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The Child’s Curriculum II: From Ideas To Action
20th April 2013
This conference aimed to highlight the joy and enthusiasm that children bring to everyone’s lives and the inspiration they give us by bringing their potential to life. A range of experts and devoted practitioners from Scotland and beyond discussed, from a variety of perspectives, how to support good practice in the early years and thereby (so we hope) improve Scottish society as a whole.
The conference was held Saturday, 20th April 2013 at the lovely lecture theatre at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, located in the New Town, a short walk from Edinburgh Waverley train station.
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Programme
| 9:00 | Registration with tea and coffee and space for meeting people |
| 9:45 | Prof. Susan Deacon — Welcome and Introduction |
| 9:50 | Prof. Aline-Wendy Dunlop and Moira Small — Respecting Scotland's History of Good Practice: Imagining the Future |
| 10:30 | Kate Cherry — Keeping an Eye on Standards and Practice |
| 11:00 | Prof. Leena Alanen — Childhood's Connectedness – Social and Educational Aspects |
| 11:30 | Galina Dolya — Vygotsky in Action: Developing Learning Abilities, Unlocking Possibilities |
| 12:00 | Questions chaired by Prof. Susan Deacon |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Prof. Colwyn Trevarthen — Importance of Seriously Playful Company in Life and Learning |
| 14:00 | Kenny Spence — Keeping Men in Children's Lives |
| 14:30 | Coffee and Tea with Fruit and Cake |
| 15:00 | Prof. Nigel Osborne — Children's Creativity and Imagination |
| 15:20 | 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: |
| Dr. Nicoletta Armstrong, Founder and Director of the International Child Development Programme | |
| Tam Baillie, Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People | |
| Prof. Donald Christie, Head of the School of Education, Strathclyde University | |
| Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children & Families, Edinburgh City Council | |
| Joan Martlew, Early Years Education & Childhood Practice, University of Strathclyde | |
| Kitty Renton, Child's Curriculum Committee, retired head teacher, Cuikenburn Nursery School, Midlothian | |
| Dr. Jonathan Sher, Scotland Director of the WAVE Trust and Research and Policy Director of CIS | |
| Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk, international expert in Infant and Parent Communication and Care, and Honorary Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Dundee | |
| 16:30 | Closing Comments by Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk |
| 16:50 | Close of Conference |
SPEAKERS FOR THE CHILD’S CURRICULUM II: FROM IDEAS TO ACTION CONFERENCE – 20 APRIL 2013
Prof. Leena Alanen, Prof. of Early Childhood Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Kate Cherry, Former HM Assistant Chief Inspector at Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education.
Prof. Susan Deacon, Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Former Scottish Government Minister for Health and Community Care.
Galina Dolya, Curriculum Director of Key to Learning International and Researcher at Moscow Pedagogical Academy of Pre-school Education, Russia.
Prof. Aline-Wendy Dunlop, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde and a Vice-President of the British Association for Early Child Education.
Prof. Nigel Osborne, Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Edinburgh.
Moira Small, British Association for Early Childhood Education.
Kenny Spence, Manager of Men in Childcare and Director of the Gilmerton Child & Family Centre.
Prof. Colwyn Trevarthen, Professor Emeritus of Child Psychology and Psychobiology at the University of Edinburgh. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Vice-President of the British Association for Early Child Education.
DISCUSSANTS
Dr. Nicoletta Armstrong, Founder and Director of the International Child Development Programme.
Tam Baillie, Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland. Former director of policy for Barnardo’s Scotland, worked as a manager and practitioner with young offenders, young people in or leaving care, and young homeless. Has extensive experience of Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament processes and is chair of the Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights.
Prof. Donald Christie, Head of the School of Education, University of Strathclyde.
Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children & Families, Edinburgh City Council.
Joan Martlew, Early Years Education & Childhood Practice, University of Strathclyde.
Kitty Renton, Child’s Curriculum Committee, retired Head Teacher of Cuikenburn Nursery School, Midlothian.
Dr. Jonathan Sher, Scotland Director of the WAVE Trust, former Research and Policy Director of CIS.
Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk, international expert in Infant and Parent Communication and Care and Honorary Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Dundee.
Conference Presentations
We are currently editing the videos from this conference and will upload them when ready. Please check back soon.
Videos from the first Child’s Curriculum conference are available here.
Videos from the first SUII Well-Connected Child seminar are available here.