Agenda:
The QUT Centre for Child and Famly Studies and The University of Portsmouth (UoP), School of Education and Sociology (EDSOC) will bring together a multi-disciplinary panel of researchers, advocates, policy makers, and service providers online to respond to the panel topic “Climbing out of COVID with children and families in the UK and Australia: Where are we now and where are we going.”
The panel will speak to the following points briefly, followed by question and answer / discussion time:
a) the big issues for children and families given our current situation within the pandemic
b) the priority actions / approaches we need to address these issues
c) the kinds of workforce capabilities we need to uplift given this.
Event Time
- 7pm Brisbane (AEST)
- 8pm Sydney (AEDT)
- 9am London (GMT)
Register here or via the link below
About the Speakers:
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Anne Hollonds
Anne Hollonds is Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner. Formerly Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, for 23 years Anne was Chief Executive of government and non-government organisations focussed on research, policy and practice in child and family wellbeing. As a psychologist Anne has worked extensively in frontline practice, including...
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Dr Melinda Miller
Dr Melinda Miller is an early childhood teacher, researcher and consultant who has worked with early childhood education providers, government and higher education. Throughout her career, Melinda has taught, researched and published in the areas of inclusive education, practitioner research, and sustainability education. As a senior lecturer in the School...
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Dr Elizabeth Westrupp
Dr Elizabeth Westrupp is a clinical psychologist (child and adolescent specialisation), a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University, Australia, and leads Intervention Sciences in the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED). Her research focus is on child development and parenting, and she is currently...
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Ms Polly Honeychurch
Ms Polly Honeychurch, CEO of University of Portsmouth Multi Academy Trust and former primary headteacher of 20+ years. As a former primary school headteacher for over 20 years and now CEO of a newly formed multi-academy trust in the city of Portsmouth, Polly has been an advocate for inclusion in...
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Dr Nikki Fairchild
Nikki Fairchild is the Associate Head (Research and Innovation) in the School of Education and Sociology at the University of Portsmouth. She has always focussed her research and teaching on critical perspectives of practice and intersectionality in ECEC. Her research interests include posthumanist and feminist materialist ways to enact and...
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Dr Angeline Dharmaraj-Savicks
Dr. Angeline Dharmaraj-Savicks is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at the University of Portsmouth. She has also been a governor of Milton Park Primary School for 2 years holding the inclusions portfolio. Angie’s research focuses on education policy implementation and evaluation in rural communities in India and Africa with...
Details:
| Location: | Online Via Zoom |
| Start Date: | 10/11/2021 [add to calendar] |
| Start Time: | 07:00 PM AEST |
| End Date: | 10/11/2021 |
| End Time: | 08:30 PM AEST |
| Cost: | Free |
| Organiser: | Centre for Child and Family Studies |
| Register: |