Early Years 2009 - major two day conference and exhibition
YOUNG CHILDREN LEARNING: WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES
Major Two Day Conference and Exhibition
Friday September 18th and Saturday September 19th, 2009
Renold Building
Sackville Street Campus, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BB
Who should attend:
The Early Years 2009 conference is aimed at all those working, or wishing to work, in the early years. Whether you are a student or a teacher, a childminder, manager, professional or nursery nurse, Early Years 2009 will provide you with a wealth of useful, informative and practical guidance.
The conference:
The conference offers leading advice on enhancing job satisfaction and effectiveness as well as workshops from experienced early years professionals. The event also features an exhibition, showcasing influential and exciting early years products.
Early Years 2009 is the ideal forum, providing delegates with an opportunity to share experiences and visions for early childhood as well as keeping them up-to-date with all the current issues surrounding the early years.
For details about the event's timetable please see the details page.
To book a place:
To reserve a place at the conference, either book online or download a booking form and return it together with the stated fee to:
MA Education Ltd,
St Jude's Church,
Dulwich Road,
London
SE24 0PB
United Kingdom
Tel booking line: 020 7501 6762
Fax booking line: 020 7733 8174
Multiple Booking Offer – 12 places for the price of 9
All bookings of twelve or more delegates will receive three complimentary places.
The venue:
Early Years 2009 will take place at Renold Building situated in Manchester M1 3BB on the 18th and 19th of September.
Details about the venue.
If you are interested in exhibiting at the Early Years 2009 conference please see the exhibition page.
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YOUNG CHILDREN LEARNING: WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES
18 Sep 2009 - 19 Sep 2009
Renold Building, Sackville Street Campus, The University of Manchester , Manchester
Friday September 18th 2009
Chairperson: Margaret Edgington, Educational Consultant, Leicester
Ros Bayley, Former Teacher and Educational Consultant, Walsall
Mark Allen, Managing Director, MA Education
Margaret Edgington, Educational Consultant, Leicester
Ros Bayley, Former Teacher and Educational Consultant, Walsall
Emotional wellbeing
Professor Chris Pascal, Director, Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham
Veronica Read, Group Analyst, Educational Consultant and Specialist Teacher, Nationwide
Dr Maria Robinson, Independent Advisor in Early Years Care and Development, Bedfordshire
Janet Cooper, Project Lead, Stoke Speaks Out and Speech and Language Therapist, Stoke
Helen Tovey, Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, Roehampton University, Surrey
A: Personal, social and emotional development in the early years
Penny Vine, Independent Educational Consultant, Leeds
B: Developing children's creativity
Jo Skone, Forest Schools Co-ordinator, Bayonne Nursery, Winners of Creative Setting of the Year at the EYE Awards 2008, London
C: Empowering children to direct their own learning
Paddy Beels OBE, Headteacher, Wingate Children's Centre, County Durham
Saturday September 19th 2009
Priorities in early learning
Mick Waters, Former Director of Curriculum, QCA, London
Pam Lafferty, Director and Senior Consultant, High/Scope UK, Tyne and Wear
Sally Jenkinson, Co-founder, Alliance for Childhood and Lecturer, University of Plymouth
Ann Mein, Principal, Wylde Green Nursery School, Birmingham
A: Responding creatively to behaviour
Anni McTavish, Early Years and Creative Arts Trainer and Consultant, London
B: Developing challenging outdoor play
Michael Pettavel, Head of Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre, London
C: Boys and social development: Levelling the playing field
Dr Amanda Gummer, Specialist Psychologist in Play and Parenting, FUNdamentals, Hertfordshire
Pauline Jones, Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC), Leeds
Jan Dubiel, Early Years Foundation Stage Programme Manager, QCA, London
Margaret Edgington, Educational Consultant, Leicester
Ros Bayley, Former Teacher and Educational Consultant and Trainer, Walsall
The venue
Renold Building
Sackville Street Campus, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BB
TO MANCHESTER FROM THE NORTH VIA M6 M61:
Follow STRETFORD signs into M60. Leave at Exit 12 and join M602 SALFORD. At end of Motorway, follow A57 MANCHESTER sign (Regent Road) for approx. 1 mile. Proceed under railway bridge, continuing into A57M (Mancunian Way). Continue on A57M, take 2nd exit. Immediately fork right on slip road into Sackville St. following University sign Turn left at the Retro Bar into Charles St for the NCP CAR PARK.
