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From Behaviour ‘Management’ to Fostering Wellbeing – A Way Forward

Phoenix Support For Educators, Sandi Phoenix

From Behaviour ‘Management’ to Fostering Wellbeing – A Way Forward

Psychology: The science of behaviour (Carlson & Buskist, 1996) was the first textbook I owned as a bright-eyed undergraduate embarking on my mission to leave the world just a little bit better. It was...

Behaviour Guidance Behaviour management Child wellbeing Children's behaviour Classroom interventions Early childhood education Educator wellbeing strategies Emotional development in children Humanistic psychology Phoenix Cups framework Positive education Positive psychology behaviour management

25 Jun 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

How to Explore Maths in the Early Years

Mathematics… A subject that every student either loves, or loves to hate. So how do you foster a love of, or appreciation of maths in young children? First, I want to tell you a little story. A story ...

Early Years Early Years Mathematics Jean Piaget Mathematical Concepts Mathematics Maths Play Play-based Learning

14 Mar 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Tara Hill

The Day I "F'd Play Up"

There was a small group of children in the home corner. They had been busy there for quite some time, so I decided to sit with them and join in their play... ya know "Scaffold", "extend the play", "Ma...

Child play patterns Child-led learning Childhood Creativity Creative play Learning through play Play Play advocacy Play and learning Play-based Learning Play-based learning Play-based learning benefits child's play children's play

9 Feb 2024 Blog

Behaviourism- Rats, Pigeons and Children

Phoenix Support For Educators, Sandi Phoenix

Behaviourism- Rats, Pigeons and Children

Behaviourism, a school of thought in psychology that emerged in the early 20th century, advocates the objective analysis of observable behaviours rather than subjective experiences. One of the princip...

Behaviour Guidance Children's behaviour Positive Psychology behaviour management behaviourism punishment rewards

7 Sep 2023 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Mim Brown

Unpacking heuristic play and treasure baskets for the most engaging lesson plans

Download this Article Please subscribe below to download a printable copy of this article: Full Name * Email * Mobile * Campaign Blog Articles Blog Articles Referring Article * Unpacking heuristic pla...

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15 Aug 2023

Phoenix Support For Educators, Mim Brown

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 ...

Behaviour Guidance Cultivating Resilience in Education Emotional Wellbeing in Education Phoenix Cups Phoenix Cups Framework Positive Psychology Self-Care Social and Emotional Learning Understanding Emotions emotional wellbeing

1 Aug 2023

Music, Mental Health & Wellbeing

In the UK there’s a football chant: “Sing when you’re winning, you only sing when you’re winning”. But we think they have it round the wrong way. At Boogie Mites we would chant “ Win when your singing...

Music Music and Wellbeing Music for early childhood development Music's effect on the brain Neuroscience of Music

17 Jul 2023

Small Poppies International, Dr Louise Porter

Children aren't born in litters, so why teach as if they are?

Before I answer the question posed in the title of this blog,let’s remind ourselves of the purposes of group story and song sessions in early childhood settings. Purposes of group story and song sessi...

Child attention span Child learning styles Early literacy program Group story time Language development Play-based Learning Self-regulation skills Small group activities Voluntary group sessions

16 Jul 2023

The New and Improved EYLF 2.0 + MTOP 2.0

Phoenix Support For Educators, Sandi Phoenix

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 ...

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30 Jun 2023

Reflections and Confessions of a Collage Addict

Sticks and Stones Education, Gabrielle Flavin

Reflections and Confessions of a Collage Addict

Got some magazines? Got some scissors? Got some glue? Congrats, you’re joining my new cult. It’s called the Collage Cult… Collaging in a reflective journal can offer numerous benefits and positive out...

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30 Jun 2023

Breaking Free from Unhelpful Narratives

The Phoenix Cups, Chris Phoenix

Breaking Free from Unhelpful Narratives

DOWNLOAD PDF ARTICLE HERE: Despite ongoing discussions about mental health challenges faced by early childhood educators, research indicates that many individuals within the education sector still exp...

Cognitive restructuring Early childhood educators Educator Resources Emotional resilience Mental well-being strategies Mindfulness practices Personal growth methods Positive self-talk Self-awareness techniques Stress management for educators Unhelpful thinking styles early childhood education educator support educator wellbeing

14 Jun 2023

Phoenix Support For Educators, Mim Brown

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...

Childcare sector challenges ECEC Australia ECEC staffing crisis ECEC staffing solutions Early childhood staffing crisis Early education workforce Educator burnout prevention Educator retention strategies Recruitment in ECEC Staff retention techniques Staff wellbeing programs Staffing crisis Workforce shortage solutions early childhood educators educators

8 May 2023

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