Respectful Relationships(opens in a new window) is an initiative to support schools and early childhood education settings to promote respect and equality. It supports educators to teach our children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence.
Free professional learning will be available for educators in Victorian Government-funded kindergarten programs, state-wide, in November and December 2024. A financial contribution toward backfill is available for those attending.
Respectful relationships training
The training will focus on how to build and develop respectful relationships in alignment with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the National Quality Standard.
It is designed to strengthen the capacity of early childhood educators to:
- promote respectful relationships, positive attitudes and behaviours within their teaching approach, to enable children to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence
- understand the role of gender equality in the prevention of family violence, and learn practical strategies for promoting gender equality in their teaching practice
- recognise and respond to family violence and build support networks.
The professional learning will comprise of a two-hour self-paced online training module and a one-day online workshop.
Online workshops will be held on the following dates:
- Monday 11 November 2024
- Wednesday 13 November 2024
- Thursday 14 November 2024
- Friday 15 November 2024
- Tuesday 19 November 2024
- Monday 2 December 2024
- Tuesday 3 December 2024
- Wednesday 4 December 2024
- Thursday 5 December 2024
- Friday 6 December 2024
Access the Respectful Relationships professional learning flyer here(opens in a new window).
Register
Registrations for workshops in November and December 2024 are now open. To register go to the Information Sharing and MARAM Online Learning System(opens in a new window) and then log in or create an account.
Once you are logged in, click on ‘Education Workforces’, then find the Respectful Relationships Professional Learning course, click ‘Enter’ and on the next page click ‘Enrol me’.
Complete the Pre-registration survey at the start of the course. Then go to ‘Registering to Attend a Workshop? Start here; and follow the instructions to register.
If you have any questions about the Respectful Relationships professional learning for early childhood educators, please email respectful.relationships@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
Claiming Backfill and Additional Hours
The professional learning program is an item on the School Readiness Funding Menu(opens in a new window). Services can use the menu to arrange for backfill or additional support or apply to the department directly for backfill reimbursement.
To claim backfill directly through the department:
- Submit a completed Backfill Claim Form(opens in a new window) and Tax Invoice to respectful.relationships@education.vic.gov.au
- Please note that (a) you are eligible to claim backfill after you have attended the full-day workshop and (b) you have 6 weeks to submit your claim.
- Click here for a Sample Tax Invoice.(opens in a new window)
To claim through School Readiness Funding (SRF) Menu:
Select the Respectful Relationships Menu Item on your SRF plan and include backfill or additional hours for that item.
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