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Excellence Matters Training Resources Mentoring Early Childhood Education Melbourne

Collaborative & Effective Teamwork
​ In-House Workshop

Melbourne and Regional Victoria

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Excellence Matters Early Childhood Professional Development Teamwork Workshop

Enhance your team's ability

to work well together 

Participants in this workshop will refresh, update and grow their knowledge and skills about teamwork in early childhood education settings. They'll explore how teams can be effective and characterised by respectful and collaborative relationships between leaders, managers, educators and other staff. Professionalism and communication strategies are addressed in relation to teamwork and building a positive team culture.

" Management, educators and staff work with mutual respect and collaboratively, and challenge and learn from each other, recognising each other's strengths and skills"

- NQS Quality Area  4.2.1

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This workshop is for your service if...

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  • Your team needs additional support from an experienced early childhood professional to build and enhance teamwork.
  • Educators and other staff are are not working well together or complaining about each other.
  • You have staff that are confused about what they should do if conflict arises with another team member. 
  • Support is required in overcoming communication barriers within the team.
  • Your team is new, contains many younger, inexperienced workers or just isn't collaborating and being professional.
  • You want to provide this workshop as part of regular professional development to further develop teamwork and communication.

Workshop Content

Prior to booking, we will discuss any special requirements and the reasons why you want to hold this workshop in order to customise this professional development for your service. In general, this workshop covers the following topics:


  • National Quality Framework requirements for teams
  • Why teamwork is important
  • Characteristics of a respectful and supportive team working professionally together
  • Developing common goals
  • Resolving conflict and finding solutions together
  • Communicating well
  • Affirming and challenging each other
  • Getting to know each other's strengths and abilities
  • Positive attitude to change
  • Professional learning as a team
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What you can expect

Venue

We come to your service anywhere in metropolitan Melbourne and most parts of regional Victoria too.

Length

The usual length of this workshop is

2 hours but it can be adjusted to the

needs of your service.

Time

Workshops can be held during the day, at night or on the weekend when your team is available.

Interaction

This workshop is interactive and includes activities. Participants will get involved to engage different learning styles.

Q&A

The facilitator will allow time for questions and answers so that the workshop is relevant to your service.

Resources

Participants will be provided with the slide presentation for future reference & links to further sources of information.

NQS/EYLF Mapping

This workshop maps to NQS Quality Standard 4.2, Elements 4.2.1, 4.2.2 | VEYLDF Practice Principle: Reflective Practice | EYLF Principle 5

Facilitator

All our facilitators are highly experienced early childhood professionals (many still working in services).

Further Support

One on one coaching and mentoring is available to support this workshop along with online workshops (additional cost).

Outcomes from this workshop

  • Participants can openly discuss and reflect on any difficulties or barriers they have with teamwork and team relationships  
  • Participants have enhanced and/or refreshed knowledge of what respectful and teamwork looks like
  • Participants are empowered with specific strategies to improve communication within the team
  • Participants know how to resolve conflict positively and how to handle difficult conversations
  • Participants are equipped to improve the levels of respect, positivity and collaboration within the team
  • Participants have a shared team understanding of professional standards 
  • Participants know which components of the NQF apply to teamwork and professional relationships and what it looks like to meet these
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Contact us now about a COLLABORATIVE & EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK in-house workshop at your service

We will provide a quote and confirm that this workshop meets the needs of your service and your team. 

FAQ

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions by services like yours:

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Enquire about this workshop

Contact us by clicking the link below.  We will be in touch within 24-48 hours to answer any questions, confirm your requirements and provide a no obligation quote

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