The Sector - Early Education News

G8 Education has announced the winners of its annual National Standout Educator Awards. https://hubs.ly/Q02-h6dc0

A major summit of early childhood leaders in Melbourne, hosted by Holmesglen Institute, has declared that staff retention is the biggest challenge facing the ECEC sector. With demand for trained professionals soaring, attendees argued, new ways need to be found to stem high turnover and encourage trainees to develop in their roles. https://hubs.ly/Q02-hyFQ0

A one off payment is now available for eligible families in the Australian Capital Territory, designed to help cover 2025 education expenses. https://hubs.ly/Q02-hf9V0

With CCMS systems being such an integral part of modern ECEC services, and with many services looking to expand their operations and add to their networks in 2025, smart providers are increasingly looking at the systems they currently use, and if they are able to grow at the same pace as providers do. OWNA is committed to continual evolution, and following the introduction of its popular OWNA HQ desktop portal earlier this year has now introduced the OWNA HQ App, a measure which recognises the complexities of managing multiple services across a network whilst on the go. https://hubs.ly/Q02-gZ6L0

Now heading into the 19th year of scholarships being offered, the team at Bendigo Bank are again supporting students from across Australia to access higher education. https://hubs.ly/Q02-4BPb0

The team at Xplor Education have been supporting bright, motivated minds from St Andrews Lutheran College in Queensland through a unique experience known as Space Cadets. Since 2018, students from St Andrews’ annual “Innovate and Create” (IC) Program have travelled to the Xplor Education Melbourne office with dreams of changing the world. Student Annie is one shining example. Her story here: https://hubs.ly/Q02-4zYX0

The Victorian Government is quipping new state-delivered kindergartens opening in 2025 with furniture, fixtures and equipment, making sure kindergartens have the modern facilities they need to help children thrive. https://hubs.ly/Q02-4thz0

A new preschool has opened in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales today, providing education and care for some of the region’s children who are most in need of support. https://hubs.ly/Q02ZQrGs0

Winners of the NSW Training Awards have taken part in a five day Professional Development Week to become ambassadors of vocational education and training and inspire the next generation of learners. Lachlan Carey who was awarded the 2024 NSW Trainee of the Year for his work in early childhood education and care (ECEC) was amongst the cohort, and said he wished that other young people knew that taking on a VET pathway “gives you so much practical experience and confidence that you don’t get out of a textbook.” https://hubs.ly/Q02ZQ9dw0

Children who have been read to regularly from birth are more likely to know letters and words, and to speak using complex sentences by the time they are three years of age, an Australian led study has shown. https://hubs.ly/Q02ZQrpB0