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Risky Play Part One: Why Challenge Matters More Than Safety

Risky Play Part One It goes without saying keeping children safe is a core priority of our work. Many of us care so deeply about children’s safety that, without meaning to, we sometimes soften the wor...

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2 Dec 2025

The great ‘6,7’ panic:

If you’ve heard a classroom or playground suddenly erupt with an exaggerated, drawn-out “Siiixxx, Seevvvennn!”, you’ve probably wondered what on earth is going on. You might have even asked a child wh...

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11 Nov 2025

Taking Play Seriously: How Joy and Fun Support Children's Learning and Wellbeing

Taking the fun cup seriously A Day of Fun Cup filling (and why we need to plan for it!) Here’s the thing about children and young people: they are born scientists, comedians, and explorers wrapped int...

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4 Nov 2025

Walking feet, Safety Lines and two-by-twos

Let’s pause and reflect on the common phrase “walking feet inside”. It’s a well-worn expression in many early childhood settings, but when we take a closer look, we might notice something worth rethin...

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29 Sept 2025

Teaching, Not Training

“Cui bono? Who benefits? is always a useful question to ask about a deeply entrenched and widely accepted practice. In this case, it is not merely the individual rewarder who comes out ahead; it is th...

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14 July 2025

The Day Taylor Swift Came To Kinder

It was book week. Sophie enters the room in super star style, sprouting her bedazzling sparkly dress, her sequined handbag, tiara and… plastic pink heels. “ Hi everyone! Sophie is not here today, I’m ...

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14 June 2025

Fostering children's wellbeing

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16 Apr 2025

Flow Pedagogy

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8 Apr 2025

Creating a Culture of Wellbeing

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24 Feb 2025

Crafting a culture of wellbeing as an Educational Leader

As 2025 roars into full swing, one voice from the sector is echoing loud and clear…BURN OUT! Lets not dilly dally around this point – rather face it head on and begin to employ our collective thought ...

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29 Dec 2024

Child lashing out for no reason? Spoiler alert: There is ALWAYS a reason.

Hands up who has heard the following phrases (or felt them yourselves – we won’t tell) about children’s behaviour: He does it for no reason. She is just trying to get at us. The behaviour is completel...

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30 Sept 2024

From Behaviour ‘Management’ to Fostering Wellbeing:

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25 June 2024

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