Conferences and Events
Enquire Conference 2010
"Families as Learning Partners"
Enquire's national conference, 'Families as Learning Partners', took place
on Tuesday 9th March 2010 in Hamilton and was a great success. The event
attracted an almost sold-out audience from across Scotland, including parents
and professionals from a range of organisations, the mix of speakers and
workshops were received positively. Delegates were clear that good communication
and co-operation between professionals lies at the heart of successful
parental involvement.
Delegates particularly enjoyed hearing directly from children and young people
themselves on their thoughts on what might help them at school and make it easier
for families to get more involved in school.
Resources from the conference:
- Families as learning partners — 2010 Conference Report (838 kB)
- Slides from the Learners' Perpective Keynote Presentation(PDF - 672KB)*
- Audio recordings of interviews with young people on scenarios about how homelessness affects travel to school, moving house and changing school; attending school meetings and homework(MP4 - 2.5MB)*.
- Slides from the Parents' Voices presentation delivered by the Enquire helpline(PDF - 444KB)*
- Slides from the 'Creating Confident Communities' breakout session(PDF - 280KB)*
- Slides from the 'Supporting Parents with Disabilities' breakout session(PDF - 100KB)*
- Notes from the 'Scotland's Travelling communities - parental involvement for mobile families?' breakout session(PDF - 79KB)*
- Slides from the 'Parental and Carer Involvement for Looked After Children' breakout session(PDF - 100KB)*
- Research Paper from the 'Parental and Carer Involvement for Looked After Children' breakout session(PDF - 272KB)*
- Slides from the 'Kinship Carers - who has the parental rights?' breakout session(PDF - 796KB)*
- Slides from the 'Transitions from school, involving families' breakout session(PDF - 144KB)*
Previous Enquire Conferences
Annual Conference 2009 — "Three years on - how are we doing?"
Enquire's nineth annual conference was held at Highland Council Chambers on 10 March 2009. It looked at the changes that the Additional Support for Learning Act has brought in the three years since implementation in November 2005. We heard from policy makers, practitioners and young people themselves about the successes and challenges of the Act and how practice has changed as a result.
Resources from the conference:
- Click here to download the 2009 conference report (pdf) (63.1Kb)*
- View the PowerPoint slides from, and listen to, the conference introduction (mp4) (3.9Mb)
- View the PowerPoint slides from, and listen to, Dr Mike Gibson's presentation on the Government's perspective (mp4) (30.3Mb)
- View the PowerPoint slides from, and listen to, Elisabeth Ritchie's presentation on the Practice perspective (mp4) (32.1Mb)
Annual conference 2008 — Achieving excellence, with additional support
Our eighth annual conference took place at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on Thursday 28th February 2008. Excellent speakers, interactive workshops and participative delegates combined to make what proved to be a very successful and thought-provoking day.
Resources from the conference:
- Click here to download the 2008 conference report (pdf) (1.1Mb)*
- View and listen to Carol Craig's presentation on “Creating Confidence” (mov) (43Mb)
- Click here to watch "Young people's voices" (mov) (21Mb)
- Click here to download the "Young people's voices" report (pdf) (2.8Mb)
Annual conference 2007 — Making transitions work
Enquire's seventh annual conference Making transitions work was held on 9 February 2007 in Edinburgh. The conference explored the skills, attitudes and approaches necessary to support pupils’ learning during change. Changes included moving between schools, interrupted education and leaving school. The conference also looked at existing good practice and issues and solutions in making transitions work.
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 introduced new duties for transition planning for changes in pupils’ education. This conference provided an opportunity for everyone involved in the education of children and young people with additional support needs to learn more about managing transitions successfully.
Resources from the conference:
- Click here to download the 2007 conference report (831kb)*.
- Audio transcription of Katy MacDougall’s talk Children’s and young people’s views (11 MB)
- Film presentation Children’s and young people’s views (20 MB)
- Transcript of film presentation Children’s and young people’s views (52 kB)
- Read children’s and young people’s views on the Enquire young person’s blog
- Audio transcription of Robin McKendrick’s talk The legal and policy context (13 MB)
If you have difficulty in downloading any of these files, please call the Enquire office on 0131 222 2425 and we will assist you.
Unfortunately, we have been unable to post the podcasts of the conference workshops on the website because the recording quality is too poor.
Annual conference 2006 — Making partnership work — Conference report
This conference looked at best practice, issues and solutions in partnership working. Click here to download the conference report (730kb)*
Annual conference 2005 — Making mainstreaming work — Conference report
This conference looked at best practice, issues and solutions in mainstreaming and inclusive practice. Click here to download the conference report (669kb)*
Other Children in Scotland events
Click here for information on Children in Scotland's events*
Events organised by other organisations
University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde, in association
with the Institute for Music in Human and Social Development (IMHSD)
at the University of Edinburgh and the British Association for Early
Childhood Education (Early Education)
Conference - 'The Child's Curriculum: 'What is the Value of Early Childhood
Education and Care?'
Edinburgh - 11 September 2010
A one-day conference to discuss the value of early childhood education and care, with a particular focus on the implications for future practice and policy in Scotland.
Open to all, but advance registration required. Please see the website for more details or to register: www.childscurriculum.org.uk*
***Please note that the deadline for registration is Friday, 27th August***
Action for Sick Children
Conference - 'Does EACH Child and Young Person's Health Matter? - Asking
the Difficult Questions'
Glasgow - 14 September 2010
ASC(S) marked the start of a year long campaign to raise awareness of the healthcare needs, rights and responsibilities of sick children, young people and their families in December 2009 at a Reception at the Scottish Parliament hosted by Christine Grahame MSP. At the event ASC(S) also launched its manifesto which calls for changes and improvements in areas relating to child healthcare provision. This conference will challenge Scotland to fulfil its obligations under the UNCRC, to uphold the EACH Charter and keep its promises to children and young people.
For more information click here to visit Action for Sick Children's web page about the conference*
Online Registration: You can register online and pay by credit card by clicking on the following link https://ascs.workwithus.org/Booking/Events.aspx?month=9*
Dyslexia Scotland
Education Conference - 'Innovative practice in Dyslexia: A new decade'
Edinburgh - 25 September 2010
Dyslexia Scotland’s education conference gives educators the chance to hear from national and international experts. This year's theme is: 'Innovative practice in Dyslexia: A new decade'. Speakers include Rob Long, Chartered Educational Psychologist and Laura Ann Currie, National Specialist for Dyslexia, Her Majesty’s inspectorate of education (HMIE). There will also be interactive workshops and panel discussions
For further information click here to visit Dyslexia Scotland's web page about the conference*.
Shelter Scotland
Half-day Training Event - 'Meeting the best interests of children facing homelessness'
Edinburgh - 7 October 2010 - 9:30am to 1pm
The Scottish Government has now published the delayed statutory guidance
on Meeting
the Best Interests of Children Facing Homelessness*. Shelter Scotland
is running a half-day training event to look in more depth at the policy
and practice implications of this new guidance and also provide an
overview of where the guidance sits in relation to homelessness legislation
and the 'Getting It Right For Every Child' (GIRFEC) agenda. The training
event will be relevant for all sectors that work with and support families
with children who are facing homelessness. The cost is £90 plus VAT (with
reduced rates available for community/voluntary organisations).
Contact: Lucy Dymock on 0344 515 2477, email trainingscotland@shelter.org.uk or go to http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/training*
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