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Engagement, Intervention and Development in Early Years
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Tuesday 16th March 2010
Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh
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Conference chair:Keynote speakers:- Paul Bradshaw, Research Director, Scottish Centre for Social Research
- Adam Ingram MSP, Minister for Children and Early Years, The Scottish Government
- Dr Majella Murphy-Brennan, Head of International Programme Dissemination, Triple P International
- Dr Teodora Gliga, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London
- Jean Carwood Edwards, Early Years Team Leader, Learning and Teaching Scotland
Also presenting:- Melanie Hornett, Nurse Director, Lothian NHS Board
- Addie Stevenson, Chief Executive, Aberlour Child Care Trust
- Ian Storrie, Policy Manager, Children and Young People Team, COSLA
- Robin McKendrick, Policy Team Leader, Getting it right for every child, The Scottish Government
- Cathy Bache, Founder and Lead Pracitioner, The Secret Garden Outdoor Nursery
With recent research showing 75% of brain growth is completed in the first three years of life, getting it right in these early stages is crucial to a child’s successful physical, emotional and social development and positive life course.
The Scottish Government launched their Early Years Framework (EYF) on the 10th December 2008 in response to work carried out by the Government and other organisations into early years and early intervention. Setting out a national commitment to break intergenerational cycles of poverty and inequality to give every child in Scotland the best start to life, the Framework identified 4 key themes as crucial in taking forward the early years agenda – parenting, communities, services and workforce – pulled together under the context of early intervention
Now, as we pass the one year mark of the Framework’s publication, how have the recommendations impacted on service provision, as well as local and national approaches to delivery, for Scotland’s youngest cohort and where do we go next?
This conference will look at the current early years landscape and where the need for more information and action lies; how to create and develop a strong parenting capacity; the importance of early intervention for positive development and finally, how to drive forward the early years agenda through linking key developmental strategies and learning from abroad. Â
Key topics will include:
- Evidence based learning through Scottish projects and studies into the early years cohort and their families
- Scottish Government initiatives and funding for early years programmes, including an update on the Early Years Framework (EYF) and the newly launched Play, Talk Read Campaign
- Building parenting capacity in early years
- Early intervention – the need for more input in the first year of life
- Early intervention – to tackle problem behaviours
- Early years and education, specifically the planned introduction of a Curriculum for Excellence into nurseries
- Multi agency and partnership working in times of tightened budgets and limited resources
- Linking the 3 key developmental strategies Achieving Potential, Equally Well and Early Years Framework
- Learning lessons from the delivery of early years services and strategies outside Scotland
An agenda for the day can be found by following the appropriate link above. This will be continually updated so do please check back regularly.
Whilst we are pulling the details together for this event, please register your interest below or book your place now to receive the early bird booking discount.
If you have any queries, questions or comments please email us or call the conference team on 0131 272 2133.
We look forward to seeing you there on the day |
Conference development by: Jennifer McConachie
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