A One Day National Conference, Developing the Early Years Workforce, Wednesday 26th June 2013 – Central London

London, United Kingdom, March 29, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The conference will tackle the fundamental issues of raising the status and quality of the workforce, building a stronger workforce by focusing on training and qualifications as well as address the role of Ofsted and the Teaching Agency moving forwards. You will hear from key stakeholders from across the sector, who will share best practice case studies and suggest how you can meet the challenges of new policy, ensuring a high quality valued and empowered workforce.

The programme will examine the implementation of the new qualifications for Early Years Teachers and Early Years Educators as well as highlighting the key roles for different stakeholders and what the changes mean for practitioners from September 2013.

Benefits of Attending

· Gain an understanding of the implications of the changes set out in the Department for Education’s More Great Childcare report
· Obtain clarification on the role of the soon to be merged Teaching Agency and National College for School Leadership in the delivery of qualifications for early years educators
· Take away guidance from a nursery school taking focussing on early years teaching from April 2013
· Learn how to integrate your workforce to ensure better quality early years childcare provision
· Benefit from the opportunity to discuss the controversial relaxation of staff:child ratios in an open forum, learning how best to manage the practicalities of what these changes will mean
· Gain insight from a best practice example of training and professional development in an early years setting

Speakers include:

· Chair: Sue Robb, Head of Early Years, 4Children
· Neil Leitch, Chief Executive, Pre-School Learning Alliance
· June O’Sullivan, Chief Executive, London Early Years Foundation
· Nicola Amies, Expert Adviser, Nutbrown Review and Director of Early Years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions
· Elizabeth Carruthers, Headteacher, Redcliffe Children’s Centre and Nursery School
· Dee Gasson, Principal Officer, Childcare Registration and Enforcement, Ofsted
· Sue Egersdorff, Operational Director for Extended and Integrated Leadership, National College for School Leadership and The Teaching Agency