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ECE Forum (TUT) Supporting the Safety, Development, Well-being and Bright Future of Young Children

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Start:  Thursday 25 May 2023 - 12.00pm

Finish: Thursday 25 May 2023 - 3.30pm

Join us for a light lunch anytime from 12 noon. Forum will commence at 12.45pm

Location:  SSTUWA building, 1 West Street, West Perth WA 6005 (off Thomas Street)

About the forum

The State School Teachers’ Union of WA (SSTUWA) continues to provide Early Childhood Educators with opportunities to develop effective industrial and professional practice, understandings and knowledge. 

The SSTUWA invites school leaders and early childhood teachers to join the afternoon forum to hear from The Commissioner for Children and Young People - Jacqueline McGowan-Jones (TBC) and Dr Kaye Ayre - Edith Cowan University. 

The Commissioner will provide an overview of her work over the next year and highlight any significant projects that may be of interest or may impact ECE teachers and classrooms. She will also provide information about her work with delivering critical supports and services to families after traumatic incidents. 

We welcome Dr Kay Ayre - lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Dr Ayre has worked extensively with disengaged and disruptive children, their teachers and schools. Kay has a passion for helping build the capacity of teachers, to develop and maintain positive, inclusive classrooms with a focus on supporting children with trauma who demonstrate serious, disruptive behaviour.

Her research and her teaching, focus on challenging behaviour of children with and without trauma, trauma-informed positive behaviour support, functional behaviour assessment and childhood wellbeing and resilience.

Kay's session Trauma Informed Practice in Early Childhood  will briefly provide some research data and statistics, an understanding of how trauma can impact learning and behaviour, and most importantly some practical strategies to take back to your classroom. 

Take advantage of this forum as an opportunity to reflect on, and find better ways to support students who may be experiencing trauma.

Specifically, this forum will support you to:

• Broaden your knowledge of initiatives that may impact the work in early childhood classrooms.
• Build a stronger understanding of future learning and development opportunities available for young children in WA. 
• Develop a deeper understanding of how trauma impacts development, behaviour and learning.
• Understand the needs of children affected by trauma. 
• Expand your repertoire of strategies to use in the classroom to support children experiencing trauma.

Facilitators 

Jacqueline McGowan-Jones, Commissioner for Children and Young People 

Dr Kay Ayre, Lecturer, School of Education Edith Cowan University 

Nominated Audience

Early Childhood Educators K-2 and School Leaders

Trade union training leave - Schools

Members in schools and TAFE colleges are eligible for five days of paid leave per year to attend trade union training (TUT).

To comply with TUT leave requirements applicants must:

• Submit applications to DoE/principal four weeks prior to the event.
• Provide DoE/principal with a printed copy of the course program attached to this form.
• Be nominated by the SSTUWA. See “nominated audience” on the attached course program.

The school will not be charged for the salary of the person attending trade union training - this is covered by the DoE.  However, if a relief teacher is required, this is funded through the school's one line budget.

For school administration
When processing TUT leave applications:

• Ensure staff attending training have selected TUT Leave in HRMIS.
• Project code 1471 will be generated within the payment system.

Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia

This training relates to the following standards :

Standard 1 – Know students and how they learn
Standard 4 – Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning