Do you struggle with reflective practice in general? In this session, we will look at the benefits of reflective practice and why it is important in today’s early childhood environments. We will engage in some reflective activities and explore strategies to assist reflection in everyday practice.

Learning Outcomes:

• What is Reflective Practice?
• Why is Reflective Practice important?
• Strategies to help assist reflection in everyday practice

Training Presenter:

Margaret Vassallo – Children First Training

Margaret’s wealth of knowledge in early education and willingness to go the extra mile to support educators makes her our trainer extraordinaire! She has an exceptional talent for teaching complex concepts in simple, everyday language that everyone can understand.

Margaret began working in the Early Childhood sector in 1993. As she revelled in working with children as an Early Childhood Teacher in long day care, preschools and occasional care, she has also enjoyed Director roles, and now specialises in Educator Training and Quality Assurance.

Margaret’s specialties as an Early Education Trainer are play, planning, reflective practice, continuous improvement, leadership and all things NQS and EYLF. She loves working with teams to strive for quality care and education for children.