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Leading With Connection

In School Age Care, we often speak about the importance of building secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships with children and young people. These relationships are the foundation of My Time, O...

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26 Nov 2025 Blog

Finding Your Groove

Phoenix Support For Educatorsare delighted to announce a partnership with Boogie Mites! We know that music is a powerful tool for young children’s learning and development, not only entertaining them,...

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6 Nov 2025

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 into one delightful little packa...

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4 Nov 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 Jul 2025 Blog

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 Jun 2025 Blog

It is OK to be Angry – Why Anger doesn’t belong in the ‘Red Zone’

Anger is often misunderstood, particularly anger in children. Many adults perceive anger as a negative emotion that must be suppressed or avoided. However, modern research in psychology and neuroscien...

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8 Jun 2025 Blog

A Journey of Growth and Transformation at Nido Early School Trafalgar

As education coaches and mentors, we get to witness some incredible transformations in early years services across Australia. But every now and then, a service embeds itself in our hearts. We don’t ju...

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28 May 2025 Blog

Fostering children's wellbeing

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16 Apr 2025

Flow Pedagogy

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8 Apr 2025 Blog

Connection Seeking: Reframing Attention Seeking

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25 Feb 2025 Blog

Creating a Culture of Wellbeing

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24 Feb 2025 Blog

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 Blog

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