The 'Individual children - group goals' conference looked at how to identify and respond to the needs of each child within the targets the Government is setting for society as a whole.
Minister for Children Margaret Hodge spoke to delegates about the ways in which the Government is promoting these targets in its work with young children and their families.
A key message arising from the conference was the need to listen effectively to young children. Diane Rich, from Rich Learning Opportunities, hosted a workshop aimed at helping practitioners achieve this, while Mary-Jane Drummond, former lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Cambridge University reinforced the importance of tuning into children's needs in order to support their learning.
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