The selling out of children’s services
Corporatised institutions have a stronger presence in most areas of everyday life in Australia. With the privatisation of many government services over the past decade, is there a place for corporate...
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Are staff keeping children safe?
Children’s services staff play a vital role in child protection, but do we have the skills and resources to properly fulfil our role as mandatory reporters under Keep Them Safe? Ingrid Maack reports....
View ArticleEqual pay for teachers please!
When it comes to pay packets, not all teachers are equal. Suzanne Kowalski-Roth from the NSW/ACT Independent Education Union (IEU), explores this much-needed campaign, and outlines why pay parity...
View ArticleA great place to work for women
In a female-dominated profession known for employing women in their childbearing years, family-friendly staffing arrangements are a priority at the University of New South Wales’ three long day care...
View ArticleNQF: Reflective journeys
Rattler talks to a DEC preschool, a community-based service and private long day care centre about the long and winding road to quality improvement. By Ingrid Maack. The past three years has been an...
View ArticleQ&A with Helen Conway: Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace
As director of Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace, Helen Conway is leading the charge to address gender bias in the workplace. She talks to Rattler about her efforts to ensure that equality...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Education and Care – no boys allowed?
According to the latest statistics from the Productivity Commission, the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector collectively employs around 140,000 people, of which only 3 per cent are male....
View ArticleFacebook: Share, and share a Like
No matter if you use it to share your service’s rich history or to highlight news and events taking place day-to-day, Facebook offers a very affordable tool to stay in touch with your community....
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