Advocacy can involve lobbying government as well as less publicly exposed actions such as day to day choices in your classroom. Donna Mooney discusses how educators are generally not equipped with the tools for advocacy, so she provides practical and actionable ways of making change, and routes to influencing government and creating impact. 

Read Donna’s article here:

https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/the-art-of-advocacy/

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Dr Nathan Archer’s and Dr Jo Albin-Clark’s episode on Telling hopeful stories of advocacy, agency and rights in ECEC – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/advocacy-agency-and-rights-in-early-childhood/ 

David Meechan’s article and episode on What’s the problem with the reception baseline assessment? –  https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/whats-the-problem-with-the-reception-baseline-assessment/

Episode break down:

00:00 – What do we mean by advocacy? 02:50 – The struggle to advocate 07:00 – Preparing for advocacy and lobbying policy makers 12:00 – Pivotal timings for advocacy 14:00 – Networking and building a community 16:30 – Including the voice of the parents 18:00 – Speaking to your local MP 25:40 – Engaging with opposing views and using common language 30:00 – What actions can I take NOW? 36:00 – Currently is a key time for advocacy 39:30 – Where can I share my voice?

For more episodes and articles visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com