Reflections on 2023
The second Club Central Conference in Birmingham was another incredible day.
The first conference in 2022 had been such a success it was hard to imagine the second year having the same sense of buzz, but it really did.
The speaker programme was packed full of not only those who are legends within the sector, and also people who we did not know. This brought a diverse range of topics and we found new approaches and ways of thinking.
We were joined by Jonny Benjamin a truly inspirational mental health campaigner. And we had excellent support again from the Department for Education, including a recorded Ministerial address. Not bad for a sector that (only the year before) was describing itself as forgotten!
OSCAs Go From Strength to Strength
The Out-of-School Club Awards are a highlight of the Club Central conference. They celebrate all that is great about the sector. Now more people know about the awards, we are receiving more entries and they are getting harder and harder to judge! It is wonderful to see all the great things the sector is achieving and to celebrate the people who are making a real difference.