Seminars Information
Nursery World Show 2011 will host 15 seminars led by well-known experts in the early years sector.
Tickets cost £15 when booked online in advance and £18 when purchased at the show.
| 09:30-12:30 | NW Business Seminar:The future of the childcare sector in the new political and economic climate There will be a chance to network over breakfast from 9.30. Presentations by key industry figures will be from 10.15 to 12.30. Tickets cost £65. Seminar leaders details to be announced.
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| 10:00-11:00 | Inclusive practice Principles and practice for creating an inclusive environment for children in the early years. Mary Dickins is a writer, early years consultant and senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University | |||||
| 10:30-11:30 | Sensory play for the under-threes The importance of sensory play to babies and toddlers; suggestions for resources, the adult role and how to organise activities. Alice Sharp, is managing director of training centre, Experiential Play, and director of resource company, Wonderbox, specialising in interactive products for use with children under three. | |||||
| 11:30-12:30 | Safeguarding:what to look for; how to repsond A guide to your role and responsibilities as early years practitioners in protecting children from harm. A representative from the NSPCC; speaker to be confirmed | |||||
| 12:00-13:00 | Enabling Environments: landscapes of learning opportunities Exploring the importance and use of open-ended materials across the six areas of learning and development. Joanne Vallis, Early Years Improvement Team manager for Warwickshire local authority and Vikki Holroyd, director of WEAVE Recycle, a resources and training centre | |||||
| 13:00-14:00 | Song,rhyme and story in children's language development The importance of song, rhyme and stories in early learning and how to make the most of them with children in the EYFS. Alice Sharp, is managing director of training centre, Experiential Play, and director of resource company, Wonderbox, specialising in interactive products for use with children under three | |||||
| 13:30-14:30 | Early years childcare and education- a Government view FREE SEMINAR ‑ Speaker to be arranged | |||||
| 14:30-15:30 | Running a nursery kitchen The nutritional needs of young children and how to provide top-quality food on a tight budget. Jane Harrison, owner of Red Hen Children's Day, winner of the Nursery World Best Food Award 2009
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| 15:00-16:00 | Child behaviour : poistive approaches and strategies Why early years practitioners need to put adult-child relationships at the heart of their strategies for working with children Maria Robinson, early years consultant and author of Child Development from birth to eight: A Journey through the early years and From Birth to One: The Year of Opportunity |
| 10:00-11:00 | The new Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications: their implications for workforce development and career progression. A representative from CACHE; speaker to be confirmed | |||||
| 10:30-11:30 | Core values: the essentials of good early years practice What principles need to remain at the heart of early years practice at a time of Government reform Jenny Spratt, head of Early Years and Childcare Services, Peterborough Local Authority
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| 11:30-12:30 | Language developement How to plan for children’s language development and set them on the path to becoming fluent speakers. Penny Tassoni, early years consultant and author
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| 12:00-13:00 | Understanding children's individual learning journey An individual approach to assessment through observation and documentation of children's personal learning journey Jennie Lindon, child psychologist, early years consultant and author. | |||||
| 13:30-14:30 | Enabling Environments:mathematical development How to plan an environment that will promote children’s mathematical thinking. Penny Tassoni, early years consultant and author
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| 14:00-15:00 | Forming positive partnerships with parents How to involve parents in your curriculum planning and to convey important messages about their children's learning and development. Speaker to be arranged | |||||
| 14:30-15:30 | The importance of risk and challenge in young children's learning The place of risk in children's learning and development; how to introduce challenge into ‘Enabling Environments', and the important messages to give to parents about health and safety. Jennie Lindon, child psychologist, early years consultant and author of Too Safe for Their Own Good?: Helping Children Learn About Risk and Lifeskills
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