Conference Tracks

Something for everyone working in out-of-school!

Whether you work directly with school-aged children, manage a team or lead a business, you will find content to intrigue, inform and inspire.

To reflect the fact that many of us hold multiple roles, delegates can select the sessions they want to attend and are free to move between tracks.

Managing Delivery

How to Make Your Club… Even Better for Children
The children are why most of us are in this sector. This track will improve your practice - from the most experienced to new practitioners, you will leave these sessions brimming with ideas!
This track will include sessions on:
Inclusive Language
Playful Play Spaces
Making Food Fun
The Difference Between Inclusive and Fully Inclusive Clubs
All to Play For? Putting Play at the Heart of Out-of-School Club Settings
Creating Kinder, More Confident, More Inclusive Environments for the Benefit of Children and Staff
You will also be able to choose to attend one of the following roundtable discussions
But is it Play? When and Where Does Play Start and End?
Barriers to Building Inclusive Out-of-School Businesses
Reflecting on Reflexive Practice
Managing Team

How to Improve … Leadership and Management
This track is for anyone who manages a team - you will learn hints, tips and techniques to be a better manager and leader, to inspire your team and to make your organisation a better place to work!
This track will include sessions on:
Keeping on the Right Side of Employment Law
Conscious Thought Leadership: Cultivating a Sustainable Socio-Economic Culture in Your Club
Neuroinclusive Teams Create Neuroinclusive Clubs
Leading with Vision: Sustainable Leadership and Management
You will also be able to choose to attend one of the following roundtable discussions
CPD in Play and Playwork
Using Innovative Ways to Train Your Team
What Might Reasonable Adjustments Look Like for Both Staff and Children?
The Biggest Challenges Recruiting in the Childcare Sector
Managing Business

How to Give Your Business… A Better Future
As business we need to be marketeers, accountants, lawyers and strategists. This track is for everyone who leads an organisation and who needs some inspiration to help the smooth-running of their organisation.
This track will include sessions on:
Breakfast Clubs Update from DfE
Redefining Quality in Wraparound Childcare
Navigating Insurance
Government Childcare Initiatives
Schools and Clubs Working Together
How to Manage Your Cashflow and Know Your Numbers
Growing Your Wraparound Business from One to Multiple Settings
What has Marketing Got to Do with Sustainability
How your Recruitment Process Could Improve Staff Retention
You will also be able to choose to attend one of the following roundtable discussions
Q & A with Ofsted
Free Tools to Boost Your Productivity
What Can Organisations Do To Be More Environmentally Sustainable?
Do Current and Future Childcare Offers Provide Your Business with Options to Diverisfy?