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9:00
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Registration with tea and coffee and space for meeting people
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9:45
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Prof. Susan Deacon — Welcome and Introduction
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9:50
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Prof. Aline-Wendy Dunlop and Moira Small — Respecting Scotland's History of Good Practice: Imagining the Future
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10:30
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Kate Cherry — Keeping an Eye on Standards and Practice
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11:00
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Prof. Leena Alanen — Childhood's Connectedness – Social and Educational Aspects
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11:30
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Galina Dolya — Vygotsky in Action: Developing Learning Abilities, Unlocking Possibilities
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12:00
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Questions chaired by Prof. Susan Deacon
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12:30
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Lunch
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13:30
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Prof. Colwyn Trevarthen — Importance of Seriously Playful Company in Life and Learning
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14:00
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Kenny Spence — Keeping Men in Children's Lives
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14:30
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Coffee and Tea with Fruit and Cake
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15:00
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Prof. Nigel Osborne — Children's Creativity and Imagination
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15:20
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Discussion with Panel and Audience members, introduced by a summary of where we are by Prof. Susan Deacon — what matters for the future, how to place the needs and rights of children in the present-day context of Scottish practice, government policy, and trends in society, family life, and employment. Discussants include:
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Dr. Nicoletta Armstrong, Founder and Director of the International Child Development Programme
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Tam Baillie, Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People
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Prof. Donald Christie, Head of the School of Education, Strathclyde University
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Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children & Families, Edinburgh City Council
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Joan Martlew, Early Years Education & Childhood Practice, University of Strathclyde
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Kitty Renton, Child's Curriculum Committee, retired head teacher, Cuikenburn Nursery School, Midlothian
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Dr. Jonathan Sher, Scotland Director of the WAVE Trust and Research and Policy Director of CIS
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Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk, international expert in Infant and Parent Communication and Care, and Honorary Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Dundee
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16:30
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Closing Comments by Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk
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16:50
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Close of Conference
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