2024 Conference Speaker Programme Announced!
We are delighted to launch our speaker programme for Club Central 2024!
We set out to curate a programme of speakers to intrigue, inform and inspire. And we think we have done a pretty good job! This year, our programme contains updates from Department for Education, sector analysis from our panel of experts, and, in a Club Central first, we will be joined by Ofsted who will be leading a track session, hosting a roundtable and will also be available to meet delegates throughout the day from their stand in the exhibition area.
Our keynote sessions will run parallel to a fun and interactive group games session. We know ‘big picture’ sector news is not relevant to everyone – but playing games most certainly is – and you (or your team) will be welcome to join that session if they want something a bit different!
The 2024 conference them is Creating Sustainable Futures. And the conference has a strong element of social sustainability running through the programme. Our keynote and track sessions explore how diverse, inclusive environments make clubs more welcoming for children, their families, and staff teams.
These sessions are not about legal minimums, they are all about what can we do better? How can we embrace equality? Does the language we use matter? Or put simply how can we prioritise the needs of all children and their families? When we get this right, it helps us, and those who access our clubs, to become better members of society. And, at a time where increasing numbers of children are classified with SEND, practical case study sessions will help you review your practice.
Our three tracks mean there is something for everyone:
Managing Business for owners and managers will help delegates review quality, and the impact that can have your business, delegates will navigate insurance with confidence, you will learn tips on how schools and clubs can work together more effectively, you will uncover business growth strategies, learn how to manage finances better and gain an understanding of how marketing can support growth. Getting these things right will allow childcare businesses to flourish.
Managing Team is for leaders and managers – in these engaging sessions delegates will learn how to remain compliant with employment law, lead more confidently through sessions designed to support leadership development, consider how embracing neurodiverse team members is great for business, and learn how to be kinder and more inclusive. These sessions will provide leaders and managers at any stage in their journey with practical skills, ideas and motivation.
Managing Delivery is all about the children. It’s the reason most people come into this sector. We deliberately seek out speaker who delegates may know and combine them with people they may not know. We have wonderful speakers from the world of play including Dr Shelly Newstead and Wendy Russell who will be sharing their approaches to sustainability, plus practice will be challenged and reviewed at our sessions covering the play space. We also have highly practical sessions around making food fun.