Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics in this unit will be provided in the study materials.

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-ECEX826 (Not currently available)
• MAQ-ECHX826-Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings (No longer available)

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• MAQ-ECHX6010-Health and Well-being in Early Childhood
• MAQ-ECHX8200-Families in Context

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units) ECED826, ECEX826, ECED604, EDCN845, ECED745, ECED834, ECHX826 NCCW ECHE8260 Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings [Admission to MTeach(0-5) and (40cp from ECEX or ECHX units at 6000 level) and (ECEX820 or ECHX820 or ECHX8200) and (ECEX823 or ECHX823 or ECHX8230) and (ECEX824 or ECHX824 or ECHX8240) and (ECEX827 or ECHX827 or ECHX8270)]

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

This subject was previously known as ECHX826 Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings.

This subject explores micro and macro systems that impact on the effective leadership and management of early childhood settings. The unit will focus on the critical exploration of three content areas: the social, political and legal contexts within which early childhood organisations in Australia operate; early childhood leadership theory; and roles and responsibilities of early childhood leaders and managers. Students will investigate diverse management structures, regulatory and legislative frameworks, and the ethical and professional roles and responsibilities of early childhood teachers as leaders and managers

• Leadership in action-Report (50%)
• Leadership & the NQF (30%)
• Reflecting on leading (20%)