Educational leader policy.

The Educational Leader in Children’s Education and Care Services has an influential role in inspiring, motivating, affirming, and also challenging or extending the practice and pedagogy of educators. The role is a collaborative endeavour involving inquiry and reflection, which can significantly impact on the important work educators do with children and families.

Our Educational Leader is a person nominated at the Centre by management.

Determining an Educational Leader:

The determination for who is Educational Leader within our centre is based upon considering who in the service has:

• Suitable qualifications and experience to undertake the role.

• An interest in and passion for children’s learning and documentation of that learning.

• An interest in collaborating with other educators.

• Sound communication skills.

• A willingness to take on the role.

The role of the Educational Leader

The role of the Educational Leader is primarily to:

• Collaborate with educators and provide curriculum direction and guidance.

• Support educators to effectively implement the cycle of planning to enhance programs and practices.

• Lead the development and implementation of an effective educational program in the service.

• Ensure children’s learning and development are guided by learning outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework.

Any person who agrees to take on the role of Educational Leader will be required to document the acceptance of this role to be held in their personnel file kept at the Centre. At any point that this person is no longer able to fulfil the role of Educational Leader, a new Educational Leader for the service will be appointed and this will be documented.

All Educational Leaders will be provided with a copy of The Educational Leader Resource from ACECQA to assist in guiding and enhancing the center's program and support of the center's educators https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-04/ACECQA_Educational_Leader_Manual_WEB.pdf

This policy is the property of Eikoh Seminar Australia Pty Ltd and must not be reproduced without the consent of management.