The Early Education Show

May 04 2023 213 ep. 43 mins 46
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Talking the policy and politics of young children and early education in Australia.

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Liam’s Early Education Journey

May 04 2023 44 mins  
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.

The ACCC Inquiry

Mar 05 2023 49 mins  
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.

The Early Years Strategy

Feb 19 2023 43 mins  
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?

2022 Year in Review

Dec 15 2022 51 mins  
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.

Exploring the NQS - Overview Episode

Nov 22 2022 15 mins  
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.

Quality Area 7: Leadership and service management (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 20 2022 16 mins  
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 leade

Element 7.2.3 Development of professionals (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 17 2022 14 mins  
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.

Element 7.2.2 Educational leadership (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 15 2022 14 mins  
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.

Element 7.2.1 Continuous improvement (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 13 2022 14 mins  
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.

Element 7.1.3 Roles and responsibilities (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 10 2022 12 mins  
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.