Our webinars and Communities of Practice are designed to build your knowledge, confidence and practical skills to support children in your service.
We are focusing on three key learning areas — Speech and Language Development, Occupational Therapy, and Trauma-Informed Practice — through our upcoming webinars and Community of Practice sessions. Each topic combines practical learning with opportunities to ask questions, share experiences and explore how you can apply what you’ve learned in your everyday practice.
Each subject is comprised of Webinars, Communities of Practice and Centre Consultations.
Build your confidence in supporting children’s communication and language development.
Learn about typical speech and language development for children aged 3–5 years, including key developmental milestones and signs that a child may need additional support. You’ll also explore practical strategies you can use to encourage communication and language development in everyday settings.
You only need to attend one of the webinars. And please download the Speech & Language Workbook ahead of attending the session.
Sessions:
Build on what you learned in the webinar through a facilitated discussion with other educators. Explore practical examples, ask questions and share experiences as you consider how speech and language strategies can be applied within your service.
Each Community of Practice series includes three sessions, designed to build on each other.
Please book one time option for each session:
You only need to attend one time option for each session — three sessions in total for this topic.
Sessions:
Explore practical ways to support children’s participation, development and independence.
Learn more about occupational therapy and how an OT perspective can help you understand and respond to children’s needs. Explore practical approaches and strategies that can be incorporated into everyday routines and learning environments.
You only need to attend one of the webinars. And please download the Occupational Therapy Workbook ahead of attending the session.
Sessions:
Take your learning further by discussing experiences, challenges and practical approaches with other educators. This facilitated session provides an opportunity to ask questions, share ideas and consider how strategies can be applied within your service.
Each Community of Practice series includes three sessions, designed to build on each other.
Please book one time option for each session:
You only need to attend one time option for each session — three sessions in total for this topic
Sessions:
Strengthen your understanding of trauma-informed practice and how it can shape the way we support children.
Develop your understanding of trauma-informed practice and explore how children’s experiences can influence their behaviour, relationships and participation. Learn practical principles and approaches that can support safe, responsive and supportive environments.
Please download the Trauma-Informed Practice Workbook ahead of attending the session.
Sessions:
Reflect on trauma-informed practice alongside other educators in a facilitated discussion. Explore real-world experiences, ask questions and consider practical ways to embed trauma-informed approaches into your everyday work.
Each Community of Practice series includes three sessions, designed to build on each other.
Please book one time option for each session:
You only need to attend one time option for each session — three sessions in total for this topic
Sessions:
Looking for more information? Explore the resources for each learning area, including practical tools and materials to help you put your learning into practice.
Purple resources are for Speech & Language, Green resources are for Occupational Therapy, Blue resources are for Trauma-Informed Practice.
The webinars and Communities of Practice sessions are being run through G8’s internal Teams scheduling system. You should have access to add yourself to the session of your choice through there.
Please check the guidance above to understand how many/ which sessions you need to book yourself on to.
If there are any issues with this, please reach out to learninganddevelopment@g8education.edu.au for support.
For more information about the sessions:
The Centre Consultations are being run through Zoom. So please follow the link to the Zoom and book in for your preferred day and time.
Please note, each centre only needs to sign up once, so each session time will only allow one person to book into it. This is to avoid any potential overlap between centres, as we want these conversations to be tailored to your centre. So please designate who you would like to register on behalf of your centre, and please reach out if you require any assistance adding additional devices to the consultation.
If there are any questions or issues please reach out to tessa.millar@actforkids.com.au for support.
For the webinars please download the relevant workbook for the session.
For the Communities of Practice and Case Consults there are no formal requirements, however we strongly recommend reading the “COPS preparation” documents to ensure you can get the most out of your session.
And if you’d like additional supporting information please access any of our handouts and resources listed above.
