1. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services National Quality Framework Preparation Working Groups Session 4

2. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services …and how exactly are we going to do that?  Revise and debrief-Revisit code of conduct, NQF on the couch- therapy sessions, questions that have come up;  Content, group inquiry and reflection;  Homework;  Questions and comments from the current session;  Summary for the following week and an agreement on what will be covered. Every week

3. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services Objectives for week 4  Highlight a strengths based approach to unpacking the standards;  Engage in content learning on positive psychology, strengths and virtues;  Begin the development of a summary or FAQs for Standards for ‘hard to engage team members’;  Analyse the standards looking at the relative strengths of the centre and the areas of growth to form the basis of a draft QIP

4. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services

5. NQF on the Couch Focus upon the strengths (not knowledge) of your individual team members and think about what each team member brings to the NQF process and the centre. What are your thoughts and what are you thinking?

6. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services Positive Psychology in the Workplace

7. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services The criteria for strengths

8. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services What are the virtues?  Wisdom and knowledge  Courage  Humanity  Justice  Temperance  Transendence

9. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services What are the strengths as they relate to the virtues?

10. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services World Cafe

11. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services Unpacking the Standards-Part 2 What is the standard about? What requirements must we meet? Questions to guide reflection

12. Supporting the provision of quality, inclusive children’s services Information and knowledge  Research the Quality Improvement Plan Homework Where are you on your NQF journey?