Guides: Education Support and Childcare: Holistic Learning, Development and Wellbeing

eBooks

Child Development (2018) Given that every child is both unique and a competent learner from birth, it is crucial that educators encourage and support each child to thrive in every area of development at their pace and in their own individual ways.
Health and Wellbeing : Growing and Developing, Physical and Emotional Wellbeing (2018) Given that every child is both unique and a competent learner from birth, it is crucial that educators encourage and support each child to thrive in every area of development at their pace and in their own individual ways.
How Children Learn (2018) This new edition summaries the findings and ideas of thirty educational theorists and psychologists and their different approaches to education.

Online Videos

Classroom Transitions Learn ways to help children use positive behaviors during classroom transitions in this short overview. This video is part of a series of 15-minute in-service suites on Engaging Interactions and Environments.
Giants of Psychology Series This ten-part series introduces students to key theorists whose concepts are basic to an understanding of psychology. Rare archival materials bring these seminal thinkers to life, while meticulously shot contemporary footage reinforces the vocabulary and concepts necessary to understanding psychological research.
Life at Series The Life At TV Series aims to unlock the secrets of child development by following a group of children from birth. The series examines how children grow and develop in different circumstances, including the impact of family relationships, finances, work, health and education.
Problem Solving In The Moment Teachers can use the problem solving approach of this in-service suite with children in their classrooms. It helps children resolve social problems as they arise “in the moment.”
The Montessori Method Gorton Mount Primary in Manchester, Headteacher Carol Powell has gained funding for Montessori training for her teachers and introduced the methods for Early Years and KS1. How are they combining the Montessori method with their own working practice?
Sensory program aims to connect students to nature School students are spending more time outdoors in a bid to entice the class away from their electronic devices. Retrieved from ABC News 23 Mary 2024

Online Articles

Even if they aren't sporty, all kids need to throw and catch Apart from literacy and numeracy, some of the most important skills children learn in their primary school years are throwing and catching.

Websites

ARACY - Australian Reserach Alliance for Children and Youth Dedicated to ensuring all Australian children and young people thrive.
Reggio Emilia Approach The Reggio Emilia Approach® is an educational philosophy based on the image of a child with strong potentialities for development and a subject with rights, who learns through the hundred languages belonging to all human beings, and grows in relations with others.
Montessori Australia The Montessori Australia Foundation offers an extensive range of services to support Montessori in Australia. These include services for Montessori schools, Montessori professionals and parents. Schools can access services through an annual service fee. Individuals can access many of the services via subscription.
Steiner Education Australia A Steiner education fosters the human spirit in children and young adults, allowing them to flourish in a holistic learning environment that is oriented towards moral growth, social consciousness and citizenship.
Child Development Defines development, includes the 5 key areas of child development and discusses early intervention when developmental delays are recognised.
Student Health and Wellbeing Our schools are committed to providing quality education for all students in a safe, inclusive and caring learning environment.

Books

Caring for School-Age Children (2012) The new edition presents the latest research and information on school-age childcare, and offers numerous practical applications and activities that can be put to use immediately in a child care setting.
Child and Adolescent Development for Educators (2018) Covering development from early childhood through high school, child and Adolescent Development for Educators provides future teachers with authentic, research-based strategies and guidelines for their classrooms.
Counselling Children ; 5th edition (2018) The definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children experiencing emotional problems, this book covers all you need to know.
Developmental Profiles (8th edition) This edition provides extensive information that teachers, families, and service providers will find useful for promoting individualized learning and identifying developmental delays in their earliest stage.
Learning Theories Simplified (2016) Written for busy teachers, trainers, and students, this guide makes theories of learning accessible and practical.
Montessori for the New Millennium (1999) Wentworth's purpose in writing this book is to elucidate the vital aspect of Maria Montessori's life's work and to show how it applies to real-life teaching situations.