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This resource is part of a series of 8 practice resources for play-based learning and intentionality in ECEC. Each resource is aligned with the Principles of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0).

This practice guide provides practical suggestions to build positive connections with your students leading to positive teacher–student relationships.

This practice guide outlines best-practice approaches for improving a sense of belonging and connectedness in children aged birth to 5 years.

A positive sense of belonging at school has fundamental benefits for children and young people, aiding learning and engagement. This practice guide makes recommendations based on the best available evidence.

This practice guide makes recommendations based on the best available research evidence on fostering a sense of belonging in school environments.

This case study has been created by the Canning Vale Prekindy team to demonstrate how they engage with families and the benefits of this interaction for children’s education outcomes.

This practice guide will help teachers create, explain and use well-informed learning objectives and success criteria and activate students’ prior knowledge.

This handbook contains a collection of AERO's foundational classroom management practices.

Building on family engagement practice guides for early childhood, primary and secondary school levels, AERO has released a new suite of promising approaches audit tools, family engagement implementation checklists and case studies.

To understand which wellbeing programs and practices adopted by early childhood education and care (ECEC) services and schools improve children’s outcomes, it is necessary to measure and track children’s wellbeing. This research summary shares some preliminary learning from work the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) commissioned on developing wellbeing and belonging measures for children aged 3 to 8 years.

This paper is the first in a series of analytical insights papers, which provide accessible, up-to-date analysis of educational datasets.