CHILDREN'S CENTRES & EXTENDED SCHOOLS
Workshop theatre 1
10-10.45am How cool are you? How to ensure your extended services appeal to teenagers
TBC, 4Children
How to provide exciting and attractive extended services for teenagers
11-11.45am The take-up challenge: what works in supporting parents to take up formal childcare
James Hempsall, Hempsall Consultancies
Case study on how one local authority and its partners helped parents access formal childcare
12-12.45pm A partnership of equals: building strong and solid links between children's centres, extended schools and communities
TBC, ContinYou
How local authorities can improve outcomes for every local citizen
1-1.45pm Do you have enough? How do children's centres and extended schools guarantee there's enough local childcare for parents and children?
James Hempsall, Hempsall Consultancies
Practical guide to making sure local authorities provide enough childcare in their area
2-2.45pm Early Years Foundation Stage: a children's centre success story
Janet Thomas, Tamworth Early Years Children's Centre
How Tamworth Early Years Children's Centre in Staffordshire successfully introduced the EYFS framework
PLAY
Workshop theatre 2
10-10.45am Implementing the play strategy: building child-friendly communities
Adrian Voce, Play England
Guide to the principles and processes for developing an effective local play strategy
11-11.45 Kick the "no ball games" culture into touch
Tim Wallder and Alan Sutton, London Play
Use community consultation to win support and tolerance for children's right to play
12-12.45pm The art of design: how to make play areas exciting yet safe
Panel: Issy Cole-Hamilton, Play England (chair); David Yearley, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents; Lindsay Newton, Dudley Council Children's Services; Tim Gill, play consultant and author; Aileen Shackell, consultant and co-author of the guide, Design for Play
Panel debate on the challenges of building risk and stimulation into play facilities
1-1.45pm A sense of adventure
Mick Conway, Play England, and Andrea Quaintmere, Toffee Park Adventure Playground, Islington
Hear how to create adventurous play spaces that get children fit and active
2-2.45pm Working hard to play hard
Paul Bonel, SkillsActive, and Kunle Kolade, St John's Wood Adventure Playground
Get to grips with the need for more skilled playworkers to deliver the national expansion of play facilities
LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION
Workshop theatre 3
10-10.45am Tomorrow's leaders: succession planning and retention
Children's Workforce Development Council
Techniques for retention and succession planning for directors of children's services
11-11.45am Who leads the leaders? Development programmes for leaders
Children's Workforce Development Council
Overview of existing and emerging leadership development programmes
1-1.45pm Leadership master classes: early years leadership
Children's Workforce Development Council
2-2.45pm Leadership master classes: play leadership
Children's Workforce Development Council
3-3.45pm Leadership master classes: extended schools leadership
ContinYou
WEDNESDAY 20 MAY
Show opens 9.30am and closes 4.30pm
Positive activities for young people
Workshop theatre 1
11-11.45am What is a positive activity?
Panel: Fiona Blacke, National Youth Agency; Simon Antrobus, Clubs for Young People; David Whewell, Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services; Graeme Tiffany, Federation for Detached Youth Work; Dominique Mitchell, young person
Panel debate on what constitutes a positive activity and how to make youth work activities both fun and educational
12-12.45pm Something for the weekend
Andy Neal, Sunderland Youth Development Group
How one local authority is offering young people exciting weekend activities
1-1.45pm The place for faith
Hugh Ridsdill-Smith, Greenwich Youth for Christ, and Miqdaad Versi, Ansar Youth Project
The dos and don'ts of mixing faith with positive activities
2-2.45pm 21st-century youth clubs
Mark Blundell, Salmon Youth Centre
Hear what one multimillion-pound youth centre believes young people want from clubs in the 21st century
3-3.45pm Culture vultures
TBC, Soft-Touch Arts
See how young people from different backgrounds can access positive cultural experiences
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Workshop theatre 2
10-10.45am The future of health visiting
Panel: Sue Owen, National Children's Bureau (chair); Maria Miller, shadow minister for families; Cheryll Adams, Unite/CPHVA; Belinda Phipps, National Childbirth Trust; Fran Beck, Telford & Wrekin Community Health Services; Janet Fyle, Royal College of Midwives
Panel debate exploring what we can expect of health visitors in our communities and how we can define their roles
11-11.45am Getting children and families cooking
David Edwards, School Food Trust, and Maggie Sims, Let's Get Cooking
Showing families how to eat healthily through good diet, nutrition and cooking skills
12-12.45pm Make your disabled children's services fit for purpose
Laura Courtney and Louise Franklin, Every Disabled Child Matters
Ensure you have the right mix of provision to meet the needs of local disabled children
1-1.45pm Mental health: a meeting of minds
Panel: Ann York, Richmond Child and Family Consultation Centre (chair); Sarah Brennan, YoungMinds; Jan Leightley, Action for Children; Barbara Knowles, The Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association
Panel debate on the impact of different pressures on children's emotional wellbeing
2-2.45pm Working together to address substance misuse among young people
Melanie Soutar, South Shields Matrix Project
How to prevent substance misuse among young people
LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION
Workshop theatre 3
10-10.45am The potential of integrated working and multi-agency teams
Children's Workforce Development Council
How integrated, multi-agency working can improve outcomes for children and young people
11-11.45am Beyond the school gate: 21st-century school leadership and Every Child Matters
Children's Workforce Development Council
What leadership qualities and skills must schools have when they are responsible for the wellbeing of children?
12-12.45pm Can health and local authorities really work together?
Children's Workforce Development Council
Best practice case study showing how a successful partnership between a local authority and primary care trust was formed
1-1.45pm Leadership master classes: social work and social care leadership
Children's Workforce Development Council
2-2.45pm Leadership master classes: youth work leadership
Children's Workforce Development Council
3-3.45pm Leadership master classes: voluntary and community sector leadership
TBC
