Wednesday 9 September

School Tours

HELP Alliance AGM at Monash Children’s Hospital School
Monash Children’s Hospital School Tour
Yalingbu Yirramboi Royal Children’s Hospital School and/or Travancore School Tours

Please note: School tours are open to all registered delegates.

Thursday 10 September

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
BALLROOM 3
Conference Opening / Acknowledgement of Country / Welcome Remarks / Student Performance
David Howes, Deputy Secretary, Schools and Regional Services
Colin Dobson, Monash Children's Hospital School
Sandra Murphy, MC
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
BALLROOM 3
Plenary Session - Uncertainty: Untangling the threads
Maria Ruberto, Salutegenics
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
BALLROOM FOYER
MORNING TEA AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
MORNING TEA AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Matthew McCurry
STEP Forward: Building Collaborative Pathways Between Mental Health and Education During School Transition
Steven Crawford, Queensland Children's Hospital School
John Cranefield, Sunshine Coast Health
BALLROOM 2
Facilitator: Mercedes Wilkinson
Educational Trauma and Its Lasting Legacy: Understanding Long-Term Impacts Through a Lived Experience Lens
Kyra Dhedhi, Independent
Ella Bibby, Independent
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Barry Duncan
Culture Connects and Empowers Educators, Learners, and the Community
Wilda Tetuanui Laux, Northern Health School
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Matthew McCurry
Glucose Metrics During School Hours for Students’ living with Type 1 Diabetes: A Population-based Cohort Study highlighting the benefits of inclusive student health policy, inter-agency collaboration and capability building resources for schools.
Caleb Jones, School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health
BALLROOM 2
Facilitator: Mercedes Wilkinson
Every Voice Matters: Creating Connection Through Song a Collaboration between Music Therapy and Education in an Inpatient Mental Health Setting
Rebecca Plunkett, Travancore School
Jack Thomas, The Royal Children's Hospital
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Barry Duncan
Keeping the Human in the Loop: GenAI, Connection and Professional Judgement in Education
Sam Hart, Northern Health School, New Zealand
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
BALLROOM FOYER
LUNCH AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
LUNCH AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
BALLROOM 3
Plenary Session - The integral role schools can play in supporting children with eating disorders and other chronic illnesses heal and recover
Suba Rudolph, VISC Health
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BALLROOM FOYER
COFFEE BREAK AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
COFFEE BREAK AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Michelle Bond
Embedding Education Consultants in a Multidisciplinary Clinic for Aboriginal Children: The Healthy Koori Kids (HKK) School Model
Nicole Snelleksz, Monash Children's Hospital School
Lynne Harrison, Monash Health
Stephanie Lee, Monash Health
Katherine Lingard-Smith, Monash Children's Hospital School
BALLROOM 2
Connected Learning in Action: Empowering Lives through Edupreneurship
Sally Hill, School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Sarah Hillyer
More Than Patients: Supporting Identity, Agency and Learning Through Big Picture Learning in an Oncology Hospital School
Nicole Smith, Sydney Childrens Hospital School
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Michelle Bond
Educating for rare: bridging health and education for rare disease
Hayley Barker, School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health
BALLROOM 2
Facilitator: Naomi McBride
Bridge the Gap - Education Program; Learning Through Treatment & Recovery. A program providing educational continuity and support for outpatient students during periods of medical absence from school.
Liz Shaw, Ronald McDonald House Victoria and Tasmania
Colleen Williams, Ronald McDonald House Victoria and Tasmania
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Sarah Hillyer
Connected Learning Through Collaborative, Tiered Support in Hospital Education
Angela Kristenson, Queensland Children's Hospital School
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM
BALLROOM 3
Still a Child: Palliative care, education and finding normal in the abnormal
Bronwyn Sacks, Palliative Care Program, Royal Childrens' Hospital
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
BALLROOM 3
Day 1 – Closing Comments
Sandra Murphy, MC
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
BALLROOM FOYER
SOCIAL FUNCTION
SOCIAL FUNCTION

