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Question: What's the best way to get a new team connected quickly?
Answer: By creating a sense of belonging.
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Question: Is it worthwhile continuing with time-intensive documentation like portfolios next year?
Answer: It’s up to your team to reflect on whether portfolios are the best documentation method for your service.
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Question: I’m an educator confused about unpaid overtime. What is legal and what can my employer reasonably expect?
Answer: Check the award or agreement which applies in your workplace to find the circumstances which attract overtime rates of pay (or time in lieu).
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Question: How do educational leaders fulfil our weekly and monthly duties while we are having to spend so much time working with children?
Answer: Allocating set non-contact time is crucial for educational leaders.
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Question: Is it wrong for educators to have their mobile phones with them while educating and caring for children?
Answer: It all depends on the ‘why’
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