[WiLT] Children's Centres Conference - 28th January London

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Children's Centres Conference

Monday 28th January 2008 - Central London
* Receive a 20% discount when booked in conjunction with Developing
Financially Sustainable Children's Centres Workshop
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/OurConferences/LocalGovernment/Developing+Financially+Sustainable+Childrens+Centres.htm

Aims and objectives

Recent criticism over Sure Start not meeting its goals has led to much
publicity and increasing public scrutiny of the scheme. Now more than
ever is the time to question whether our centres are doing enough to
tackle poverty, provide quality services and meet the needs of the
most vulnerable. With a mix of strategic sessions and innovative case
studies, this conference provides a neutral forum for policy makers
and practitioners who are developing and delivering children's
centres, to share their experiences and learn from best practice.

This timely conference covers the crucial areas needing to be
addressed, including:
* Future funding to enable sustainable provision
* Tackling poverty
* Piloting the Early Years Foundation Stage
* Engaging ethnic minority communities
* Working with the voluntary sector
* Developing the skills of parents
* Partnership working with health services

Benefits of attending
* Hear the latest government strategy for preparing for Stage 3 of the
roll-out and hear their policy for future funding to enable
sustainable provision
* Gain from an introduction to TfC support resources
* Learn what more you can do to tackle child poverty by providing more
effective outreach services and linking to wider anti-poverty schemes
* Benefit from an innovative case study of seconding health
professionals to work within children's services
* Improve your knowledge on how to create better working relationships
with the voluntary sector
* Get advice on how your centre can engage more effectively with both
ethnic minority communities and fathers
* Discover how to develop the skills of parents to assist with their
future employment

Speakers Include:
* Ann Gross, Deputy Director, Sure Start, Extended Schools and
Families Group, Department for Children, Schools and Families
* Roger Olley, Head of Service (Father Work), Children North East
Fathers Plus
* Suzanne Murray, Children's Centre Consortium Co-ordinator, Islington
Play Association
* Kaela Francioli, Head of Centre, The Maden Community and Children's
Centre
* James Dougan, Assistant Director, East, Early years and NHS
Commissioning (Children and Young People's Trust), Brighton and Hove
Council
* Julie Doyle, Programme Director, Riversley Park Centre
* Margaret Lochrie, Director, Capacity

Stream sessions - Delegates choose from one of the following case
studies:

A: Engaging Ethnic Minority Communities
Julie Doyle, Programme Director, Riversley Park Centre, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire

B: Engaging Fathers -
Roger Olley, Head of Service (Father Work), Children North East
Fathers Plus

C: Working with the Voluntary Sector
Suzanne Murray,  Children's Centre Consortium Co-ordinator,Islington
Play Association

D: Piloting the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework
Alison Major, Nursery Manager Helen Birks,  Nursery Teacher  Brixham
Children's Centre, Devon

You can view a more detailed description of subjects being discussed
as well as who should attend, booking form and prices by downloading
the brochure by going to
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/OurConferences/LocalGovernment/Childrens+Centres.htm