2024 Speaker Programme
Key Timings: Club Central Conference
Networking Breakfast: 9.00am
Conference: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Key Timings: Out-of-School Club Awards
Drinks Reception: 6.30pm
OSCAs Ceremony: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Entertainment and Dancing: 8.30pm - 10.30pm
Keynote Speakers
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The National Wraparound Childcare Programme
with Ruth Jesson-Smith
Head of Wraparound Childcare: Programme Design and Delivery
Department for Education
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Our Sustainable Strategy
with James Hempsall
Managing Director
Coram Hempsall's
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Stronger Together: Charting the Future of Wraparound Childcare
with Rebekah Jackson Reece
CEO
Out of School Alliance
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Are We Getting it Right Yet?! Sustainable Settings Through Effective Practice
with Dr Shelly Newstead
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From Vision to Reality: Creating Diverse, Inclusive Environments
with Mo Kanjilal
Co-creater
Watch This Sp_ce
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Wrapround Sector, Situation Report
with Dan Weir
Research and Insight Manager
Morton Michel
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Hints and Tips to Improve Recruitment in the Childcare Industry
with Steve Brennan
Recruitment Director
Love Childcare Recruitment
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Be More Hummingbird
with Sam Thomson
Co-Director
BeMore
New for 2024! Group Games & Challenges Workshop running alongside keynote sessions.
This session has been created for those who do not find sector updates useful or relevant.
Learn a variety of Group Games and Challenges with Sam Thomson that you can take back to the play with the children within your clubs. Group Games are fun and create connection.
9.55am - 10.45am
Track Sessions: Choose one session in each time slot
Choose your sessions on the day
12.25pm to 1.10pm
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Inclusive Language
with Mo Kanjilal
Co-Creator
Watch This Sp_ce
Delivery Track
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Redefining Quality in Wraparound Childcare: Balancing Standards, Play, and Children’s Lived Experiences in England
with Rebekah Jackson Reece
CEO
Out of School Alliance
Business Track
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Keeping on the Right Side of Employment Law
with Jemma Fairclough-Haynes
CEO, Orchard Employment Law
Team Track
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Playful Play Spaces
with Helen Stephenson
Early Years and Childcare Advisor, Playwork Foundation
Delivery Track
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How to Make the Process of Properly Protecting Your Business as Easy as Possible to Navigate
with James McDonald
Business Development Manager
Morton Michel
Business Track
1.10pm - 2.00pm: Lunch
2.00pm - 2.45pm
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Government Childcare Initiatives
with Glen Jump and Caroline Hearn
Childcare Reform Project Manager and Specialist Adviser
Ofsted
Business Track
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Conscious Thought Leadership: Cultivating a Sustainable Socio-Economic Culture in Your Club
with Alison Featherbe
Early Years Consultant and Trainer
Team Track
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Schools and Clubs Working Together
with Jodie Seddon
Partner
Aria Grace
Business Track
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Making Food Fun
with Natasha Cleave and Roz Camp
Cook and Manager
Happy Holidays
Delivery Track
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Neuroinclusive Teams Create Neuroinclusive Clubs
with Julia Harris
Founder and Chief ADHDer
Complex Strengths and The Neurodiverse Universe
Team Track
2.50pm - 3.35pm
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Breakfast Clubs
with Peter Jackson and Lee Turner
Breakfast Clubs Team
Department for Education
Business Track
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How To Manage Your Cashflow and Know Your Numbers
with Nikolai Koplewsky and Diane Koplewsky
Director of Operations and CEO
Sleepy Hollow International
Business Track
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The Difference Between Inclusive and Fully Inclusive Care
with Matt Ogle
Director, S4A Group and Entire Club
Delivery Track
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Growing your Wraparound Care Business from One Setting to Multiple Settings
with Sam Thomson
Co-Director, Be More
Business Track
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Developing Confidence and Resilience in Young People
with Peter Wortley
Delivery Track
3.35pm -4.00pm: Break
4.00pm- 4.45pm
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All to Play For? Putting Play at the Heart of Out of School Settings
with Wendy Russell
Researcher and Visiting Fellow, University of Gloucester
Delivery Track
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Leading with Vision; Sustainable Leadership and Management
with Lucy Lewin
Founder, The Profitable Nursery Academy
Team Track
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What has Marketing got to do with Sustainability?
with Majda Ledden
Founder, Majda’s Touch
Business Track
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How Your Recruitment Process Could Improve Staff Retention
with Steve Brennan
Recruitment Director
Love Childcare Recruitment
Team Track
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Creating Kinder, More Confident, More Inclusive Environments, for the Benefit of Children and Staff
with Vie Portland
Coach / Author / Trainer / Speaker at VIP Empowerment/VieNess
Delivery Track
4.50pm - 5.25pm: Roundtables
End the day sharing thoughts, ideas, expertise and discussing challenges with our thought-provoking, idea-generating roundtables.
Free Tools to Boost your Productivity - Martin Judd
But is it play? When and Where Does Play Start and End? - Wendy Russell
Barriers to Building Inclusive Out of School Businesses - Rebekah Jackson Reece and Matt Ogle
Using Innovative Ways to Train Your Team - Alison Featherbe
What Might Reasonable Adjustments Look Like for Both Staff and Children? - Julia Harris
CPD in Play and Playwork - Helen Stephenson
What Can Organisations Do To Be More Environmentally Sustainable? - Sam Thomson
The Biggest Challenges Recruiting in the Childcare Sector - Steve Brennan
Reflecting on Reflexive Practice with Dr Shelly Newstead
Q&A with Ofsted - Caroline Hearn and Glen Jump
Do Current and Future Childcare Offers Provide Your Business With Options to Diversify into New Services? - Jo Pringle
Choose one roundtable for the full session.
