Social and Emotional Language Workshop and Toolkit

Program details

Program description

The Social and Emotional Language workshop aims to provide a foundation for early childhood educators and staff to better understand children’s emotions, emotional regulation, and social competencies.

Resources, tools, modelling behaviour and other strategies are shared that can help educators and staff promote and support social and emotional development.

The online workshop runs for 2.5 hours. Participants receive an ‘Educators Toolkit’, which includes resources to support learning.

Detailed cost

• Social and Emotional Language workshop: $400 per person (including GST and freight and handling for resource kit) for 2-2.5 hour live online interactive workshop.
• An Educators Resource Kit and certificate of attendance will be provided.
• Each participant will also receive follow-up documentation such as a copy of PowerPoint slides and lists of resources at no additional cost.
• A flat fee for services may be available upon request for over 20 participants.
• Payment is required before attending.

Cancellation Policy

• If a participant notifies Raising Literacy Australia to cancel a session:
  • they can opt to reschedule or transfer their booking (see rescheduling/transferring a session).
• If Raising Literacy Australia cancels a session (and does not offer a re-scheduled date):
  • All participants will be notified by email.
  • A full refund will be issued within 14 business days of the session/s being cancelled.

Rescheduling/Transferring Sessions

• If a participant advises they are unable to attend their enrolled session/s, they can:
  • re-schedule to an alternative session/s at a later date within the same calendar year.
  • transfer their booking to another person within their organisation, within the same calendar year, providing the invoice is paid and received in full.
• If a participant/s is unable to attend a session that they have re-scheduled, this booking will expire, and no refund will apply.
• If Raising Literacy Australia reschedules the session:
  • all participants will be notified by email.
  • alternative session dates will be offered or the option of a full refund to the nominated
    organisation within 14 business days.

Payment Schedule

• Payment must be received in full before the selected workshop date.

Implementation considerations

• Target population: early childhood educators and staff.
• Program/practice descriptions and details: the workshop includes a variety of learning methods, such as presentations, group discussions, individual reflection, videos and discussions of practical strategies. Each participant will receive some follow-up online documentation (copy of PowerPoint slides, lists of resources, links to videos and certificate of attendance).
• Program adaptability: sessions will be offered over different days of the week with a range of times allowing a variety of options for educators. Trainers are available each term and additional workshops can be offered to meet demand.
• Staffing: services should consider the cost of backfill when determining the cost of accessing this resource.
• Factors to consider: Services with over 10 staff can negotiate a mutually convenient time for a dedicated session.
• Tools and systems: participants will need access to a computer with Zoom and a strong internet connection.

VEYLDF alignment

Item uses these practice principles

• Partnership with families
• High expectations of every child
• Integrated teaching and learning approaches

Item responds to these sub-outcomes

• Children become strong in their social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing
• Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
• Children engage with a range of texts and get meaning from these texts