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Working With the Heat, Not Against It

Designing with the Elements / Working in Harmony with the Heat Anationalreflection for Australian educators,with gratitude to our Territory colleagues for showing uswhat’spossible. Written by Annette ...

Pedagogy educators outside play playing on country seasonal knowledge sun safety

26 Feb 2026

Pebbles, Puddles and Possibilities: A Practical Guide to Nature Play in ECEC

Pebbles, Puddles, and the possibilities of nature Play A commotion erupted along the bush kinder path. “Move back! It’s a leech!” Evie announced, arms stretched wide like a pint-sized superhero, holdi...

Bush kinder Cup-Filling Nature play Pedagogy STEAM connecting first nations nature pebbles puddles

27 Nov 2025

Flow Pedagogy

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Connection Cup® Flow in early years Freedom Cup® Fun Cup® Imaginative play Mastery Cup® Neuroscience Pedagogy Positive psychology Safety Cup® The Phoenix Cups® Framework

8 Apr 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 ...

Connection Cup® Critical reflection Educational Leader Educator wellbeing Fun Cup® Mastery Cup® National Quality Framework (NQF) National Quality Standard (NQS) Neuroscience Pedagogy Safety Cup® The Phoenix Cups® Framework Trauma informed practice Unhelpful thinking

29 Dec 2024

Filling our Cups: How relationships transformed the data at Kinglake Ranges

Ever wondered what embedding the Phoenix Cups Framework into your service philosophy might achieve? Written by Mim Brown, Phoenix Support for Educators Download this Article Please subscribe below to ...

Barefoot Behaviour guidance Behaviour management Bush kinder Children's wellbeing Connection Cup® Educational Leader Educator wellbeing Loose parts National Quality Standard (NQS) Nature play Pedagogy Positive psychology Random acts of kindness Risky play Social and emotional learning The Phoenix Cups® Framework

1 Aug 2023

The New and Improved EYLF 2.0 + MTOP 2.0

Introducing the new and improved Early Years Learning Framework and the My Time Our Place 2022! Or EYLF 2.0 and MTOP 2.0 for short. A guest blog from Gaby Flavin - Sticks and Stones Education This is ...

Australian Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Educational Leader Educator resources National Quality Framework (NQF) National Quality Standard (NQS) OSHC, OOSH & SAC Pedagogy Planning & programming

30 June 2023

Surviving the staffing crisis

Written by Mim Brown, Phoenix Support for Educators Agency, love, self-care and a challenge to qualification mandates. We talk to six sector leaders about staff recruitment and retention and their res...

COVID-19 Childcare sector challenges Educational Leader Educator advocacy Educator wellbeing National Quality Standard (NQS) Pedagogy School readiness

8 May 2023

Educators - Know your Stuff

Four things that Educators who know how to exceed do that Educators working towards the National Quality Standard don’t. I have noticed something interesting… the difference in the practice of service...

Aboriginal perspectives Australian Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Behaviour charts Critical reflection Educational Leader Educator ethics National Quality Framework (NQF) National Quality Standard (NQS) Pedagogy Planning & programming Professional development Risk assessment

31 July 2021