Agenda:
The QUT Centre for Child and Famly Studies and The University of Portsmouth (UoP), School of Education and Sociology (EDSOC) in partnership with the British Council UK/Australian Higher Education Season* will bring together online a multi-disciplinary panel of researchers, advocates, policy makers, and service providers to respond to the panel topic:
Diversity, inclusion and equity in early education and parenting support, with a focus on “Where are we now and where are we going.”
The panel will join online and will briefly speak to the following points, followed by question, answer and discussion time:
Three speakers from the UK, and three from Australia have been invited to contribute to the panel before a moderated discussion. The provocations for each speaker are:
- What are our current big issues around diversity, inclusion and equity in relation to early education and/or parenting support?
- What priority research / actions / approaches do we need to address these?
- What kinds of workforce capabilities do we need to address these issues?
*The British Council UK/Australia Season (the Season) is a joint initiative by the British Council and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to strengthen and build cultural connections.
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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Dr Rosemary Cahill
Dr Rosemary Cahill is Senior Principal Research Fellow in the Parenting and Families Team at Telethon Kids Institute. She is leading an evaluation of the Early Years Initiative – a long-term partnership between the WA State Government and the Minderoo Foundation. Prior to joining the Institute, Rosemary was the Director...
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Professor Karen Thorpe
Professor Karen Thorpe is Group Leader in Child Development, Education and Care at the University of Queensland Institute for Social Science Research. Her research examines the effects of children’s early life experiences on social, learning and health trajectories across the lifespan. Her particular interest is early childcare and education environments...
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Ali Evans
Ali Evans is Head of Early Learning and Education with G8 Education. Ali is an experienced early childhood professional working in large organisations in Queensland, Australia, predominantly in prior to school contexts. Her experience includes leading strategy and implementation in relation to early childhood leadership, quality pedagogy and practice, curriculum,...
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Sarah Christopher
Sarah Christopher is the Education Partnership and School Inclusion Manager for Portsmouth City Council (UK). Sarah has over 25 years’ experience working in education, primarily in East London and more recently in Portsmouth, UK. Her experience includes senior leadership, curriculum and pastoral management roles in secondary schools and local authority...
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Dr Sukh Hamilton
Sukh Hamilton is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Sociology (University of Portsmouth) on a range of undergraduate/ postgraduate provision. Sukh’s professional background is within the field of Special Educational Needs, SEBD (Social Emotional Behavioural Difficulties) in particular. She has worked as a teacher, a SENCO (Special...
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Professor Sherria Hoskins
Professor Sherria Hoskins is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Health at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Sherria’s research interests are around social cognitive approaches to understanding learning behaviour (e.g. resilience, readiness for change, decision making) and achievement in learners of all ages. She is specifically interested...
Details:
| Location: | Online |
| Start Date: | 23/02/2022 [add to calendar] |
| Start Time: | 19:00 |
| End Date: | 23/02/2022 |
| End Time: | 20:30 |
| RSVP By: | Tuesday 22nd of February 2022 |
| Cost: | Free |
| Organiser: | Centre for Child and Family Studies in partnership with British Council Higher Education Season and the University of Portsmouth, UK. |
| Register: |