Published Articles

OSHC thought leadership in national sector conversations.

This page brings together published articles by Belinda Wright, Founder and Director of Learning at Learn OSHC.

Belinda writes about Outside School Hours Care, MTOP, quality, educational leadership, educator capability, play, leisure, agency and school-age care practice. Her articles contribute to a stronger, more visible language for OSHC within Australia’s education and care landscape.

These pieces are written for educators, Educational Leaders, coordinators, approved providers, policymakers, researchers and sector leaders who want to think more deeply about the value, complexity and conditions of school-age care.
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Making OSHC thinking visible

Outside School Hours Care is part of Australia’s education and care system, but the work of OSHC is not always fully understood in broader quality, workforce and leadership conversations.

Through her published writing, Belinda explores how OSHC quality can be described in ways that reflect the real conditions of school-age care: short sessions, mixed-age groups, shared spaces, transitions, play, leisure, children and young people’s agency, educator judgement and relational practice.

Each article is designed to contribute to the national conversation while also supporting practical reflection for OSHC educators and leaders.
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Same framework, different conditions: why quality in OSHC needs its own language

This article argues that OSHC is part of Australia’s National Quality Framework, while also needing language that reflects the distinct conditions of school-age care. It explores how quality in OSHC is often visible through play, leisure, agency, relationships, mixed-age groups, transitions and educator judgement.
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Play, leisure and intentionality: why choice still needs pedagogy

This article explores how play, leisure and intentionality work together in OSHC. It argues that children and young people’s choice is not the absence of pedagogy, and that MTOP V2.0 gives educators important language for making school-age care quality visible.

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