YORKSHIRE VIA M62/M60:
Leave at Exit 17 signed Mcr CITY CENTRE, and follow A56 towards Manchester for 4 miles (Bury New Road, becoming Gt. Ducie St.) Enter city under railway bridges and keep straight ahead, still on A56, into Deansgate. In ½ mile, after passing KENDALS store, turn left at traffic lights (signed UNIVERSITIES) into John Dalton St. and straight ahead at next lights into Princess St. In ½ mile, pass under railway bridge and immediately turn left at lights into Charles St. NCP CAR PARK is on left.
DERBYSHIRE VIA A6:
Follow A6 signs towards Manchester City Centre until reaching the flyover junction with A57M. Continue on A6 and in 200 yards pass under railway bridge and turn left at traffic lights into Fairfield St. Pass Sackville St Building on left in 200 yards and then turn left at next lights into Sackville St. Pass under railway bridge and turn right into Charles St. for NCP CAR PARK.
THE POTTERIES VIA A34:
Follow signs for Manchester through Congleton. ¾ mile through Alderley Edge, take 2nd exit at roundabout still following A34. In 7 miles, pass over M60 and continue for a further 3 miles. At roundabout, take 2nd exit, following LONGSIGHT signs. (Ignore the A34 for the City Centre, which takes the 1st exit and passes under the railway) In 1 mile, merge with A6 and follow this road towards the City Centre as for DERBYSHIRE.
THE SOUTH & MIDLANDS VIA M6:
Leave at Exit 19 and follow A556 MANCHESTER for 4 miles. Join M56 MANCHESTER at roundabout and follow to end as for NORTH WALES & CHESTER.
NORTH WALES & CHESTER VIA M56:
Follow MANCHESTER signs, past Manchester Airport to end of M56 Motorway and keep straight ahead into A5103 MANCHESTER for 4 miles. On reaching roundabout beneath overhead road take 3rd exit following A57M SHEFFIELD signs to next roundabout; then 2nd exit up ramp to join A57M. Keep to near side lane for 200 yards and leave at next exit signed UNIVERSITY. Immediately fork right on slip road, following UNIVERSITY sign. Turn left at the Retro Bar into Charles St. for the NCP CAR PARK.
MERSEYSIDE VIA M62:
Leave at Exit 12 and join M602 MANCHESTER. At end of this MOTORWAY follow A57 MANCHESTER as for THE NORTH.
Book online
Early Years 2009 - major two day conference and exhibition
Book online below, alternatively call our booking line 020 7501 6762 or send a fax to the fax booking line 020 7733 8174 to book or request an invoice.
Conference fee
The cost of full attendance is £425 + VAT = £488.75 and the cost of attending one day is £325 + VAT = £373.75. Attendance at the conference entitles you to coffee, lunch, abstract details and visits to the exhibition.
Multiple Booking Offer - 12 places for the price of 9
All bookings of twelve or more delegates will receive three complimentary places.
This conference has now passed and cannot be booked.
Early Years 2009 Exhibition
Now in its 9th year, Early Years 2009 is the major annual conference and exhibition dedicated to the early years sector. The event attracts a wide range of early years professionals including nursery owners, nursery managers, early years teachers, children's centre staff, nursery nurses, lecturers and so on and is therefore an ideal event for companies with an early years focus to exhibit at.
To enquire further about opportunities to exhibit at Early Years 2009, please download PDF or contact Javan Abass or ring 0207 501 6748
Early Years 2009 is an ideal opportunity to speak directly to your early years target market, to sell products and to establish new contacts.
Please download PDF for more information.
