All posts by Marg Rogers

Marg Rogers is a Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator in the Early Childhood Education team within the School of Education at the University of New England, Australia. Marg is also a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Manna Institute who are building place-based research capacity in regional, rural and remote Australia.

Why paid domestic violence leave is a game changer for children

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Marg Rogers and Professor Navjot Bhullar

Children will benefit from the new laws that enable their parents to access up to 10 days of paid leave if they are experiencing domestic violence. Police are now recording more than 10,000 cases of domestic violence a year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The number of children this involves as either victims […]

Early educators around the world feel burnt out and devalued. Here’s how we can help

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Marg Rogers

South Australia’s royal commission into early childhood education led by Julia Gillard has released an interim report. The key recommendation is preschool for all three-year-olds (in a move similar to other states). But the report notes one of the critical considerations around this change will be the early education workforce. SA’s report comes as the Productivity Commission […]