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find out what the various ECA teams and projects have been up to and
the new resources available for the early childhood sector.
Right to play
ECA WA is leading a
campaign to raise public awareness about the importance of play.
Support their advocacy to reinstate young children’s right to
learn through play at school and in the community. Your endorsement of
the idea to establish a WA Play Strategy will provide influence toward
elevating the status of play in children's lives. Learn more here or click here to endorse the
strategy.
Celebrating Children’s Day
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Children’s Day is on 4 August 2018. This
year’s theme is Celebrating
Our Children for 30 Years, and
SNAICC—National Voice for our Children is inviting
communities to take a walk down memory lane, as it revisits some of the
highlights since the establishment of the first Children’s
Day in 1988. Click here to find out more.
Early Learning Matters
Australia’s
first ever Early Learning Matters Week, from
5–12 August, is a nation-wide Early Learning: Everyone
Benefits campaign initiative to show how early childhood education
supports the wellbeing of children, families and society. Educators are
invited to take photos of their early learning activities and
share them on
social media using #EARLYLearningMatters (ensure photos don't identify
children). Click here to get involved!
Input on services
The Federal Coalition
Government
is welcoming the opportunity to work together with
the families and children sector to secure the best possible outcomes
for families. The Department of Social Services will undertake 46
face-to-face consultations around the country and an online engagement
process will take place till 15 August 2018. Click here to provide feedback or
find out how you can participate.
Product safety issues
Consumer
advocacy group, CHOICE, is calling for urgent reform to
Australia’s product safety system as a substantial number of
children’s products, including cots and strollers, have
failed its tests in ways that raise serious safety concerns. The group
is urging the Federal Government to take action and introduce a new law
requiring businesses to sell safe products. Click here to join the campaign.
From 27 to 29 July, you can make a difference by
hosting a White Ribbon Night at home, at
your workplace, your school or
your sports club. Raise valuable funds for White Ribbon Australia's
work in prevention of violence against women in Australia. Stand up,
speak out and act. Click here to find more
information.
Teachers
and documentation
A
survey of 18 000 primary and secondary public school teachers reveals
the severe and intrusive impact of data collection requirements on
teachers’ core job of providing quality teaching to support
student learning. Click here to find more
information on the survey. Read the report here.
Stepfamily
Awareness Day
National Stepfamily Awareness Day
will be held on 31 July, and will provide an opportunity to
acknowledge, promote and celebrate the great work that stepfamilies do.
Click here to join the community,
or to find support and parenting help.
National Pyjama Day
National Pyjama Day on 20 July
will give you an excuse to stay in your jammies all day, but for a good
cause. So, get together with family, friends and colleagues to help
raise funds for children in foster care. Click here to find out how you can
get involved.
The new package, Encountering and
interpreting the principles of Reggio Emilia, now
contributes to three
hours of NESA Registered professional development (PD) for Teachers
towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW. Check
which standards it’s mapped against, and learn more about the package here.
Get involved!
Help families understand how quality early
learning supports children’s development. Click here to find out what
outcomes parents should expect from early childhood education and care,
as well as what preschoolers should ideally be learning. Please read
and share this blog. Find out how to get involved
in Early Learning Matters Week 2018.
Read our new blog posts
on resilience, wellbeing and cultural competence, including ECA
Conference Keynote Stan Grant on how his early years
shaped him; children’s social and emotional development;
Anne Kennedy on Reflective Practice; and the
discussion of reconciliation continues with new comments on the Sorry Sorry blog post. Join the
conversation today.
Sale extended
The ECA Leadership Program sale has
been extended until 30 September 2018! The program is designed to
support you and your team to further develop your leadership skills,
and is part of the pathway toward building personal and professional
capacity and identity. It's the best way to develop and map
your professional development skills. Click here to learn more and to
enrol today!
Book now!
Only 60 days till our 2018 ECA National ConferenceBe the difference for children
and families. Secure your spot today! This event will
bring people together to recognise the impact of high-quality early
childhood education, and the importance of investing in ongoing
professional development. Stay up
to date with the newsletter here. Click
here to book now!
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