Gabrielle Meagher
Emeritus Professor
Macquarie University
Gabrielle has been researching how social services, such as early learning, aged care and child welfare, are organised and delivered for more than 25 years. Her work examines how policy and funding arrangements shape both service quality and equity for people using social services, and employment and working conditions for the staff who deliver these services. Through research-based advocacy, she has contributed extensively to national and international debates on reforming social care systems to better serve the public interest. She is a member of the Work + Family Policy Roundtable.
SESSIONS
Day 1
10:10
Panel: “It shouldn’t take CCTV to keep kids safe” – Or should it?
Is surveillance in early learning centres a vital safety measure or a step too far?
Explore the legal, ethical and financial implications of CCTV in childcare – and how it’s reshaping provider accountability, supporting educator development, and also how it can be showcasing successful practices in action
Moderator: Trish Jarvis, Executive Officer, Catholic School Parents South Australia
Skye Rose, Practice Leader - Child Safety Team, Moores
Gabrielle Meagher, Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University
Leanne Cain, Chief Safeguarding and Pedagogy Officer, Busy Bees Early Learning