Speaking and listening outdoors - Participants on this course, led by Nursery World contributor Helen Bromley, will consider the importance of the outdoor environment as a stimulus for speaking and listening, creating a talk-friendly outdoor space and the role of the adult in outdoor talk, and offer practical suggestions for speaking and listening activities outdoors. - London. Cost: from £141. Visit www.early-education.org.uk or call 020 7539 5400 28-29 April Creating Opportunities, Building Futures - This 4Children conference will bring together high-level speakers from government, academia and children's services to generate in-depth discussion about how policy can be translated...