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Dear OSHC Educator

Dear OSHC Educator, To the one standing on the bridge between home and school, where childhood thrives - I want to take a moment to write to you. Yours is a role both humble and significant, one that ...

18 Mar 2025 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Sandi Phoenix

Connection Seeking: Reframing Attention Seeking

Children are being raised in systems, such as some schools, early childhood programs, residential care settings, and even the justice system, that view behaviour through a lens of control—managing act...

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26 Feb 2025 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Briana Thorne

Reclaiming Play: The Role of Movement and Outdoor Adventures in Early Years Education

Let’s face it: childhood today looks a bit different than it used to. When was the last time you saw a child climb a tree like it was Mount Everest or turn a pile of sticks into a pirate ship? If you ...

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13 Jan 2025 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators, Linda Price

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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30 Dec 2024 Blog

Phoenix Admin

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

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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1 Oct 2024 Blog

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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23 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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4 Sep 2024 Blog

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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8 Aug 2024 Blog

Phoenix Support For Educators

NAIDOC Week 2024

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and T...

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1 Jul 2024 Resources

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...

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26 Jun 2024 Blog

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