OSHCology Service Leadership in Action- Practice Builder 

Bite-sized 20-minute MicroCasts designed for busy OSHC Educational Leaders. Each fortnight, you’ll get practical strategies, real examples, and ideas you can use straight away – all linked to the NQS and MTOP. With 20 episodes released across the year, you’ll build confidence and consistency in your practice while you work.
Format

Audio

Starting date

Term 4 2025

Author

Belinda Wright

Audio

20 minutes

Duration

4 Terms

Price

$150/Term or $590/Year

Practical leadership insights, designed to grow your whole service.

The Practice Builder subscription is perfect for Service Leaders who want to embed leadership learning across their service. Each fortnight you’ll receive a 20-minute Service Leadership in Action MicroCast, paired with resources that turn listening into action – supporting reflection, mentoring, and quality improvement at every level of leadership.

Alongside show notes, guides, infographics, and mini eBooks, the Practice Builder Pack includes Reflection Journals, Conversation Starter Decks, and Educational Leader Extension Guides. These tools make it easy to take the ideas from each episode into team meetings, mentoring sessions, and quality planning – ensuring professional learning is consistent, visible, and shared across your service.

What’s included:

Access to all Service Leadership in Action MicroCasts

Fortnightly 20-minute episodes across the school year (20 episodes annually).


Episode Show Notes + Links

Quick references to revisit key ideas and leadership resources.

1-Page Companion Guides

Concise summaries and strategies for each episode.

Quick Infographics

Visual reminders linking leadership practice to MTOP and NQS.

Termly Mini eBooks

Collated episode summaries with reflective prompts for deeper learning.

Reflection Journals

Structured tools for leaders to reflect on practice change, aligned to QIP, MTOP, and NQS.

Conversation Starter Decks

Prompts to spark meaningful dialogue in team and leadership

Leader Extension Guides

Mentoring notes to extend leadership practice and support team development.

Service Leadership in Action Episodes

Term 4 2025 - Leading the Service

  • 1. What Does It Mean to Be a Service Leader in OSHC?
  • 2. Building Partnerships with Schools and Communities
  • 3. Managing Compliance Without Losing the Heart of Practice
  • 4. Leading Teams Through Change and Challenge
  • 5. Linking the Role to the National Quality Framework

Term 1 2026- Growing Your Team

  • 6. Recruiting, Inducting and Retaining Quality Educators
  • 7. Creating a Positive Team Culture in OSHC
  • 8. Mentoring and Developing Your People
  • 9. Conflict Resolution and Difficult Conversations
  • 10. Building Capacity Through Shared Leadership

Term 2 2026 - Service Strategy and Sustainability

  • 11. Crafting a Vision for Your OSHC Service
  • 12. Strategic Planning that Works in Practice
  • 13. Financial Management and Budgeting Essentials
  • 14. Risk Management in Everyday Operations
  • 15. Leading Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Term 3 2026 - Quality and Impact

  • 16. Embedding Child and Family Voice in Service Decisions
  • 17. Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting on Service Quality
  • 18. Preparing for Assessment and Rating with Confidence
  • 19. Advocacy for OSHC within the School Community
  • 20. Reflecting on Your Leadership Journey

Belinda Wright 

Founder | Director of Learning | OSHCologist | Researcher

As a leader with extensive experience across OSHC services and my postgraduate study in leadership, I understand the complexities of running high-quality programs. The Service Leadership MicroCasts bring sector-specific, research-informed guidance to those responsible for service delivery. Designed to be practical and time-friendly, each episode explores real strategies for leading teams, managing compliance and quality systems, and creating a positive, sustainable culture—helping Service Leaders translate leadership into everyday impact.