Frequently Asked Questions

The Be You Virtual Conference is a free two-day event, where we unpack key topics and practical strategies to promote mental health and wellbeing in learning communities.

The Be You Virtual Conference is delivered by subject matter experts from the Be You team at Early Childhood Australia, headspace and Beyond Blue, industry experts and, educators themselves.

This year, the theme of the Be You Virtual Conference is Building Capacity to Thrive.

Over the two days, we will explore what it means to “thrive”, and practical approaches to build a resilient, inclusive and thriving learning community.

Virtual conference speakers will demonstrate how Be You exists to help educators, leaders and learning communities build capacity with an intent to flourish and thrive.

Learning Communities have the capacity to thrive when resilience is developed, educator wellbeing is prioritised, and diversity is celebrated.

Learning Communities can grow and flourish when resilience is developed, educator wellbeing is prioritised, and diversity is celebrated.

Sub-themes of 2023 Be You Virtual Conference

• Resilience – building capacity towards and the resilience and recovery journey of the learning community
• Educator wellbeing – prioritising wellbeing to build capacity so that educators can flourish and thrive
• Diversity and Inclusion – building capacity to connect and create inclusive learning communities

The Be You Virtual Conference is for educators and leaders working in early learning services or schools, as well as those in pre-service or training.

Each session across the two-day event has been designed with our educators and their learning communities in mind.

The Be You Virtual Conference is for:

• Educators across Australia who want to connect and grow together, so every child, young person, educator, and learning community can thrive.
• Education leaders across Australia who are seeking to connect, discover and share strategies to build resilient, inclusive, and thriving learning communities.

The 2023 Be You Virtual Conference will be held on 3-4 May.

Day 1: Wednesday, 3 May. Sessions will run from 11am to 3.30pm AEST.

Day 2: Thursday, 4 May. Sessions will run from 1.30pm to 6.30pm AEST.

The Be You Virtual Conference is run entirely online and is free to attend.

You can choose to attend one or multiple sessions. Decide what suits your needs, interest and availability.

The Be You Virtual Conference is run entirely online and is free to attend. 

Be You is currently seeking accreditation in NSW with NESA and the ACT with TQI.

If you are an educator wanting to:

• build capacity to support children and young people as they experience life’s ups and downs.
• build capacity to support children and young people to achieve their best possible mental health and wellbeing.
• seek strategies that prioritise your wellbeing that your whole learning community can support.
• find opportunities to connect and celebrate diversity in your learning community.

If you are an education leader looking to:

• develop and foster resilience in your learning community.
• build your capacity to support children, young people and educators to achieve their best possible mental health and wellbeing.
• discover strategies that promote and prioritise educator wellbeing in your learning community.
• seek strategies to encourage every child, young person, educator, and family to be included and belong to your learning community.

Day 1: What does it means to ‘thrive’?

Explore what ‘thriving’ what looks like and means to different people and in different contexts; self-development principles; how personal growth supports mental health and wellbeing and develops resilience; connections between adaptability and growth mindset; help seeking and personal wellbeing (educator experience); connecting and engaging with diverse groups of children, young people and families.

Day 2: Practical approaches for a thriving Learning Community

Discover practical steps educators can take to help themselves and their learning community thrive. Sessions will adopt a more interactive approach where educators can workshop techniques under the guidance and facilitation of subject matter experts.