Reference no: EM133897867 , Length: word count:1500
Leadership and Advocacy in Early Childhood
Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate knowledge of the key principles of leadership and management in practice in early childhood education and care services and settings underpinned by theoretical and practical perspectives on administration, management and leadership.
Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate an understanding of how to build supportive and collaborative environments for children, parents, community and staff.
Task Description
This task requires students to draw on learning from Modules 1 to 3 to write a report focussed on a leadership style of your choice that you aspire to implement as a professional early childhood teacher in an early childhood education and care service in Australia.
In developing and explaining these plans, students will:
Demonstrate an understanding of key principles of leadership and management in practice within an early childhood education and care service setting
Demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical and practical perspectives on administration, management and leadership in relation to your selected leadership style
Demonstrate an understanding of how to build a supportive and collaborative environment for children, parents, community and staff as a leader within an early childhood education and care service setting Get Assignment Help from the Best tutors!
Rationale
As an early childhood teacher, it is important that you:
Have an understanding and knowledge of varied and appropriate leadership styles
Understand your role as a leader within an early childhood education and care service setting
Can critically consider your impact as a leader in an early childhood education and care service on the environment created for children, families, staff, and the community
Task Instructions
Drawing on at least 6 unit readings, as well as the National Quality Standard (ACECQA, 2025) and the Early Years Learning Framework (AGDE, 2022), use the following headings to structure a 1500- word report focussed on one (1) leadership style of your choice from the unit learning:
Introduction
Heading:
Introduction - A brief introduction of no more than 100 words outlining the purpose and content of your report.
Body of the report
Heading 1:
The leadership style I have chosen, and some key points discussed about the style in the unit content/tutorials - here you need to basically state the name of the one (1) leadership style you have selected to focus on in your report and outline some key points discussed in relation to this style in this module content/unit tutorials that made you choose this leadership style
Heading 2:
The principles of this leadership style - here you need to identify and explain the key principles of the one (1) leadership style you have chosen
Heading 3:
Theoretical underpinnings of this leadership style - here you need to demonstrate your knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of your chosen leadership style based on the learning in this unit
Heading 4:
How this leadership style influences the management of an ECEC
service in relation to children, families, staff, and the community - here you need to critically consider and explain how a leader implementing your chosen leadership style would manage the service and how this would impact upon children, families, staff, and the community in a variety of ways
Heading 5:
Practical examples of how I will enact this leadership style as a qualified early years professional teaching in an ECEC service - here you need to provide specific and detailed, practical examples of how you will enact your chosen leadership style as an early childhood teacher in relation to your leadership responsibilities and the children, families, colleagues and community that you work with
Conclusion
Heading:
Conclusion - Here you need to provide a very brief conclusion of no more than 80 words that summarises your report findings
Formatting and style
You are required to use the headings outlined above to structure your report; these have been provided in a template for you in the task folder
All parts of this task should be written in first person ("I" statements) - this is your report.
The cover sheet and declaration in the task template must be completed in full
Your task MUST be submitted in word format (not PDF)
APA 7 formatting is required for this task. For guidance on APA 7 formatting.
Referencing
APA Referencing style is required to be used for this task.