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    2025-03-05T00:00:00

Programme

2025-03-05T00:00:00
2023-03-07T08:30:00
- 2023-03-07T09:20:00
Registration
2023-03-07T09:20:00
- 2023-01-25T09:30:00
Chair’s welcome
Speaker
Karen Faux
Editor
Nursery World (Chair)
2023-03-07T09:30:00
- 2023-03-07T10:10:00
Early years policy keynote: How can we get our policies right to support babies and young children?

The opening keynote will cover:
• Why the new APPG is a huge opportunity to ensure that the needs of babies and young children are considered throughout policy changes going forward.
• How the key issues of funding and sector capacity can be addressed to ensure that all families can access high quality places under the expanded childcare offer and how childcare funding can support those families most in need.
• Plans to open a stronger dialogue with the early years sector, so they can help to shape policy.

Speaker
Maya Ellis MP
Chair of the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Babies
2023-03-07T10:10:00
- 2023-03-07T10:55:00
Early years inspection: Your opportunity to shape Ofsted’s new Inspection Framework

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, will provide key insights into what the proposals are for the new inspection framework with a specific focus on what those changes mean for the early years sector and why a strong response to its consultation is vital for progress. He will also speak about what he sees are the key priorities for early years and for inspection and what you can expect from Ofsted going forward.

Speakers
Sir Martyn Oliver
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector
Wendy Ratcliff
Principal Officer for Early Education Policy,
Ofsted
2023-03-07T10:55:00
- 2023-03-07T11:15:00
Refreshments and exhibitor viewing
2023-03-07T11:15:00
- 2023-03-07T11:45:00
Early years spending and policy: latest data, trends and implications

Christine Farquharson returns to this year’s summit with her incisive analysis of early years investment and policy, plus the bigger picture for public finances in 2025 and beyond – particularly in the context of the new Government and rollout of the expanded childcare offer.

Speaker
Christine Farquharson
Associate Director
Institute for Fiscal Studies
2023-03-07T11:45:00
- 2023-03-07T12:45:00
The Big Debate: How can we solve the recruitment and retention crisis in early years?

Discussions will include:
• The sector is crying out for an effective new workforce strategy – is this the key to addressing staffing challenges?
• Developing sector led-quality improvement based on better qualifications and CPD – linking to better pay
• The need to establish a new qualified teacher route – and establishing parity with QTS
• Creating a skilled and diverse workforce

Speakers
Michael Pettavel
Nursery World columnist, consultant and former head of a nursery school and children’s centre
Hannah Betteridge
policy professional, public servant & co-author of ‘Let’s Talk About Bias in the Early Years’ and ‘Unconscious bias in the Observation, Assessment and Planning Process’
Dr Sara Bonetti
Independent researcher and former Director of Early Years at the Education Policy Institute
Jennifer Lewis
CEO
Clever Cloggs Day Nursery and Smarty Pants Abbey Lane Nursery.
2023-03-07T12:45:00
- 2023-03-07T13:45:00
Lunch and exhibitor viewing
2023-03-07T13:45:00
- 2023-03-07T14:15:00
Get ready for changes to employment law

The Government’s ‘Plan to make work pay’ aims to modernise the UK workforce, give workers more rights and put bigger wages in their pockets. Nursery World’s regular columnist Imogen Edmunds will unpick changes to employment law and explore how this will affect pay and recruitment in the sector, placing it in the context of other issues such as the rise of the National Minimum Wage.

Speaker
Imogen Edmunds
Director
Redwing Solutions
2023-03-07T14:15:00
- 2023-03-07T14:45:00
Prioritising digital skills in the early years workforce

Digital skills are increasingly essential for an effective and productive early years workforce. They should form part of career progression opportunities and help to retain knowledge in the workforce but tend to be lacking in current training. This session will outline the challenges and provide practical steps to help transform the situation.

Speaker
David Redden
Digital skills specialist
NCFE
2023-03-07T14:45:00
- 2023-03-07T15:30:00
Embedding a positive company culture across multiple sites: a case study

Partou’s Josie Mortimer and Danni Adams outline how, as part of an acquisition strategy, their company integrated 2,000 team members across 106 sites, creating a new business strategy, leadership and processes under the Partou brand.

Speakers
Josie Mortimer
People and Culture Director
Partou
Danni Adams
Learning & Development Manager
Partou
2023-03-07T15:30:00
- 2023-03-07T15:50:00
Refreshments
2024-11-07T15:50:00
- 2024-11-07T16:25:00
Creating business models that can flourish

The early years sector continues to consist of very different types of setting. Andrew Clifford will provide insights into the strengths of various models of provision, including social enterprises, partnership nurseries, single sites, co-operatives and large groups. He will consider which types of organisations are best placed to be sustainable in the current landscape, provide high quality and affordable options for parents, and deliver the best outcomes for children.

Speaker
Andrew Clifford
Executive Consultant
childcare
2023-03-07T16:25:00
- 2024-11-07T16:30:00
Sum-up and close of conference
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