(MTOP) PRINCIPLES

The following are 8 Principles that reflect contemporary theories and research evidence concerning children and young people’s play, leisure and learning and place-based and relational pedagogies. In school age care settings, the Principles underpin the Practices focused on collaborating with all children and young people to make progress in relation to the Outcomes. Educators consider ethical, socially just and inclusive principles for children and young people’s wellbeing, learning and development when they: 

• build secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships 
• develop partnerships 
• are respectful of diversity 
• embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives 
• commit to equity, inclusion and high expectations 
• consider sustainability in all its forms 
• engage in critical reflection and professional learning 
• exercise collaborative leadership and work as a team.