Annual conference
Building brighter futures
The Children’s Plan
Aspect’s 2008 annual conference takes place on August 29 and 30 at the The Royal York Hotel, York The conference will focus on the new context – created by the Children’s Plan – for professionals working across the whole field of children’s services. Aspect’s 2008 annual conference brings together experts, leaders in politics and the professions, and practitioners each able to make a distinctive contribution to the debate around the new context for children’s services.
Seminars
More than a dozen seminars will cover the key issues faced by professionals. Commencing with a six sessions asking how will the Children’s Plan make it brighter for Early Years children, a focus on Pupils as Partners, on secondary pupils 11-19, on Looked after Children and Retirement information.
A further session will examine how is it brighter for professionals in the field with a focus on the relationship between education and children’s health, the changing context of social care, issues facing independent consultants and mentors and the new industrial relations environment.
In a new feature Aspect’s deputy general secretary Nelly Takla-Wright will lead a seminar on retirement issues.
Key speakers include:
Kevin Brennan MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on the Children’s Plan
Sue Hackman Chief Adviser on School Standards, DCSF on School Improvement and the Children’s Plan
Andrew Webb DCS Stockport on Integrating Social Care and the Children’s Plan
Rob Hubbleday HMI, Ofsted on Changes in the Inspection Regime and Process
John Crookes Head of Curriculum Partnerships & Evidence, QCA on Changes in the Curriculum
Peter Hawthorne Head of 14-19, Wolverhampton on New Perspectives 14-19
Keith Bartley Chief Executive of General Teaching Council on the GTC and it's role in building brighter futures