Early Years Conference - Celebrating early years practitioners supporting the unique child in Staffordshire

Join us at this fantastic FREE event to:
• Celebrate early years practitioners who have completed the Professional Development Programme
and Dingley’s Promise Mark of Achievement to improve outcomes for children in Staffordshire.

• Gain insight, from early years experts and settings, about supporting individual children and the
significance of early years practitioners on children’s wellbeing and development.

Hear from –
Darrell Woodman - The Art of Being Brilliant - workshop based on the UK’s first big piece of research in Positive
Psychology focusing on learning new habits of thinking and behaviour that will sustain personal ‘brilliance’.

Greg Bottrill - author of the bestselling ’Can I Go And Play Now?’, ‘School of the Magic of Children’ and ‘Love
Letters To Play’.

Laura Henri-Allain MBE - international award-winning producer, storyteller, educationalist, keynote speaker
and consultant. She is the creator of the well-loved, award-winning first Black British animation, JoJo and Gran
Gran.

Catherine McLeod MBE - Chief Executive of Dingley’s Promise since 2015, growing the organisation from a
small local charity to a national one that delivers training and influences policy.

Learning Outcomes:
This conference will support you to:

• Celebrate early years practice across Staffordshire.
• Respond in innovative ways to nurture the unique child.
• Recognise the commitment practitioners have made to their own professional development, including through the Early Years Professional Development Programme and Dingley’s Promise.
• Develop knowledge and skills to support personal wellbeing both in and out of work.
• Stimulate your professional learning and understanding of young children.
• Network with other early years practitioners and learn more about services in Staffordshire