Episodes
Friday May 05, 2023
Liam’s Early Education Journey
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Earlier this year, Liam was interviewed by Lecturer Kathrine Whitty for a video to her Masters students at the Australian Catholic University. It was an opportunity to discuss all things early education, including Liam's professional journey in the sector, and Kath and the ACU were kind enough to share the audio of the interview for the Early Education Show.
Monday Mar 06, 2023
The ACCC Inquiry
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been tasked with conducting an inquiry into Australia’s early education sector. What are they looking at, why does it matter, and what do we hope it will accomplish?
Find the full shownotes at earlyeducationshow.com.
Monday Feb 20, 2023
The Early Years Strategy
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
We're back for a new fortnightly series! This week, we're tackling the Federal Government's Early Years Strategy. What is the context of this new strategy, and what do we think it should come up with?
Friday Dec 16, 2022
2022 Year in Review
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
We've been away for a while - but we couldn't let as big a year as 2022 pass without getting the gang back together.
We mostly remember how to podcast, but it's been long enough that Liam managed to forget that a microphone only works when it's... plugged in. Apologies for his terrible sound. He promises to do better in 2023.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Exploring the NQS - Overview Episode
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
It's the final episode of Exploring the NQS - a look at the whole thing, and the journey of exploring it element by element. Thanks for everyone who's listened in.
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Quality Area 7: Leadership and service management (Exploring the NQS)
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
This week's episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS provides an overview of Quality Area 7: Leadership and service management.
From the Guide to the National Quality Standard: Quality Area 7 focuses on effective leadership and governance of the service to establish and maintain quality environments for children’s learning and development. Effective leaders establish shared values for the service that reflect the service context and professionalism and set clear direction for the service’s continuous improvement. Governance refers to the systems in place to support effective management and operation of the service, consistent with the service’s statement of philosophy.
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Element 7.2.3 Development of professionals (Exploring the NQS)
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.2.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Development of professionals".
Element description: Educators, co-ordinators and staff members’ performance is regularly evaluated and individual plans are in place to support learning and development.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Element 7.2.2 Educational leadership (Exploring the NQS)
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.2.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Educational leadership".
Element description: The educational leader is supported and leads the development and implementation of the educational program and assessment and planning cycle.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Element 7.2.1 Continuous improvement (Exploring the NQS)
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.2.1 of the National Quality Standard, "Continuous improvement".
Element description: There is an effective self-assessment and quality improvement process in place.
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Element 7.1.3 Roles and responsibilities (Exploring the NQS)
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.1.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Roles and responsibilities".
Element description: Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, and understood, and support effective decision-making and operation of the service.