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About this event
The School of Children, Young People and Families warmly invites you to join us for the second Champions of Childhood Conference. This in-person event for students, staff and employers will include a range of insightful speakers and there will be thought-provoking discussions and opportunities to network. Refreshments and food will be provided.
What's happening?
The day will feature a range of sessions from speakers across different organisations. Roger Slee, the keynote speaker, is the Diamond Jubilee Chair of Disability & Inclusion in the School of Sociology & Social Policy at the University of Leeds. He has held a Chair of Inclusive Education at the Institute of Education (UCL). Roger was Director of the Victoria Institute at Victoria University (Melb.), Dean of Education at McGill, University of Western Australia and Goldsmiths College. He was Deputy Director General of Education in Queensland Australia. He is the Founding Editor of the International Journal of Inclusive Education and the Journal of Disability Studies in Education. Roger was also Chair of the Board of Children and Young People with Disabilities Australia
Please see the daily agenda below:
| Time | Speakers | Overview of Session |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30-10.00am | Arrival, registration and refreshments | Networking opportunity |
| 10.00-10.10am | Mike Dessington – Head of School of Children, Young People and Families, Leeds Trinity University | Welcome from Head of school and opening address |
| 10.10-10.40am | Professor Roger Slee, University of Leeds | Inclusive Education and Children's Rights |
| 10.40-11.10am | Leeds City Council | Child Sexual Exploitation and the Right's of the Child |
| 11.10-11.20am | Refreshment Break | |
| 11.20-11.40am | Becca Haigh – Wildings Adventures | Therapeutic Interventions and Families (animal therapy) |
| 11.40am-12.00pm | Panel Discussion | Opportunity to ask questions |
| 12.00-1.00pm | Lunch and networking | |
| 1.00-1.30pm | Helen Keneally | Zarach – bed poverty and children's rights in West Yorkshire |
| 2.00-2.30pm | Trauma informed approaches to supporting children | |
| 2.30-2.50pm | Andi Brierley | Children's rights and youth justice |
| 2.50-3.00pm | Mike Dessington, Leeds Trinity University | Closing remarks and next steps |
Who should attend?
This event is aimed at students, alumni and employers.
When?
Wednesday 31 January, 10.00am-3.00pm.
Where?
Room AG55, Leeds Trinity University, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, LS18 5HD.
How to book
To book a place at this event, please visit Eventbrite.
Further Information
For further information, please email Katie Simpson (K.Simpson@leedstrinity.ac.uk).