“ The Circle of Security explains that how we react to children’ s emotions teaches them whether feelings can be shared or need to be hidden, and whether they can face their feelings or need to escape from them.”
This idea has guided the educators at KU James Cahill Preschool as they have implemented a relationship focused approach into their daily practices. The staff work individually, as a team, and in partnership with families, to support children to feel secure, confident and included at preschool and beyond.
Such are the efforts being made by staff, and the benefits being demonstrated by children, that the team at KU James Cahill was awarded the 2014 HESTA Award for Advancing Pedagogy and Practice. A wonderful recognition of the research and training the service has been involved in over recent years.
NURTURING THE FUTURE
In 2014 we supported future leaders in education through excellence awards at:
Macquarie University University of Newcastle University of New England University of Notre Dame University of Western Sydney TAFE NSW Find out more at ku. com. au.
KU’ s commitment to ongoing attachment and relationship based professional learning has seen more than 500 educators undertake specialist professional learning and / or intensive training programs in this area. In addition, KU’ s Annual Conference, Professional Services and Learning offering and parents’ workshops continue to enable us to share this positive approach with many more educators and families beyond KU.
2012
89 %
2011
85 %
2010
89 %
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