Earlier this year, Liam was interviewed by Lecturer Kathrine Whitty for a video to her Masters students at the Australian Catholic University. It was an opportunity to discuss all things early education, including Liam's professional journey in

The ACCC Inquiry

Mar 5th, 2023 49m 13s

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been tasked with conducting an inquiry into Australia’s early education sector. What are they looking at, why does it matter, and what do we hope it will accomplish?Find the full shownotes

The Early Years Strategy

Feb 19th, 2023 43m 27s

We're back for a new fortnightly series! This week, we're tackling the Federal Government's Early Years Strategy. What is the context of this new strategy, and what do we think it should come up with?

2022 Year in Review

Dec 15th, 2022 51m

We've been away for a while - but we couldn't let as big a year as 2022 pass without getting the gang back together.We mostly remember how to podcast, but it's been long enough that Liam managed to forget that a microphone only works when it's

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Exploring the NQS - Overview Episode

Nov 22nd, 2022 15m 38s

It's the final episode of Exploring the NQS - a look at the whole thing, and the journey of exploring it element by element. Thanks for everyone who's listened in.

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Quality Area 7: Leadership and service management (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 20th, 2022 16m 38s

This week's episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS provides an overview of Quality Area 7: Leadership and service management.From the Guide to the National Quality Standard: Quality Area 7 focuses on effective leader

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Element 7.2.3 Development of professionals (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 17th, 2022 14m 43s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.2.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Development of professionals".Element description: Educators, co-ordinators and staff members’ performance is reg

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Element 7.2.2 Educational leadership (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 15th, 2022 14m 13s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.2.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Educational leadership".Element description: The educational leader is supported and leads the development and im

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Element 7.2.1 Continuous improvement (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 13th, 2022 14m 48s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.2.1 of the National Quality Standard, "Continuous improvement".Element description: There is an effective self-assessment and quality improvement proces

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Element 7.1.3 Roles and responsibilities (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 10th, 2022 12m 33s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.1.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Roles and responsibilities".Element description: Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, and understood,

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Element 7.1.2 Management systems (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 8th, 2022 14m 9s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.1.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Management systems".Element description: Systems are in place to manage risk and enable the effective management

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Element 7.1.1 Service philosophy and purpose (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 6th, 2022 13m 3s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 7.1.1 of the National Quality Standard, "Service philosophy and purpose".Element description: A statement of philosophy guides all aspects of the service’

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Quality Area 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 3rd, 2022 19m 20s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS provides an overview of Quality Area 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities.From the Guide to the National Quality Standard: Quality Area 6 focuses on

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Element 6.2.3 Community engagement (Exploring the NQS)

Nov 1st, 2022 12m 58s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 6.2.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Community engagement".Element description: The service builds relationships and engages with its community.

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Element 6.2.2 Access and participation (Exploring the NQS)

Oct 30th, 2022 14m 10s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 6.2.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Access and participation".Element description: Effective partnerships support children's access, inclusion and pa

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Element 6.2.1 Transitions (Exploring the NQS)

Oct 27th, 2022 15m 23s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 6.2.1 of the National Quality Standard, "Transitions".Element description: Continuity of learning and transitions for each child are supported by sharing

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Element 6.1.3 Families are supported (Exploring the NQS)

Oct 25th, 2022 13m 22s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 6.1.3 of the National Quality Standard, "Families are supported".Element description: Current information is available to families about the service and r

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Element 6.1.2 Parent views are respected (Exploring the NQS)

Oct 23rd, 2022 13m 1s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses Element 6.1.2 of the National Quality Standard, "Parent views are respected".Element description: The expertise, culture, values and beliefs of families are respe

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Element 6.1.1 Engagement with the service (Exploring the NQS)

Oct 20th, 2022 14m 57s

This series was originally released in 2018 and 2019 for subscribers on our Patreon page. The episodes are now available freely for all, but have not been edited.This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS discusses

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Quality Area 5: Relationships with children (Exploring the NQS)

Oct 18th, 2022 16m 16s

This episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast series Exploring the NQS provides an overview of Quality Area 5: Relationships with children.From the Guide to the National Quality Standard: Quality Area 5 of the National Quality Standard focuses