Ever felt that whirlwind of emotions when the news of an Assessment & Rating (A&R) visit hits? We get it—uncertainties can stir up a mix of feelings. But fear not! Join us on our podcast as we dive deep into the realm of possibilities, exploring what you can do for your service, your amazing staff, and, of course, for your own wellbeing when A&R is on the horizon. Let's turn those uncertainties into opportunities! Ready for an informative and engaging discussion? Tune in with Saurubh and Barbi with their special guest, Steve Moore – Head of Client Engagement at Firefly HR, who all bring a wealth of expertise, guiding you through the ins and outs of preparation, ensuring your service is primed for the process.
#28 – Today Saurubh & Barbi discuss the newly released Framework for School Age Care in Australia – V2.0. The approach was to not talk about eithers thoughts or findings beforehand & the episode is a genuine open discussion of what they found from their first look. Come listen to their journey! We would love to know what your thoughts are too?
Saurubh and Barbi are excited to release this episode of the podcast, with none other than the ‘queen of common sense’ herself, Maggie Dent. After we took a moment to let it sink in that we were chatting with Maggie, we dived right in to everything children and the place educators play in children’s worlds. We go on a rollercoaster ride of first acknowledging the important role of educators in OSHC, how we must be in atonement to what the children need, circle to the importance of knowing how to redirect our own cortisol, being aware of ‘body budgets’ in children and even neuroplasticity!
This episode we had the pleasure of Lukas Ritson from Wearthy joining the discussion on all things play. Alongside Barbi and Saurubh, we had guest host Calum Waldegrave join us from Japan as we delved into where we played as children, the importance of children’s imprint in designing playgrounds and much more. A fun one, full of laughs and some golden knowledge shared by all. One not to be missed!
Today Saurubh & Barbi discuss a not often spoken about, but very important part of our workplaces. We chat all things Employee Engagement and how that could look in a service, from onboarding, performance appraisals, offboarding and more. We chat on how they are all connected, experiences we have had, and give ideas on what could be done and thoughts for further discovery.
Today Saurubh & Barbi are joined by long time OSHC Educators, Izzy & Calum, who are from different states but both see themselves as playworker inspired educators & we do a deep dive in to what is a playworker, how it can look in OSHC, why it is beneficial (if not essential), adult agendas on play & so much more
Today Saurubh & Barbi are joined by Angus who is an Educational Leader & a playworker. We discuss play, activity vs play, learn about the playwork principles, challenges to play, brief chat on documentation, reflection on our own childhood & more. Dig in!
– Today Saurubh and Barbi are joined by special guest Thomas Eden, a great OSHC Director from Sydney. We delve into emotions & what is the difference between emotions & feelings, work into the amygdala and discover what it is doing & how this may present with children or educators & what to be mindful of. Links: https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/development/understanding-your-pre-teen/brain-development-teens https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/your-brain-when-youre-anxious https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/amygdala-hijack#prevention https://www.wellbeing.com.au/mind-spirit/mind/understanding-amygdala-hijack.html
For today’s episode, Saurubh and Barbi chat to one of our most popular guests, ACECQA’s Deputy National Education Leader, Perry Campbell. We set off on a conversation passionate about quality, delve into leaders at all levels and the longitudinal impact they can have, and so much more. It is a lovely journey this conversation with my favourite quote ‘You never fully see the influence you have’. Get inspired!
For today’s episode, Saurubh and Barbi chat to our first international guest, Hamza Khan. Hamza has written a bestselling book titled ‘The Burnout Gamble’ and recently released ‘Leadership, Reinvented’ as well as talking on the TEDx stages, just to name a few. We are honoured to have Hamza join us today to chat all things leadership, self-doubt, burnout, resilience and more and how to transform ideas into action.
For today’s podcast Saurubh and Barbi chat to special guest, Kristen McPhail, Director of Pachamama for this inspiring episode. We focus on their practices, and in particular on their OSHC service. We look at their inception, growth and how they have become what they are today. Pachamama offers so much innovation in their practices and a genuine respect and care for the development of children. Kristen reminds us that ‘hard work, attitude and time are free’ and ‘we can do anything’.
For today’s podcast Saurubh and Barbi chat to special guest, Dr Mark Williams – Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. This episode is jam packed full of content for everyone. We discuss the use of devices / technology and what we can be mindful of, the effects on social and emotional wellbeing, the importance of sleep and how this is linked to emotional regulation, essential things for learning, engagement, empathy, connection, and what’s the fix for this?! It is a fantastic episode that is important for us all to listen to, learn and reflect. PS did you know this episode is now on YouTube?!
For today’s podcast Saurubh and Barbi chat to special guest, Casey – current Assistant Director and former Kindergarten Coordinator. As we are heading into the start of Term 1, we wanted to discuss our newest additions – the Kindergarten / Prep children (first year of Primary School) and get Casey’s unique insight. We discuss orientation methods, transitions, attachment theory, Vygotsky, and more
Come join Saurubh & Barbi today as we chat to a current Coordinator, Paris. Paris discusses the changes from an Educational Leader position to a Coordinator position and provides an insight into her leadership and passion in OSHC. The team delve into the Bronfenbrenner theory and discuss its use in the OSHC space. Sneak peak - Bronfenbrenner believed that a person's development was affected by everything in their surrounding environment. He divided the person's environment into five different levels: the microsystem, the mesosystem, the exosystem, the macrosystem, and the chronosystem.
Today Saurubh & Barbi chat with special guest Leanne Theodos on all things relationships (with a focus on children and other educators). Leanne has a wealth of experience and gives her insight from her background of working in a re-engagement college as the head of school. A self-proclaimed lifelong learner and reflector, we couldn’t help but learn from her in this episode – find out what the key thing to relatedness is, how to work on gaining trust, and the value of kindness.
Today Saurubh and Barbi welcome a very special guest to the podcast. We had the pleasure of discussing all things OSHC with Dr Jennifer Cartmel, who completed her doctoral thesis on Outside School Hours Care and Schools. Her knowledge & passion for OSHC is outstanding & it shows in our discussion. Learn more in this jam packed episode on the why behind My Time, Our Place & it’s intentions, professional learning, intentionality & the history of OSHC in Australia.
Saurubh, Barbi and Nate for today’s podcast episode discuss Children’s Voices. This is a great episode that covers so many concepts. We discuss children’s voices within OSHC, what part executive functioning can play, the importance of being a lifelong learner as Educators, child cognition and behaviour, and Barbi’s favourite new term (not heard of previously) – dialectical thinking which is a part of Philosophical thinking (dialectical, critical and creative). It’s jam packed full of theorists, concepts and understandings relevant to OSHC. Buckle up!
Saurubh and Barbi for today’s podcast episode discuss Educators Voices and touch on burnout in OSHC. Educators are the biggest asset to a OSHC centre, but how are we embracing this? Are we listening, connecting and engaging? We discuss issues, examples of practice and Saurubh delves in to the psychology behind this and looks in to the work of humanistic psychologist, Carl Rogers.
Special guest Perry Campbell, Deputy Education Leader from ACECQA, joins Saurubh, Barbi and Nate for today’s episode. We discuss ACECQA, the important role of the Educational Leader, OSHC as a Profession, critical reflection, Self Assessment Tool, resources for OSHC, where to get support and so much more. Such a great episode!
Today Saurubh and Barbi chat with special guest Brad Poynting, Principal Consultant from Poynting Consulting & Advisory, who is an expect in safeguarding & child protection and also has a background in OSHC. We discuss the very important area of child protection and safeguarding and what we can do as Educators in OSHC.