The Framework Planning Cycle

Facilitated by Rarni Rothwell

The revised Learning Framework for School Aged Care – My Time, Our Place V2.0 is an exciting opportunity for OSHC services to enrich their program and practice. The improved version of the framework continues to equip educators with the knowledge and skills they need to implement a quality play-based program focused on wellbeing, learning and development of children and young people. The inclusion of a planning cycle into this source document acts to scaffold OSHC educators in this important curriculum work. This session will unpack this significant change to MTOP and develop a deeper understanding of the five-step cycle of planning, and the opportunities it presents for your practice. It will cover:

• OBSERVE / Listen / Collect information
• ASSESS / Analyse / Interpret learning
• PLAN / Design
• IMPLEMENT / Enact
• EVALUATE / Critically reflect

The steps, sequences and components of the planning cycle can occur instantaneously, ‘in the moment’, throughout the day, or over a period. It is important to note that documentation occurs at every stage, and educators need to ensure this documentation is meaningful. This session also reflects on the purpose of documentation, be it observations, evaluations, critical reflections or ‘data collection’ and the variety of ways ‘thinking’ and ‘new learnings’ can be captured and celebrated.

This session is suited to OSHC professionals at all career stages.

NQS: QA1, QA4, QA7