PIP Camps and Excursions; Thursday, 2nd September 2010; Wagga Wagga NSW; 4:30pm - 6:30pm. read more

Safety First-IEU Seminar Series; Monday, 6th September 2010; Penrith NSW; 8:30am - 3:30pm. read more

Women in Education Committee Meeting; Thursday, 9th September 2010; Armidale NSW; 4:30pm - 6:30pm. read more

Parramatta Principals' Meeting; Thursday, 9th September 2010; Rooty Hill NSW; 7:30 - 8:45 am. read more

Safety First; Friday, 10th September 2010; Ballina NSW; 8:30am - 3:30pm. read more

Principals Branch Meeting; Saturday, 11th September 2010; Parramatta IEU Office; 10:00 am. read more

Principals' Breakfast Meeting - Sydney Eastern Region; Tuesday, 21st September 2010; Daceyville NSW; 7:30 - 8:45 am. read more

2010 IEU Race Day; Wednesday, 29th September 2010; Canterbury NSW; 12:30pm - 5:00 pm. read more

Awards & Salaries

Ask Lisa

The centre where I work was sold just over a year ago. The new owners have said I’m no longer covered by the Teachers (Non-Government Early Childhood Service Centres Other Than Pre-Schools) (State) Award 2006 NAPSA. What award am I covered by and what does this mean for my wages, sick leave etc?
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Campaigns & Issues

Autism Spectrum Disorder an observation

A few years ago not many people had heard of the term Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD as it is commonly known but today at least one child in a group attending preschool, crèche or kindergarten may have a diagnosis or be suspected of having ASD writes Anna TULLEMANS.
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Designing for wellbeing: the physical space

Bedrock Journalist Suzanne KOWALSKI-ROTH asks the hard question — Hands up if you like where you work? And discovers there is a lot more to the question than she bargained for.
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The Devious Duck

Bedrock Journalist Suzanne KOWALSKI-ROTH discovers that a rubber duck stopped being a rubber duck sometime in the 1970s and instead became a mix of chemicals toxic to children and adults.
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Education

A Man and His Van

When academics and politicians launch their next campaign to get males into early childhood education they could do worse than giving Phil Martinelli a call.
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Early Childhood

10 Minutes with Lyn Connors

When Lyn CONNORS became Director of Hamilton Child Care Centre in regional NSW a decade ago, her DoCs advisor told her it was “a chrysalis waiting to be awakened”.
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Coping with misbehaviour

Adults can find it challenging to respond to children’s misbehaviour. During their own early years, they would have been subject to ‘discipline’, but in today’s world children can be more demanding, less willing to compromise and follow rules and generally more defiant to the requests of adults. Child and family therapist Dr Anna BOWER outlines her philosophy on how to cope with children’s misbehaviour.
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National Quality Framework - your questions answered

The Federal Government has an ambitious reform agenda for the early childhood education sector, but with so much happening, it is easy to lose track. IEUA Assistant Federal Secretary Christine COOPER provides a summary of the proposed changes under the National Quality Framework to be implemented by 1 January 2012.
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Problems with Universal Access

IEUA members have identified concerns about the implementation of the Federal Government’s initiative for universal access to early childhood education. IEUA Assistant Federal Secretary Christine COOPER examines problems that arise when there is insufficient consultation.
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Professional Development

The buzz

The Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care is running a series of projects to support best practice and/or innovative one-off projects aimed at supporting early childhood workforce development.
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