OSHCology Practice In Action — Practice Builder

Bite-sized 10-minute MicroCasts designed for busy OSHC educators. 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

Creator

Belinda Wright

Audio

10 minutes

Duration

4 Terms

Price

$150/Term or $590/Year

Practical insights for OSHC, designed to grow your whole team.

The Practice Builder subscription is perfect for services that want to embed professional learning across the whole team. Each fortnight you’ll receive a 10-minute Practice in Action MicroCast, paired with resources that turn listening into action – supporting team reflection, mentoring, and quality improvement.

Alongside show notes, guides, infographics, and mini eBooks, the Team 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 staff meetings, mentoring sessions, and day-to-day practice – ensuring professional learning is consistent, visible, and shared across your service.

What’s included:

Access to all Practice in Action MicroCasts

Fortnightly 10-minute episodes across the school year (20 episodes annually).

Episode Show Notes + Links

Quick references to revisit key ideas and resources.

1-Page Companion Guides

Concise summaries and strategies for each episode.

Quick Infographics

Visual reminders linking practice to MTOP and NQS.

Termly Mini eBooks

Collated episode summaries with reflective prompts for deeper learning.

Reflection Journals

Structured tools for educators to reflect individually on practice changes, aligned to QIP, MTOP, and NQS.

Conversation Starter Decks

Prompts to spark meaningful discussion in team meetings.

Educational Leader Extension Guides

Mentoring and leadership notes to support deeper guidance and application.

Who it’s for:

This plan is designed for whole teams, service leaders, and Educational Leaders who want professional learning that is collaborative, practical, and focused on quality improvement. The Team Builder makes it easy to turn short episodes into shared inquiry and collective action that strengthens pedagogy and practice across the service.

Your investment:

 $150/Term or $590/Year
With 20 episodes released across the year and a complete suite of team-focused resources, the Team Builder Pack supports educators at every level to listen, reflect, discuss, and apply – building a strong professional culture and delivering high-quality outcomes for children.
Explore the full list of Practice in Action episodes below and see how the Practice Builder Pack can grow your team’s practice this term.

Practice in Action Episodes

Term 4 2025– Foundations of Quality Practice

  • 1. Embedding the Program in Daily Routines
  • 2. Documentation that Informs Practice
  • 3. Supporting Play and Leisure Choices
  • 4. Child Wellbeing as the Foundation of Practice
  • 5. Understanding the Educator Role in OSHC

Term 1 2026 – Play, Environments & Engagement

  • 6 Loose Parts Play
  • 7. Inclusive Environments and Accessibility
  • 8. Understanding Play Types (Hughes’ Taxonomy)
  • 9. Building Relationships Through Shared Play
  • 10. Creating Calm and Inviting Spaces 

Term 2 2026 – Child Voice & Agency in Action

  • 11. Co-Planning with Children
  • 12. Embedding Child Voice in Programs
  • 13. Encouraging Risk-Taking and Independence
  • 14. Everyday Moments as Opportunities for Agency
  • 15. Children as Leaders in OSHC

Term 3 2026 – Teamwork, Reflection & Continuous Improvement

  • 16. Reflective Practice Tools for Educators
  • 17. Peer Mentoring and Buddy Systems
  • 18. Professional Conduct in OSHC
  • 19. Linking Everyday Practice to NQS Outcomes
  • 20. Working as a Team During Busy Sessions 

Belinda Wright

Founder | Director of Learning | OSHCologist | Researcher

With almost two decades in OSHC, I design practical professional learning that fits seamlessly into everyday service life. As a postgraduate researcher focused on educational leadership and a Graduate Certificate holder in Education (Learning & Leadership), I bring evidence-informed, sector-specific insight to the Practice in Action MicroCasts. I created these bite-sized audio episodes to give educators accessible, informed strategies they can listen to on the go—turning everyday moments like set-up or afternoon tea preparation into opportunities for learning. Each MicroCast is designed to make professional growth practical, relatable, and sustainable, helping educators build confidence, strengthen pedagogy, and deliver high-quality outcomes for children.