Event Name: Wealth of a Nation: building smarter services for Scotland's children and young people
Children in Scotland Annual Conference 2010
Venue: Stirling Management Centre, Stirling
Date: 4 -5 November 2010
Duration:2 days
Thursday 4 November 2010- Programme - Day 1
| Time | Description |
| 0830 - 0900 | Registration, refreshments and exhibitions |
| 0900 - 0905 | Welcome from Children in Scotland Bronwen Cohen, Chief Executive, Children in Scotland |
| 0905 - 0915 | Welcome and introduction from Stirling Council Linda Kinney, Assistant Chief Executive, Stirling Council |
| 0915 - 0935 | Building smarter services: a Stirling perspective Bob Jack, Chief Executive, Stirling Council |
| 0935 - 0945 | Questions |
| 0945 - 1000 | Refreshments and exhibitions |
| 1000 - 1200 | Study visits and workshops |
| 1200 - 1300 | Lunch and exhibitions |
| 1300 - 1305 |
Welcome from the Chair Bernard McLeary, Chief Executive, Learning and Teaching Scotland |
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Inequality and welfare systems |
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| 1305 - 1345 | Inequality and child wellbeing Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus of Social Epidemiology, University of Nottingham Medical School and Co-Founder, The Equality Trust and author of The Impact of Inequality, How to Make Sick Societies Healthier and co-author of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societites Almost Always Do Better? |
| 1345 - 1355 | Questions |
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Do integrated services improve children's outcomes and can they contribute to a shift in resources? |
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| 1355 - 1425 | Caring and learning together: going all the way with integration Peter Moss, Professor in Early Childhood Provision, Thomas Corum Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London |
| 1425 - 1440 | Questions |
| 1440 - 1510 | Refreshments and exhibitions |
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The arts in promoting learning and understanding across communities
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| 1510 - 1530 | The importance of the arts in improving wellbeing and developing lifelong learning Richard Holloway, Chair, Sistema Scotland |
| 1530 - 1545 | Questions |
| 1545 - 1600 | Conference close |
| 1600 - 1645 | Children in Scotland Annual General Meeting 2010 Children in Scotland members are invited to attend this year's AGM (ends 1645) |
| 1800 - 1900 |
Drinks reception Hosted by Provost of Stirling. Councillor Fergus Wood |
| 1900 | Annual Conference Dinner After dinner speaker Jim Martin, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman |
Friday 5 November 2010- Day 2
| Time | Description |
| 0830 - 0900 | Registration, refreshments and exhibition |
| 0900 - 0910 | Welcome from the Chair Sally McNair, Journalist and Broadcaster, BBC Scotland |
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Workforce development - steps towards a successful multi-agency approach |
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| 0910 - 0925 | The integrated approach to service provision: unpicking the complexity of commissioning across traditional boundaries Chris Husbands, Dean, Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy, Institute of Education, University of London |
| 0925 0935 | Questions |
| 0935 - 0950 | The Portel Vertical Cluster: establishing a framework for educational activities on an area-wide basis Luis Ribero, Director, Portel Vertical Cluster, Portugal |
| 0950 - 1005 | Questions |
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Family and integenerational learning |
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| 1005 - 1020 | Can engaging families lead to better outcomes? Karen Fairfax Cholmeley, Senior Project Officer for Family Learning, National Institute of Adult Continuing Education |
| 1020 - 1035 | Questions |
| 1035 - 1100 | Refreshments and exhibition |
| 1100 - 1145 |
Key perspectives sessions (please select one)
Chair: John Dickie, Head, Child Poverty Action Group Scotland Speaker: Douglas Hamilton, Head of Scotland, Save the Children UK 2.How do we deliver integrated services for a healthy future? Chair: John Frogatt, Deputy Director, Child and Maternal Health Division in the Scottish Government Speaker: Kate McKay, National Clinical Leader for Child Health, Scottish Government 3. Young people leaving care: what are the pathways to more effective lifelong learning? Chair: Mark Smith, Lecturer, Social Work, School of Social and Political Studies, The University of Edinburgh Speaker: Sonia Jackson, Professor in Social Studies and Education, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London 4. Working it out What qualifications do we need for staffing smarter services? Chair:Catherine Rainey, Head of Workforce Development, Scottish Government Speaker: Alan Blackie, Chief Executive, East Lothian Council
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| 1145 - 1210 |
Building smarter services: from argument to action - a panel discussion John Frogatt, Deputy Director, Child and Maternal Health Division in the Scottish Government Linda Kinney, Assistant Chief Executive, Stirling Council Isabel Hutton, Convenor, West Lothian Council |
| 1210 - 1220 | Questions |
| 1220 - 1230 | Chair's closing remarks |
| 1230 - 1330 | Lunch |
| 1330 - 1400 |
Ministerial Address Minister for Children and Early Years, Adam Ingram MSP |
| 1400 - 1600 | Scotland's Children's Sector Forum Put your questions to our panel of at the Forum's 'Question Time'. Hear the hot topics for the 2011 election debated and take part in what will certainly be a lively discussion. The meeting of the Forum is open to all Children in Scotland members, whether or not they are attending Conference. All conference delegates are welcome to attend. |
| 1600 | Close |