Professionalism in our sector; What’s the big whoop and is it worth it?

Professional standards guide practice, interactions and relationships in an early childhood service. What are these professional standards, and what does being a professional mean? 

In this highly feminised profession, we need to change community perception. We don’t just ‘wipe noses’ (Leyonhjelm, 2017) and ‘we are not just nice ladies’ (Stonehouse, 1994), and we don’t just ‘love’ children. We require a paradigm shift in every aspect of our work—our language, attitude, relationships, communications on social media and our advocacy for early childhood education.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand and embody the highest standards of professionalism underpinned by the revised Code of Ethics (2016) with children, families and the broader community
• Approach difficult conversations with peers with confidence and clarity that supports a professional resolution
• Present as professional in every aspect of our role

Completing Professionalism in our sector; What's the big whoop and is it worth it? will contribute one hour of PD addressing the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and aligns with NESA Elective PD. 

NESA Elective PD criteria:

• Job-embedded and provided opportunities for collaboration, transference and application
• Involved opportunities to give and receive feedback and/or undertake self-reflection and reflection on the teaching practices of others
• Research-based and evidence-based 

Certificates of attendance are only provided to those who participate in the LIVE webinar. Certificates are emailed to registrants within seven working days of the webinar viewing date.

All registrants are provided with a Vimeo link to a recording of this webinar. The link is emailed the next working day and is accessible for 24 hours from the time we send the email, usually, around 10am.

Professional Knowledge
APST 2: Know the content and how to teach it

For information regarding teacher registration and accreditation, contact the teacher registration board/institute in your state.

This webinar also aligns with:

Early Years Learning Framework - Principles
Ongoing learning and reflective practice
Early Years Learning Framework - Practices
Adopting holistic approaches
The EYLF Learning Outcomes 
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Outcome 2: Children are connected and contribute to their world
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

QA 4: Staffing arrangements
QA 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
QA 7: Governance and leadership