in effectively implementing assessments and ratings, as well as the key responsibilities that leaders must uphold in this process. We also consider potential questions that leaders may encounter and offer guidance on how to best address them. Tune in to gain valuable insights on how to excel in your role as an educational leader in assessment and rating.

Welcome to today's episode where we are diving deep into room compliance and all the key factors you need to consider to ensure your room is meeting requirements at all times, not just during assessment and rating. By the end of this episode, you will better understand the importance of room compliance and the crucial elements to consider to create a safe and functional space. So grab your note pad and pen, and let’s dive in!

Welcome back to our podcast, where we dive deep into the world of assessment and rating. This series will explore different assessment and rating aspects, sharing our thoughts and sparking discussion among our listeners. Whether you agree with us or not, we hope to inspire you to take a fresh look at how assessment and rating are approached in your teams. With 5 episodes released 2 weeks apart, there's plenty of content to keep you engaged and informed. So grab a coffee, tune in, and let's start the conversation!

Megan and Baz 

We are all feeling the pinch with staff shortages and workloads. Today we speak with Bahar Huseyin, a registered counsellor and student wellbeing co-ordinator.

Here are some links to get you started

Let's really embed mindfulness in our everyday practice.

How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains | Richard J. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBfCW67xT8-

The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger | Shauna Shapiro

https://youtu.be/IeblJdB2-Vo

 

Brains are the most fantastic thing ever, and if we just upskilled our knowledge a little on them, we would see children and their big emotions so differently.

We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.

Melissa is a Psychologist and has moved her work into the early years.

Check out her Instagram page it's full of awesome stuff

 

honeybee_psycology

This is one of those episodes that make you stop and reflect on how you see play and how you see the whole child.

Laura Rosenberg is a registered play therapist and registered mental health social worker will have you rethinking how you support children and acknowledge the emotions they have.

 

 

 

We talk with Karen Webster who is one of our amazing trainers at ECT. She has over 30 years of experience working on and off the floor in early Childhood and being a Trainer and Assessor. Karen's passion is for supporting children's behaviour, Teacher's well-being and being an advocate for children's voices.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

If you'd like the checklist we talk about please email us at info@earlychildhoodtraining.com.au

 

We speak to an inspirational team from Tugulawa Early Education with an Educational Leader who's deep understanding of what the team wants and needs makes her the perfect person to support them.  

Everyone will want to go work at this service after you listen to the podcast :)

Gina a Kinder Teacher and owner of many centres over the years talks to us about embedding Sustainability in our practice and why it's so important.

Some links for you to get started on your journey 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx04Kl8y4dE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdd2fNe2dA4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVLcj-XKnM

 

 

Short and sweet. Ideas for supervision and what to make sure you are doing.