Friday 11 September

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
BALLROOM 3
Opening Remarks / Housekeeping / Acknowledgement of Country
Sandra Murphy, MC
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
BALLROOM 3
Panel – Parents and Students
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
BALLROOM 3
From Chaos to Calm: Co‑Regulating with Students in High‑Stress Moments
Bryan Jeffrey, MOAT: Mental Health Services
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
BALLROOM FOYER
MORNING TEA AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
MORNING TEA AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Abbey Honey
Bridging the Ward and the Classroom: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Model in Acute Paediatric Mental Health
Kriti Gandhi, Monash Health Stepping Stones Adolescent Inpatient Unit
Laura Nash, Monash Children's Hospital
Amy Russell, Monash Children's Hospital
Kate Walsh, Monash Children's Hospital School
Anna Costanzo, Monash Children's Hospital School
Danielle Powell, Monash Children's Hospital School
BALLROOM 2
Facilitator: Caleb Jones
Compassionate Bereavement Support for Staff in Hospital School Settings: Collaborative Insights from The Hospital School, Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital School
Mercedes Wilkinson, The Children's Hospital School
Sarah Hillyer, Sydney Childrens Hospital School
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Emma Fraser
Empowering Writers with Chronic Health Needs: Strength-Based Responses to Writing in Health School and Hospital Education Contexts.
Tanya Gray, The Northern Health School
Matt Cooper, Northern Health School
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Abbey Honey
Impact of Hospital Schooling on Senior Student Outcomes: Exploring Continuity, Reintegration, and Long-Term Educational Impact
Bernadette Atrache, Queensland Children's Hospital School
BALLROOM 2
Facilitator: Caleb Jones
Joy Belongs Here Too: Practical Strategies for Preserving Childhood, Identity and Connection in Hospital Kindergarten
Kim Whiteside, Yalingbu Yirramboi - The RCH School
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Emma Fraser
Structured Flexibility: Designing A Whole-Schol Approach to Highly Individualised Numeracy Instruction
Becky Hall, Yalingbu Yirramboi - The Royal Children's Hospital School
Alanna Duffy, Yalingbu Yirramboi The Royal Children's Hospital School
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
BALLROOM FOYER
LUNCH AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
LUNCH AND SPONSOR NETWORKING
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Kate Cooper
Strengthening School Attendance in the context of Health and Mental Health Challenges
Glenn Melvin, Deakin University
BALLROOM 2
Facilitator: Bec Plunkett
Reimagining Brain Breaks: Supporting Cognitive Overload in Young People with Eating Disorders in Mental Health and Inpatient Units.
Sally Morrison, Queensland Children's Hospital School
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Richard Winder
Holding the Circle: Using Attachment Theory and Circle of Security to Support Preschool Children with Trauma Backgrounds
Nicole Cunningham, Queensland Children's Hospital School
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
BALLROOM 3
Facilitator: Kate Cooper
Strengthening School Attendance in the context of Health and Mental Health Challenges
Glenn Melvin, Deakin University
BALLROOM 2
Facilitator: Bec Plunkett
Nexus of Collaboration: A Case Study in Effective Characteristics of Outreach Work
Justyn Koh, Travancore School
Vicky Frawley, Travancore Outreach
BALLROOM 1
Facilitator: Richard Winder
Partnering with Mainstream Schools to Strengthen Quality Teaching Practice for Students with Medical and Mental Health Conditions
Danielle Edgecombe, School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
BALLROOM 3
Closing Plenary – Rhiannon Tracey
Rhiannon Tracey
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
BALLROOM 3
Closing Comments
Colin Dobson, Monash Children's Hospital School
Supporting transitions through a socioecological lens.Abbey Stone, Northern Health School
Helen Rilkoff, Northern Health School
Culture Counts: Strengthening Wellbeing and Educational Engagement Through Authentic Cultural PartnershipJoanne Anderson, Northern Health School
Katrina Blood, Northern Health School
Harry Hippo in the Hospital: Creating and Implementing a New Phonics Assessment Tool at Yalingbu YirramboiTori Julian, Yalingbu Yirramboi - The RCH School
Shannon Baker, Yalingbu Yirramboi - Royal Children's Hospital School
From Readiness to Reflection: Routine as a Form of CareBelinda Husson, Monash Children's Hospital School
Jess Frost, Monash Children's Hospital School
Suzanne Kenneally, Monash Children's Hospital School
Jai Adams, Monash Children's Hospital School
EmpowerED: A Multidisciplinary Parent and Carer Toolkit to Support Parental Home Meal Supervision Following Hospitalisation for Adolescents with Anorexia NervosaNatasha Parekh, Monash Children's Hospital