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Excellence Matters Training Resources Mentoring Early Childhood Education Melbourne

Respectful Relationships with Families
​ In-House Workshop

Excellence Matters Respectful Relationships with Families Workshop

Empower your team with an increased confidence and capacity to build partnerships with families

Participants in this workshop will refresh, update and grow their knowledge and skills in order to form and grow effective partnership relationships with families using a collaborative approach.  Enhance the positive relationships between educators and families which are fundamental to children's development, learning and outcomes.

" Respectful relationships with families are developed and maintained and families are supported in their parenting role"

- NQS Quality Area  6.1

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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 implement strategies to continue to develop and maintain respectful partnerships with families.
  • Educators are finding that some conversations with families are difficult.
  • You have staff that are confused about what they should do if families have expectations that seem unrealistic. 
  • Support is required in overcoming barriers to maintaining effective relationships with families.
  • There have been complaints from families that could probably have been avoided.
  • You want to provide this workshop as part of regular professional development to further equip your team of educators to build relationships with families that are real partnerships and to grow a sense of community.

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:


  • The key elements of a respectful partnership relationship with families
  • The benefits of collaborative partnerships for children, families, educators and services
  • The NQS and EYLF requirements for working with families
  • Communicating with families from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Effective communication techniques
  • Techniques for handling difficult or challenging conversations
  • Practical strategies for including families in developing the program
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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 to 2.5 hours depending on 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 Areas 1,2,6 and EYLF Outcome 1, Principle 1,2 & multiple Practices.

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 in communicating with families 
  • Participants have a refreshed understanding of the requirements around working with families
  • Participants are empowered with specific strategies to enhance their communication with families
  • Participants know how to handle difficult conversations with families
  • Participants have a deeper understanding of communicating with families from different cultures and backgrounds
  • Participants know which standards of the NQS and the EYLF apply to this area of care and what it looks like to meet these
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Contact us now about a RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES 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:

How much is the workshop?

Can the workshop be customised

How soon can you run the workshop?

Is there any minimum or maximum numbers?

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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