(Please allow 10 working days following the event for recordings to be made available online)
The Wirral Early Years Conference 2021; My Child Can… Have a bright future, is fast approaching, don’t forget to get your tickets now…
The sessions are spread across two weeks starting on Friday 15th October 2021 and ending Friday 22nd October 2021. You will need to book onto each workshop that you wish to attend, each session is £15.
Please see the updated list of speakers below with confirmed dates and times. There are also some links to videos of the speakers for you.
To book tickets you will need to be registered on our new training platform: https://wirraleyquality.co.uk/
Once registered you will need to visit the all training link All Training – EYQuality (wirraleyquality.co.uk) to book your sessions.
Confirmed Speakers for 2021:
Friday 15th October (11am-1pm)
Julian Grenier – headteacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre in Newham, East London and also a National Leader of Education, one of the co-founders of the East London Partnership Teaching School Alliance. Julian was appointed by the Department for Education to lead on the 2020 revision of Development Matters, the non-statutory guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage in England. Julian Grenier Video 1 | Julian Grenier Video 2
Tuesday 19th October (11am-1pm)
Jan Dubiel – a nationally and internationally recognised specialist in Early Childhood Education. He was identified by the Times Educational Supplement as one of the ten most influential people in British education in 2018 Jan Dubiel Video 1 | Jan Dubiel Video 2
Tuesday 19th October (2pm-4pm)
Dr Suzanne Zeedyk – a research scientist fascinated by babies’ innate capacity to communicate. Suzanne now works closely with organisations throughout the world, holding on to the same goal with which she set out: We need to increase awareness of the decisions we take about caring for children, because they are integrally connected to our vision for the kind of society we wish to build. Suzanne Zeedyk Video 1 | Suzanne Zeedyk Video 2
Wednesday 20th October (1:30pm-2:30pm)
Honor Coombs – has been teaching children with special educational needs and disabilities for more than thirty years. Much of Honor’s work has involved the development and delivery of individualised interventions for children with very unique needs across all age ranges.
Thursday 21st October (6pm-7pm)
Simon Ward – After successfully closing out the 2020 Wirral Early Years Conference, Simon Ward returns for the 2021 conference alongside colleague Pauline Mellor, to discuss the impact of covid on early years children. Simon Ward is a Senior Educational Psychologist on the Wirral where his specialism is mental health and well-being. Simon Ward Video 1 | Simon Ward Video 2
Friday 22nd October (11:30am-12:30pm)
Sarah Neville – has been an independent Ofsted registered childminder for over 26 years, 3 times graded outstanding. She has written an impressive library of e-books on a huge range of subjects as a writing for Childcare.co.uk, childcare magazines and other publications. Sarah Neville Video
We hope you can join us.
Kind Regards,
Wirral Early Years Team