We offer a range of professional development programs for early childhood educators and teachers.
Beginning Teacher Conference 2025
Are you an early career teacher or educator looking to build confidence, connect with peers and grow your professional toolkit? Registrations are now open for the third and final Beginning Teacher Conference (BTC) for 2025.
The BTC series offers:
- access to the latest research on relevant topics through thought-provoking presentations and discussions with peers
- valuable evidence-based insights from early childhood leaders, and best-practice examples applicable to teaching practice
- the opportunity to build professional networks.
This BTC will focus on Aboriginal Perspectives and Multiculturalism in Early Education.
Participation is open to:
- early childhood teachers in their first year of practice
- 2025 early childhood teaching graduates and students with anticipated graduation in the next 12 months, working in a funded kindergarten program
- Diploma-qualified educators currently undertaking End-to-End Career Support coaching.
The program will be delivered in person and online to ensure it can be accessed across the state.
Event details
Face-to-face session
- Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025
- Time: 9 am to 3 pm
- Location: The Academy Presentation Hall, Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, 41 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne
- Cost: fully funded at no additional cost to participant
Online session
- Date: Friday 7 November 2025
- Time: 9 am to 3 pm
- Platform: online
- Cost: fully funded at no additional cost to participant
For more information, visit: Supports for early career early childhood professionals.
End-to-End Career Supports Alumni Conference 2025
This annual event brings together past End-to-End Career Supports Program participants to reconnect, reflect and re-energise. It’s an opportunity to celebrate your growth and build your professional network.
The conference will provide:
- insights from accomplished early childhood leaders
- evidence-based research that participants can apply to their teaching practice.
Participation is open to early childhood teachers or educators who have completed either End-to-End coaching or participated in a Community of Practice or a BTC.
Event details
- Date: Friday 21 November 2025
- Time: 10 am to 3.30 pm
- Location: in person at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, 41 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne
- Cost: fully funded at no additional cost to participant.
To attend, check your inbox for an invitation from conference providers Semann and Slattery, or contact them by email: info@semannslattery.com
Find out more
For more information about these and other professional development programs, refer to Supports for early career early childhood professionals.
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