managing child and family services
ASSIGNMENT 1: ESSAY - THE IMPACT OF SOCIO-POLITICAL FACTORS ON THE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS
This assignment requires you to write an essay that could be used by a management committee as a background paper to help them understand roles and responsibilities of key staff under new children’s services legislation
_Identifies and describes:
The responsibilities of key management and leadership positions for early childhood professionals under the Education and Care Services National Regulation 2011 Discusses the relationship between the responsibilities of these positions and the roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders cited in literature
Analyses implications of the responsibilities for the day to day operation of the service
LENGTH: 1500 WORDS
WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT?
_Assignment
_A signed cover sheet (found at the end of this Learning Guide)
_Marking standards for Assignment 1 (found in this Learning Guide)
Submit a draft of your assignment to Turnitin by 30th August so you have time to review your Originality Report and edit your work.
_Submit an electronic copy of your final assignment to Turnitin by 5pm on the 5th of September (Do not include your cover sheet but do include your reference list) AND
_Submit a paper copy of this assignment (i.e. the same one you submitted to Turnitin) in class on the 6th September.
_Assignments submitted after the due date and time, without an approved extension, will be penalised 10% per day for late submission.
_You must keep a copy of your assignment.
PURPOSE – HOW THIS ASSIGNMENT RELATES TO LEARNING OUTCOMES
This assignment helps you to explore social, economic and political influences on the operation of children’s services. In particular it focuses on developing understanding of the roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders as they relate to current policy and legal frameworks in children’s services and understanding the
This assignment requires you to write an essay that could be used by a management committee as a background paper to help them understand roles and responsibilities of key staff under new children’s services legislation
_Identifies and describes:
The responsibilities of key management and leadership positions for early childhood professionals under the Education and Care Services National Regulation 2011 Discusses the relationship between the responsibilities of these positions and the roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders cited in literature
Analyses implications of the responsibilities for the day to day operation of the service
LENGTH: 1500 WORDS
WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT?
_Assignment
_A signed cover sheet (found at the end of this Learning Guide)
_Marking standards for Assignment 1 (found in this Learning Guide)
Submit a draft of your assignment to Turnitin by 30th August so you have time to review your Originality Report and edit your work.
_Submit an electronic copy of your final assignment to Turnitin by 5pm on the 5th of September (Do not include your cover sheet but do include your reference list) AND
_Submit a paper copy of this assignment (i.e. the same one you submitted to Turnitin) in class on the 6th September.
_Assignments submitted after the due date and time, without an approved extension, will be penalised 10% per day for late submission.
_You must keep a copy of your assignment.
PURPOSE – HOW THIS ASSIGNMENT RELATES TO LEARNING OUTCOMES
This assignment helps you to explore social, economic and political influences on the operation of children’s services. In particular it focuses on developing understanding of the roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders as they relate to current policy and legal frameworks in children’s services and understanding the