A social enterprise is a business that trades, makes money and has a positive multifaceted impact on society. It does not take from one and give to another. Flying under the banner of Conscious Capitalism, social enterprise provides value for all stakeholders. Founder of Whole Food Markets John Mackey calls this the Win6; where businesses create mutually beneficial outcomes for Customers, Employees, […]
Education of the modern era is a mixed bag
In these times people are searching for a variety of knowledge and learning. The standard traditional education, teaching and learning methodologies are still very much necessary but people are also finding their way to alternative ways of education because what they value is also changing. And why are they doing this? Because the level of […]
5 Tips to Survive Assessment and Rating
Here are 5 simple actions that will help you breeze through A & R. Like most things in life, the more organised and prepared you are the better. 1. Keep your QIP up to date This is key to a smooth A & R experience. Sure, day-to-day is crazy busy in centres but prioritising the QIP […]
Chooks in Care
Even if you don’t have chickens in your service here are a few ways to get value out of your Backyard in a Box Chickens Resource Kit 1. Invite parents (who do own chickens) in to do a quick reading of the Chicken Reader with Children. This will benefit your school readiness program and help […]
Early Education Centres are incubators of social impact
Do you want to know how to turn your centre into an incubator for social change? This coming May at the Early Years Professional Development and Training Forum Backyard Collective founder Kiri Combi is presenting a workshop on exactly this. Social School of Entrepreneur and Sydney University Education Alumni, Kiri developed functional ways of increasing community […]