Conferences and events
Conferences play an important part in
informing NCB members and the wider children’s sector about
developments in policy, good practice, research findings and
government consultations. They also provide an opportunity to
communicate the work of NCB’s many departments, networks, councils
and fora. NCB runs a programme of conferences featuring expert
speakers, who are both policy-makers and practitioners, on topical
subjects as well as supporting specialist networks.
Please click on an event title or date for further information.
You can also search our conferences by region or by date if you
prefer.
Looked After
Children
Theme: Looked after
children
As a contribution to the learning and
development of practitioners working with children in care, the
National Children's Bureau has been granted funding by the
Department for Children, Schools and Families to run regional based
events for practitioners working with looked after children over
the next three years.
Nottingham: 25
March 2010
Leeds: 27 January
2010
Promoting Pupil Well-Being in the 21st Century School
Theme: Well being
Click the links below for presentations from the
day.
Professor
John West-Burnham
Patrick
Leeson
Dr.
Colleen McLaughlin
Sir Paul
Ennals
NCB Regional Membership Events
Themes: Early years, education, health and Children and young
people at risk
A series of regional seminars to give members a unique chance to
meet, network and exchange ideas with other NCB members. NCB
experts will address a range of issues and will ensure a focussed
discussion. Local Government Office representatives will introduce
a local focus on the most important subjects on the national and
regional agenda and they will be available for question and answer
sessions. Discussions arising from the events can be
continued online at the new NCB discussion forum.
For more information or to book please click a link below:
Nottingham: 28 January
2010
Liverpool: 11 February
2010
Newcastle: 3 March
2010
Understanding Residential Child
Care
Valuing the effect and effectiveness of daily
living
The annual NCERCC conference is the pivotal
event of the year for the residential child care sector. Speakers
will offer a significant contribution to the development of
residential child care relevant for practitioners, policy makers,
regulators and commissioners. Leeds: 28 January 2010
You're Welcome - young people, health services and the
role of the voluntary sector
NCB is holding half-day events around the country in partnership
with regional government offices, designed specifically for
voluntary and community sector organisations. These events will
cover the policy background to You're Welcome, the implications of
the initiative to the third sector, and how third sector
organisations can get involved. Government Office leads for You're
Welcome will be at each event, as well as representatives from
statutory and voluntary organisations who have been involved in
it.
London: 28
January 2010
Birmingham: 4
February 2010
Leeds: 18
February 2010
Newcastle: 11
March 2010
Childhood Bereavement: Telling the Story
Theme: Well being
Organised by the Childhood Bereavement Network in partnership with
11 Million, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England,
this important conference will hear lessons from research about the
stories bereaved children tell about their past, present and
future, and how careful listening to these stories can improve the
support available to them. It will include a focus on the specific
needs of bereaved Gypsy and Traveller children, an often silenced
group, and also explore the negative and positive aspects of
families’ stories being told in the media
Birmingham: 24 and
25 February 2010
Promoting the health and well-being of looked after
children: Implementing the new guidance locally
Theme: Well being
A series of regional
conferences to support delegates in implementing the new statutory
and practice guidance on promoting the health and well-being of
looked after children. These conferences, organised by NCB on
behalf of DCSF and DH, will give delegates an overview of the
guidance, a chance to learn about its implications for their work
and discuss their practical next steps to implementation, and
examples of effective practice. These events are essential for
those with strategic, commissioning and operational responsibility
for looked after children’s health and well-being.
For more information or to book please click a link below. You can
also search our conferences
by region or by date
if you prefer.
Yorkshire and Humber: 12 March
2010
East of England: 19 March
2010
South West: 24 March
2010
South East: 30 March
2010
Black Sheep, Snow White and Hot Cross Buns:
exploring equality and diversity in early years services
Theme: Early Years
The Early Childhood Forum (ECF), based at NCB, would like to invite
you to attend our seventh annual conference, Black Sheep, Snow
White and Hot Cross Buns: exploring equality and diversity in early
years services. This year’s conference will examine key issues and
developments around equality, inclusion and anti-discriminatory
practice within the early years sector.
London: 16 March
2010
To book a place for one of these NCB events or for further
information please email conferences@ncb.org.uk or call
020 7843 6441.