Description
Learning Outcomes
- What the term professional practice means to you.
- How centres enable professional practice.
- The difference enabling leadership makes.
Best Suited For
Service Leaders, Approvided Providers, Nominated Supervisors
$35.00Member: $31.50
Establishing a professional identity can feel overwhelming when considering who you are and what you do. This course supports all early childhood professionals, at varying stages of their careers to ponder notions of professionalism and your identity in relation to children, families, colleagues and the community. Taking time to stop, reflect and refine on your professional identity will support your thinking on what implications of professional ethics occur in your practice.
Learning Outcomes
Best Suited For
Service Leaders, Approvided Providers, Nominated Supervisors
Jane Bourne is an early childhood professional who has taught and led within diverse ECEC settings. She is currently the CEO of Lady Gowrie Qld, which delivers a range of education and care services throughout Queensland. Jane is also President of ECA (Qld Branch).
Jane’s extensive experience has allowed her to pursue her passion for creating leadership models that inspire and promote the best outcomes for children, families and staff.
Karen Thorpe is Deputy Director-Research at the Institute for Social Science Research where she also leads the Childhood Development, Education and Care Research group. Her research focus is early childhood education and care environments; particularly the interplay of ECEC quality and the ECEC workforce. In 2013 she was named by the Australian Financial Review as among Australia’s 100 Women of Influence for the impacts of her research on educational and family policy.
I am an early childhood professional with over 25 years experience working in early childhood education and care (ECEC), in service provision, public policy and higher education. Prior to coming to QUT in 2010, I held the position of CEO at Lady Gowrie Queensland. I maintain a research interest in ECEC policy and am currently involved in a national study identifying ways to grow a qualified and sustainable professional ECEC workforce.
| Duration | 1 hour |
|---|---|
| National Quality Standard | Quality Area 7: Governance and leadership |
| Australia Professional Standards for Teachers | Standard 6: Engage in professional learning, Standard 7: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community |

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