‘But they’re just a casual…’
I love Out of School Hours Care (I think I accidentally start every article with that comment?), but there is a pattern in staffing that I don’t necessarily love. And it’s not the casual workforce we rely so heavily on. It’s the…
When you go WOW!
Sometimes you have those moments that make you go wow! Recently, I had one of these moments when I found We Belong Education led by Saurubh Malviya. I wasn’t looking, but one day earlier this year in June I came…
Bringing Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Educators, together.
Bringing Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Educators, together. I’m proud to be an OSHC Educator and professional. I wanted to provide an opportunity for OSHC Educators to come together to meet in a relaxed environment and share our thoughts,…
Burnout in Out of School Hours Care (OSHC)
Burnout in Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) It’s the start of a long weekend, we are meant to wake up happy and excited for three days off work and spending time doing things just for yourself – spending it…
What Risk
What Risk? What do you see in this picture at first? Imagine it’s you with 50 children – what are your thoughts? I take a deeper look into risk in Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) in this article. With…
How to Immerse Your Child in the World of Music From Day One
Okay, so the late, great Mozart wrote his first symphony at the age of 8. Now, clearly, prodigies like Mozart are few and far between, to say the least. Whether your child is destined to be the next Mozart or…
Educator Performance Culture and Coaching for Out of School Hours Care (OSHC)
Firstly, I love OSHC! There’s no denying that. I love promoting the industry and I love sharing when I find something good with others in the industry. Luckily with Firefly HR, I can help make that happen. Earlier this year…
Social Media for Out of School Hours Care
Co-Founder Firefly HR OSHC SpecificRecruitment | Director Pennant Hills… See more 6 articles Following We all tend to use social media for our personal lives, but what about for our OSHC centres? Why don’t we stretch our reach to families and the…
Educational Leader: How supported are they in Out of School Hours Care?
One of my strengths, reflecting, is also a weakness. I find I over think and over reflect to the point of all i’m doing is reflecting. But one area I’ve been reflecting deeply on over the last 10 weeks is…
Gender Balance in Out of School Hours Care.
It is not unknown that there is a gender imbalance in the OSHC industry, that the ratio of male to female educators is very much skewed towards female. But why? I wanted to write a piece on promoting males in the OSHC…