Build your capacity to support children to develop resilience, confidence and respectful relationships.
Everyone in our community deserves to be respected, valued and treated equally. We know the benefits of positive attitudes, behaviours and equality being embedded in our education settings. The Respectful Relationships initiative is offering free professional learning for early childhood educators in Victorian government funded kindergarten programs.
The professional learning is designed to strengthen the capacity of early childhood educators to promote respectful relationships, positive attitudes and behaviours within their teaching approach, to enable children to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. It will also increase educator knowledge about the role of gender equality in the prevention of family violence, and is informed by the Respectful Relationships in schools approach recommended by the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Up to 6000 early childhood educators will opt in and benefit from the professional learning.
Eligibility
The training is available state-wide, to early childhood educators working in Victorian government funded kindergarten programs with a bachelor, diploma or certificate III qualification.
Topics covered
• Understanding, defining and exploring the dynamics of gender equality and family violence
• Understanding and developing respectful relationships in early childhood
• Supporting children to understand and manage their emotions through social competence and promoting inclusive environments in early childhood
• Understanding family violence and the practical strategies for building support networks
Course length
• Two hour e-learning module
• One day workshop of 6.5 hours (9am – 3:30pm)
Dates and venues
The one-day workshops will run state-wide in Terms 1 and 2 for educators in Victorian government funded kindergarten. All 2020 dates and location options are listed below:
CBD
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre - 14, 27 February; 4, 5 June
South West Victoria Region
Ballarat - 20, 21 February
Colac - 5 March
Footscray - 20, 21, 24 February
Geelong - 10, 11 March
Hamilton - 2 March
Hoppers Crossing - 17, 18, 19 February
Horsham - 27, 28 February
Melton - 26 February
Portland - 3 March
Torquay - 6 March
Warrnambool - 4 March
South East Victoria Region
Bairnsdale - 28 April
Dandenong - 12, 13 March
Dingley - 19 March; 24 April
Frankston - 16, 17, 18 March
Lakes Entrance - 29 April
Leongatha - 21 April
Moe - 23 April
Sale - 27 April
Warragul - 22 April
Wheeler’s Hill - 15, 18, 19 May
Wonthaggi - 20 April
North East Victoria Region
Blackburn - 20 March; 30 April
Cobram
- 6 May
Heidelberg - 20, 21 May
Lilydale - 13, 14 May
Ringwood - 11, 12 May
Shepparton - 7 May
Wallan - 8 May
Wangaratta - 4 May
Wodonga - 1 May
North West Victoria Region
Bendigo
- 25, 26 May
Broadmeadows - 2 June
Craigieburn - 3 June
Echuca - 27 May
Mildura - 29 May
Preston – 28 February; 5 May
South Morang - 22 May
Sunbury - 1 June
Swan Hill - 28 May
Together we can lead the way in supporting children to develop resilience, confidence and respectful relationships so that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
If you have a question about this site or the registration process, please email us at edu-respectfulrelationships@monash.edu.