6th National Conference. Held at The Bloomsbury Hotel, London
The Government expects organisations within children’s trusts to demonstrate that they are working together at the operational level and directors of children’s services to gain more experience of operations. This conference looked at examples of co-operative best practice on the ground, helping local authorities and their statutory partners to meet these obligations.
Programme
10:00
Sue Owen, Director of Wellbeing, National Children’s Bureau
Welcome and introduction by Conference Chair
10:10
Sue Egersdorff, Operational Director for Extended and Integrated Leadership, National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services
Director of Children’s Services Leadership Programme
- Problems in rural areas
- Facilitating movement of health services to children’s centres
- How does the childcare workforce engage with JCP?
Alex Gamby, Head of Early Years and Childcare (Operations), Kent County Council
Liz Hughes, Children’s Centre Coordinator, NHS Croydon, Croydon Community Health Services
Neil Walker, Local Partnership Manager, Jobcentre Plus Eston
Panel discussion: Governance of children’s centres
- How well have children’s centres traditionally been governed?
- How can children’s trusts apply the principles of good governance to children’s centres?
- Parental engagement / family-led governance
Previous speaker will be joined by:
Frances Rehal MBE, Former Manager, Sure Start Millmead
Caroline Swindells, Strategy Manager (Children’s Centres), Hertfordshire County Council
Andrew Constable, Managing Director, Five Rivers