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Conferences & seminars Read reports of previous Children in Scotland conferences in the member‘s area of the website. There are '7' entries in conferences & seminars Achieving the best start in life : learning from international reviews How can local authorities and their partners ensure that young children are given the ‘best start in life’? What is required at a national level to support them in developing services which meet the needs of the ‘whole child’ with body, mind, creativity, history and social identity? This major conference will be held in the run up to the publication of the final Early Years and Early Intervention Framework and ten year strategy currently being prepared by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities The conference will draw on international reviews, research and practice and hear from the authors and contributors to UNICEF Report Card 8, OECD Starting Strong II, and Children in Europe’s policy paper Young children and their services : developing a European approach. Date(s): 9/9/2008 Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow Duration: Full-day Costs: Delegate rate: £260.00 Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations: £200.00 Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations: £200.00 Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations: £160.00 More Information and Event Booking Creating flourishing childhoods This one-day training seminar will provide an introduction to the new field of positive psychology and its applications in work with children and young people. The day will look at its implications for economics, public policy and health, social care and education. Participants will be able to consider and debate the implications for their own work and organisations in this context. The day will also explore specific approaches in direct work with children and young people and their families and how these may be introduced and supported in different settings. Date(s): 23/9/2008 Venue: in Edinburgh Duration: Full-day Costs: Delegate rate: £190.00 Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations: £160.00 Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations: £160.00 Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations: £130.00 More Information and Event Booking Beyond the curriculum for excellence This one-day training seminar will explore the possibilities and opportunities for developing a Curriculum for Excellence in the classroom and school. The document from government is seen as a statement on a journey of development, and this workshop will look at where this journey may take you in your school. We will consider the ways in which Social Care, Education and Health can together look at the way children need to be helped in developing relationships and therefore improve achievement. Date(s): 2/10/2008 Venue: in Edinburgh Duration: Full-day Costs: Delegate rate: £190.00 Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations: £160.00 Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations: £160.00 Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations: £130.00 More Information and Event Booking Learn the child: Supporting the education of traumatised children This one-day training seminar will look at the impact of developmental and emotional trauma on child development and learning in order to understand why it can be difficult for traumatised children to manage school and schools to manage traumatised children. We will seek strategies for supporting the education of traumatised children by preventing and treating secondary stress disorders. Date(s): 5/11/2008 Venue: in Glasgow Duration: Full-day Costs: Delegate rate: £190.00 Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations: £160.00 Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations: £160.00 Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations: £130.00 More Information and Event Booking Making connections: how communities can collaborate for children and young peoples lifelong wellbeing and learning Children in Scotland Annual Conference 2008 in association with Fife Council Children in Scotland’s annual conference will look at how those working in the children’s sector can share learning experiences in a way that sets the mood for continued collaboration, getting beyond basic information sharing and moving towards deeper cross-professional understanding and what impact local communities can have on their children's wellbeing. Date(s): 6/11/2008 Venue: in St Andrews Duration: Two day Costs: Delegate rate - non-residential - Early Bird Discount: £269.10 Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations - non-residential - Early Bird Discount: £220.50 Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations - non-residential - Early Bird Discount: £211.50 Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations - non-residential - Early Bird Discount: £166.50 Delegate rate - residential - Early Bird Discount: £359.10 Discounted rate: non-member individuals and small organisations - residential - Early Bird Discount: £310.50 Discounted rate: member statutory and large voluntary organisations - residential - Early Bird Discount: £301.50 Discounted rate: member individuals and small organisations - residential - Early Bird Discount: £256.50 More Information and Event Booking First Prev 1 2 Next Last |
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