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2025 Events Calendar

Welcome to the ultimate 2025 Calendar of Social and Cultural Events and Significant Days for Australian Early Childhood Educators and Teachers! This comprehensive guide has been thoughtfully designed ...

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30 Nov 2024 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

The Neurological Impact of Trauma: Strategies for Supporting Children in Early Education

Trauma can have profound and lasting effects on children’s neurological, emotional, and social development. For educators, understanding these impacts is vital for creating environments where children...

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27 Nov 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

Re-thinking “School Readiness” and how to actually support children to be ready for school

What makes a child ready for school? There is no singular answer to that question. Some individuals believe it may be self-help skills such as toileting, opening their own food or tying their shoes. F...

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31 Oct 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

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 Sep 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators

Happy Global Handwashing Day

It's something we're constantly talking about in our services - washing our hands! But are your young people and educators washing their hands for at least 20 seconds? To celebrate Global Handwashing ...

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30 Sep 2024 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

The Power of Physical Activity in Supporting Healing through Trauma

Trauma can deeply impact children, affecting how they think, feel, and interact with others. Research suggests that about 5% of children will experience trauma before they turn 18. Symptoms can range ...

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22 Sep 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

Unlocking the Power of Critical Reflection

Amidst the hustle and bustle of our daily grind as educators, the concept of critical reflection often remains blurred. You may ask, what exactly is it? And more importantly, how can we seamlessly int...

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15 Sep 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

Child Safety: A Collective Responsibility

As a community, historically we have fallen short in our duty to protect our children. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2017 illuminated this stark reality an...

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3 Sep 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators

Early Childhood Educators Day 2024

We know how much educators pour into their work, which is why this Early Childhood Educators Day, we have created a resource to inspire some much needed recharging and refilling! Download the free res...

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3 Sep 2024 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Tara Hill

Heartfelt Learning

Early childhood educators and teachers play a pivotal role in celebrating and integrating the rich, ancient culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples into early childhood curriculums. W...

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7 Aug 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators

Making Reading Magic!

Nurturing readers in our young people is all about reading aloud, modelling good reading habits and having a ready supply of beautiful books on hand - in the home and in educational settings. The book...

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27 Jul 2024 Resources

Phoenix Support For Educators, Linda Price

What Goes Into an Educational Leadership Toolkit?

Download this Article Please subscribe to our mailing list below to download a printable copy of this article: Full Name * Email * Mobile * Campaign Blog Articles Referring Article * What Goes Into an...

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18 Jul 2024 Blog

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