Professional Support Co-ordinator South Australia
Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Update
Belonging, Being and Becoming - The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia has been distributed to all early childhood services in the last few months.
In the attached fact sheet about the Framework, the Commonwealth Government states that 'it is expected that early childhood settings will need to provide evidence of their use of the Early Years Learning Framework in designing and delivering their early learning programs'. One of the concerns around this is "when do we need to start using EYLF?" Services should have received a copy of the framework by now (it can also be downloaded via the link below). The idea is that educators will begin familiarising themselves with the framework now with the intention of exploring implementation into practice in more depth from early 2010. An Educator's Guide will be made available in the early months of next year and this will be the key tool in supporting Educators implement the framework.
Early Years Learning Framework - Breakfast Forums & Staff Meeting Sessions (PDF Download)
What support is available for EYLF implementation?
EYLF Breakfast Forums for Leaders & Directors - the Gowrie Training Centre (PSC) now has a range of breakfast forums available for staff to become more familiar with the framework and engage in facilitated discussions on what this means for educators and services.
These forums are aimed at those who have started to look through the framework and would like the opportunity to hear more about it and discuss what it means for them as educators, what it means for services and to have the opportunity of dialogue with other educators. These forums will be added to the website shortly and information will be distributed across the sector. These forums will only be $22.00 per person to attend and this includes continental breakfast.
All forums include a continental breakfast are held between 8.00am - 9.30am at at the Gowrie Training Centre 43 Dew Street Thebarton on:
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Friday 19 March 2010
Friday 26 March 2010
Register online here - limited places available
The Gowrie Training Centre (PSC) is working with the Department of Education and Children's Services (DECS), ARMSU (Indigenous Professional Support Unit SA), Network SA and Family Day Care to deliver support to familiarise educators with the framework. A range of EYLF Familiarisation Sessions are planned to be rolled out across South Australia over the next 6 months which will be planned locally in each district and available to educators from preschool, child care, family day care, etc to attend free of charge. These sessions will be delivered by facilitators from the Gowrie, DECS, ARMSU and Family Day Care as a collaborative project to ensure consistent information is available to all educators. Details of these upcoming Familiarisation Sessions will be advertised on this website and on the DECS website. A link will be included here, so watch this space for more information.
From 30 November 2009 the Gowrie Training Centre (PSC) is also available to present An Introduction to the Early Years Learning Framework Presentation - Staff Meeting Information & Facilitated Discussion on-site at your staff meeting or at local network group meetings. You will be able to book a 1 hour presentation and facilitated discussion for your service/network group to become more familiar with the framework and what it means for you and the children at your service. The familiarisation sessions will be free or charge, however these on-site staff meeting sessions will incur a fee. For more information click here to download a flyer. To make a booking for your service or network group and discuss cost contact Sharee Borlace on 1800 129 606 or email enquiries@pscsa.org.au. There are a limited number of sessions available in 2009, however more bookings will be available from January 2010 onwards. Contact us to set up a session in your area
National PSC Alliance Publication
"Child Care Staff: Learning and Growing through Professional Development"
A practical resource for Children's Services staff based on findings from a national study commissioned by the PSC Alliance through funding from the Australian Government.
The National PSCA Research Report is also available for download below:
This report was commissioned by the National Professional Support Cordinator Alliance (PSCA) in 2007. The PSCA welcomes and encourages the use of this report and requests concerning reproduction or rights should be addressed to your state PSC in the first instance. No part of this report may be reproduced without permission of the (PSCA).
Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government
New March-September 2010 Training Calendar Now Available
To view the NEW March-September 2010 Training Calendar click here
(Dial up users please note this file may take a few minutes to download)
The Inclusion & Professional Support Program (IPSP) is funded by the Australian Government and is an integrated and consolidated approach to meeting the inclusion and professional support needs of child care services across Australia. It is part of the larger Child Care Support Program and has been informed by the findings of the Child Care Broadband Review conducted in 2002-2003.
As part of this program a Professional Support Coordinator (PSC) has been engaged in each state and territory across Australia.
The Professional Support Coordinator for South Australia is the Lady Gowrie Child Centre (Gowrie Training Centre). The PSC plays a key role in providing eligible child care services and individuals, regardless of their geographic location within Australia, with access to quality inclusion and professional support that is relevant, appropriate and timely. Funded as the PSC by the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) the Gowrie Training Centre has developed, and will continue to manage and monitor the delivery of professional support to all eligible child care services, Inclusion Support Facilitators and bicultural support workers, within state based regions. The Gowrie Training Centre has engaged Professional Support Service Providers (PSSPs) to deliver services in line with our Implementation Plan.
As the PSC for South Australia, the Gowrie Training Centre will undertake the following functions:
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Undertaking state-wide professional support needs analysis;
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Developing a Professional Support Service Delivery Implementation Plan that reflects the professional support national priorities and outcomes of the needs analysis;
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Engaging and managing appropriate service providers, and
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Conducting performance and financial reporting to ensure the Program objectives are being met.
How to contact us:
To access support, training, resources and specialist equipment contact the Gowrie Training Centre - Professional Support Coordinator SA:
Toll Free: 1800 129 606
Phone: 08 8234 5219
Fax: 08 8234 5850
Email: enquiries@pscsa.org.au
