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    Strip It Back - Why I choose a calmer classroom approach
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • Jun 24, 2019
    • 4 min

    Strip It Back - Why I choose a calmer classroom approach

    Back when I first started teaching (all those years ago!) I used to love to fill the walls of my classroom with an array of children’s art work. But in later years, due to a massive consumption of research around brain development and effective learning environments, I have learnt to encourage educators to strip back their walls, and the clutter in their rooms, to create a calm classroom which promotes learning for all children. It’s an idea that continues to evoke a cringe i
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    Emotional Development - 4 Factors to Consider
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • Aug 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    Emotional Development - 4 Factors to Consider

    With the introduction of the Early Years Learning Framework (2009) we have seen an increased emphasis on children’s emotional and social learning. However even now, 9 years on and we still seem to see a heavier focus on social rather than emotional development. But you can’t have effective social skills without strong emotional development. A child’s emotional development feeds heavily in to their social, cognitive and language skills. It should be at the foundation of all ou
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    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF Principle 5 - Ongoing Learning and Reflective Practice.
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • Aug 6, 2018
    • 3 min

    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF Principle 5 - Ongoing Learning and Reflective Practice.

    The Early Years Learning Framework (DEEWR, 2009, p. 13) sets out five principles of early education and the fifth and final one is “Ongoing learning and reflective practice”. These principles are founded on early childhood research and theory, as are the practices and outcomes. This blog is designed to help educators understand the links between early childhood theory and this fifth and very important principle of the EYLF, in addition to how this theory has now been reinforc
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    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF principle 4 - Respect for Diversity.
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • Jul 9, 2018
    • 3 min

    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF principle 4 - Respect for Diversity.

    The Early Years Learning Framework (DEEWR, 2009, p. 13) sets out five principles of early education and the fourth is “Respect for diversity”. These principles are founded on early childhood research and theory, as are the practices and outcomes. This blog is designed to help educators understand the links between early childhood theory and this fourth and very important principle of the EYLF, in addition to how this theory has now been reinforced with current research in to
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    What's Theory Got To Do With It? - EYLF principle 3 - high expectations and equity
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • Jun 12, 2018
    • 3 min

    What's Theory Got To Do With It? - EYLF principle 3 - high expectations and equity

    The Early Years Learning Framework (DEEWR, 2009, p. 12) sets out five principles of early education and the second is “High Expectations and Equity”. These principles are founded on early childhood research and theory, as are the practices and outcomes. This blog is designed to help educators understand the links between early childhood theory and this third and very important principle of the EYLF, in addition to how this theory has now been reinforced with current research
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    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF principle 2 - Partnerships.
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • May 31, 2018
    • 3 min

    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF principle 2 - Partnerships.

    The Early Years Learning Framework (DEEWR, 2009, p. 12) sets out five principles of early education and the second is “Partnerships”. These principles are founded on early childhood research and theory, as are the practices and outcomes. This blog is designed to help educators understand the links between early childhood theory and this second and very important principle of the EYLF, in addition to how this theory has now been reinforced with current research in to child dev
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    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF principle 1- relationships.
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • May 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    What's Theory Got To Do With It? EYLF principle 1- relationships.

    The Early Years Learning Framework (DEEWR, 2009, p. 12) sets out five principles of early education and the first is “Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships”. These principles are founded on early childhood research and theory, as are the practices and outcomes. This blog is designed to help educators understand the links between early childhood theory and this first and very important principle of the EYLF, in addition to how this theory has now been reinforced with
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    Child Protection - Do we really do enough?
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • May 22, 2018
    • 3 min

    Child Protection - Do we really do enough?

    With possible changes to sexual consent laws in NSW, the ABC recently interviewed Deanne Carson from Body Safety Australia sparking an international discussion about how to create a culture of consent and promote protective behaviours with children (Carson, D. 2018). While not all the media attention has been positive in regard to Ms. Carson’s interview, there is no debating she has successfully opened up a topic of discussion which was well overdue in this country. In the ea
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    Connecting with Animals - A Visit to Follyfoot Farm Educational Children's Service
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • Mar 29, 2018
    • 4 min

    Connecting with Animals - A Visit to Follyfoot Farm Educational Children's Service

    This week I visited a service on the Central Coast of NSW called Follyfoot Farm Educational Children’s Service. As the name suggests, upon the grounds of the service is a farm, and we’re not just talking a few chickens here. This is an actual farm with cows, lambs, chickens, guinea pigs and even a pig named Wilmer. I, myself was raised around animals and even learnt to ride horses at a school called - wait for it - Follyfoot Farm. So needless to say I felt a certain affinity
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    Why I Love Being an Early Childhood Teacher
    Kate Hodgekiss
    • Mar 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    Why I Love Being an Early Childhood Teacher

    Early childhood is a field which is losing educators every day. Recent studies found one in five educators plan to leave their job in the next 12 months. Why? Because being an early childhood educator can be hard. This is a profession which draws on all aspects of our wellbeing and in which we have to wear many hats. Throughout any given day we may have to put on our counsellor hat, our mediator hat, our salesman hat, our mentor hat, our nurses hat, our repair man hat and the
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