Ever felt that whirlwind of emotions when the news of an Assessment & Rating (A&R) visit hits? We get it—uncertainties can stir up a mix of feelings. But fear not! Join us on our podcast as we dive deep into the realm of possibilities, exploring what you can do for your service, your amazing staff, and, of course, for your own wellbeing when A&R is on the horizon.

Let's turn those uncertainties into opportunities! Ready for an informative and engaging discussion? Tune in with Saurubh and Barbi with their special guest, Steve Moore – Head of Client Engagement at Firefly HR, who all bring a wealth of expertise, guiding you through the ins and outs of preparation, ensuring your service is primed for the process.

#28 – Today Saurubh & Barbi discuss the newly released Framework for School Age Care in Australia – V2.0. The approach was to not talk about eithers thoughts or findings beforehand & the episode is a genuine open discussion of what they found from their first look. Come listen to their journey! We would love to know what your thoughts are too? 

 Saurubh and Barbi are excited to release this episode of the podcast, with none other than the ‘queen of common sense’ herself, Maggie Dent. After we took a moment to let it sink in that we were chatting with Maggie, we dived right in to everything children and the place educators play in children’s worlds. We go on a rollercoaster ride of first acknowledging the important role of educators in OSHC, how we must be in atonement to what the children need, circle to the importance of knowing how to redirect our own cortisol, being aware of ‘body budgets’ in children and even neuroplasticity!

This episode we had the pleasure of Lukas Ritson from Wearthy joining the discussion on all things play. Alongside Barbi and Saurubh, we had guest host Calum Waldegrave join us from Japan as we delved into where we played as children, the importance of children’s imprint in designing playgrounds and much more. A fun one, full of laughs and some golden knowledge shared by all. One not to be missed!

Today Saurubh & Barbi are joined by Angus who is an Educational Leader & a playworker. We discuss play, activity vs play, learn about the playwork principles, challenges to play, brief chat on documentation, reflection on our own childhood & more. Dig in!

– Today Saurubh and Barbi are joined by special guest Thomas Eden, a great OSHC Director from Sydney. We delve into emotions & what is the difference between emotions & feelings, work into the amygdala and discover what it is doing & how this may present with children or educators & what to be mindful of.

Links:

https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/development/understanding-your-pre-teen/brain-development-teens

https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/your-brain-when-youre-anxious

https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/amygdala-hijack#prevention

https://www.wellbeing.com.au/mind-spirit/mind/understanding-amygdala-hijack.html

For today’s episode, Saurubh and Barbi chat to one of our most popular guests, ACECQA’s Deputy National Education Leader, Perry Campbell. We set off on a conversation passionate about quality, delve into leaders at all levels and the longitudinal impact they can have, and so much more. It is a lovely journey this conversation with my favourite quote ‘You never fully see the influence you have’. Get inspired!

For today’s episode, Saurubh and Barbi chat to our first international guest, Hamza Khan. Hamza has written a bestselling book titled ‘The Burnout Gamble’ and recently released ‘Leadership, Reinvented’ as well as talking on the TEDx stages, just to name a few. We are honoured to have Hamza join us today to chat all things leadership, self-doubt, burnout, resilience and more and how to transform ideas into action.