In the Consultation Regulation Impact Statement following the 2019 NQF Review, one area of concern found was the transition periods between services. For OSHC, this included the transition between school & OSHC both of a morning but more substantially of…
Series Two: Policy & Compliance || Part Two: Communicating Policy Updates Changes to policies and procedures in the workplace are inevitable. Changes may include; legislative or regulatory changes in the sector. new systems being implemented in the workplace. review of…
Series Two: Policy & Compliance || Part One: Updating Policies Policies and procedures act as a course of action or how an event is to be managed by an organisation. As per the regulations, there are mandatory policies a…
Series Two: Policy & Compliance || Part Two: Communicating Policy Updates Changes to policies and procedures in the workplace are inevitable. Changes may include; legislative or regulatory changes in the sector. new systems being implemented in the workplace. review of…
In part 2 we will be focusing on the day-to-day of outside school hours care, what to expect, important areas to become knowledgeable in and where you can go for more information. We hope this 2-part blog series gives you…
This week as part of our series on Philosophy we look at how we can incorporate children’s rights into our service philosophy and daily practice. The Convention recognises the special time of childhood and how we must allow children the…
As we continue our reflective journey into the Service statement of Philosophy, we want to touch base on how important Critical Reflection is and how you can support this with your team. This week’s tip: Set aside time for reflective…
It is important when we critically reflect that we consider the topic from multiple perspectives by collating current industry practices & theoretic knowledge which can then be used to make purposeful changes to our practice.
To start our reflective journey, we will focus on the Service philosophy. For the next 4 weeks we will focus our reflective energy on Philosophy development, revision, inclusion & context. In preparation we suggest if you aren’t already, making yourself…
At Firefly HR, we acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we work & connect with you from today.
At Firefly HR, we acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we work & connect with you from today. As a base, Firefly HR connects from the land of the Garigal or Caregal people, and would like to acknowledge all 29 clan groups of the Eora Nation.
At Firefly HR, we connect – although online, and meet by story sharing, learning, taking on non verbal queues, deconstruct and reconstruct information, and move in non linear directions at times. We use symbols without realising, and link with our own land and community.
This is all interconnected. We are utilising Aboriginal pedagogy with these processes and in our daily work.
We acknowledge the land that we are on today has been the core of all spirituality, language, knowledge, and sacred sites. This knowledge is what us and others need to embrace to ensure a future for our children and our children’s children.
We need to hear, respectfully, and listen.
As a guiding principle to the National Quality Framework that Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are valued, we are working on building the foundations here and believe a strong, meaningful acknowledgement of country is important.
