Early childhood: Off to a good start
August 10, 2012, Hits:546
New reforms in early childhood education are steps in the right direction, but their implementation requires close monitoring. Professor Tony Vinson has met countless children from disadvantaged backgrounds during more than five decades of work whic...
Read moreEarly Childhood Member Survey
August 8, 2012, Hits:501
The focus on ECE education is important. Much is happening in this space and the Federal and State Unions are seeking your views with regard to associated changes. Such information is essential to assist us more effectively represent teacher views i...
Read moreMore Than Just What to Teach
March 14, 2012, Hits:386
Play based learning is the philosophy behind the Early Learning Years Framework (ELYF) thanks to the principles and rights of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of a Child. The ELYF document, describes the principles, practices and learnin...
Read moreEarly Childhood Educators Conference
December 8, 2011, Hits:923
More than 129 teachers from K to Year 3 attended the union Early Childhood Educators' Conference on Friday 18th November, to participate in workshops and hear speakers discuss the changes, challenges and issues facing early Childhood Educators. Fre...
Read moreEarly Childhood Conference 2011 Success
November 25, 2011, Hits:488
The SSTUWA Early Childhood Conference, held on Friday November 18, at the SSTUWA in East Perth was an outstanding success. Early childhood educators from around the state attended the conference which was subtitled “It’s More Than Just What to Teac...
Read moreEarly Childhood Forum: More Than Just What to Teach
September 2, 2011, Hits:1583
Play based learning is the philosophy behind the Early Learning Years Framework (ELYF) supported by the principles and rights of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of a Child. The ELYF document, describes the principles, practices and lear...
Read moreKindergarten For Four Year Olds
July 15, 2011, Hits:666
For many years the AEU has despaired at the inequality between the availability of four year old education and the differences across the nation. With the unfolding of the Universal Access, we are pleased to say that kindergarten (or pre-school...
Read moreEarly Childhood Changes National Agenda
May 24, 2011, Hits:654
National Quality Framework for Early Childhood and Care. Principals and Early Childhood teachers need to be aware of the pending changes for education and care centres which cater for children 0-5 years. Although there are differences in ECE within s...
Read moreECE and On-Entry Testing
March 29, 2011, Hits:681
Representations by our Union have assisted in bringing about additional resources to support this testing. Even so, general feedback indicates that there are still issues in schools on this matter. Members undertaking on-entry testing should be aware...
Read moreThe SSTUWA’s Early Childhood Forum October 2009
October 26, 2009, Hits:1436
Last Friday the SSTUWA held the follow-up ECE forum to the highly successful one in May, “The Way Forward for Early Childhood”. Working around the theme: “Belonging, Being and Becoming... The Place for Play in the Early Years’ Learning Framework.” Th...
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