Centring Child Wellbeing: Frank Oberklaid

The Learning Future Podcast with Louka Parry

Is it possible that reframed early learning can empower otherwise disadvantaged young people? Is there an opportunity to re-define schools as community hubs and social squares? Do teachers need to be an expert in mental health in order to improve wellbeing?

In this fifth episode of Education Transformed, Louka speaks with Frank Oberklaid, a pioneer and inspiring spark for early education geared directly at the centres for child wellbeing, with demonstrable results.

Professor Frank Oberklaid is the Foundation Director of the Centre for Community Child Health at The Royal Children's Hospital – Melbourne [ https://www.rch.org.au/ccch/ ], Co-Group Leader of Child Health Policy, Equity and Translation at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and an Honorary Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.

He is a highly regarded specialist paediatrician and brings a wealth of skills to his work and is an internationally recognised researcher, author, lecturer and consultant, and has written two books and over 200 scientific publications on various aspects of paediatrics.

Transcript available: https://www.thelearningfuture.com/the-learning-future-podcast/educationtransformed-6