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Over the past week, there have been two critical incidents in NSW, with heavy media coverage of both incidents. This may be impacting on your service’s children, families and communities.

The Big Situations resource includes links to free and practical resources to support educators to respond to situations such as this. When educators feel prepared to respond to big situations, they are more able to remain inclusive of all children and continue to deliver a quality program. We encourage you to access our Critical Incidents page here or please contact your Inclusion Professional if you would like support.

News and Updates

Inclusion Matters Issue 6, 2023

The NSW/ACT Inclusion Agency's newsletter for educators

In this issue:

  • Practical strategies to increase resilience in young children from refugee backgrounds - Dr Cherie Lamb
  • From Ukraine to the Northern Beaches
  • Supporting behaviour through engagement in Outside School Hours Care services - Marina Bailey
  • Rethinking, Reconnecting, and Rediscovering the Joy - An Innovative Solutions Support success story
  • A change in thinking, a change in practice
  • A Focus on Reconciliation - Being brave and making change
  • Specialist Equipment Library – Inclusion in action
  • New Resources:
    - Big Situations overview plus insert poster
    - Disability Discrimination Act resources
    - ACECQA resources for new educators
  • Inclusion Support Program update
Read This Issue

Big Situations

Big Situations launch video

Access the Big Situations Resource

2022 Interactive Calendar


Access a copy of the calendar

Inclusion in Action Stories

Stories you can find on this page

Children's Voices

Hearing Children’s Voices

Small Voices, Big Changes, Putting the Voice of Children into action - Kelly’s Place, Crows Nest

Listening to Every Child's Voice - Sandon Point Children’s Centre

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Culture

Beyond NAIDOC Week - Sherif Family Day Care's Journey

Specialist Equipment Library

Enhancing Inclusion with support of Specialist Equipment - Mowbray Place Early Learning Centre

Specialist Equipment Makes all the Difference - Kindy Patch Bligh Park

Innovative Solutions Support

Innovation facilitates inclusion in Out of School Hours Care - Romp and Stomp, Goulburn

Innovative Solutions Support Building Educator Capacity to support Bilingual and Bicultural Inclusion at Penshurst LDC

Critical Reflection

Creating Cultures of Inclusion written by Dr Kathy Cologon

Making Critical Reflection Happen in Out of School Hours Care - Leichhardt OOSH

What do we mean by Embedded Inclusive Practice? - Abbotsleigh Early Learning Centre, Wahroonga

Inclusive Practice

Creating Cultures of Inclusion written by Dr Kathy Cologon

Making positive changes in OSHC with Visual Supports - Peak Sports and Learning, OSHC, Ulladulla

Maintaining connection with the Inclusion Agency through change - Wagga Wagga Public School Out of School Hours Care Inc

What do we mean by Embedded Inclusive Practice? - Abbotsleigh Early Learning Centre, Wahroonga