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How can we work together to alleviate poverty?

Save the date!

We are delighted to announce that ContinYou’s Annual Conference for 2009 will take place on 23 and 24 March 2009 at the Holiday Inn, Stratford upon Avon.

The government’s target is to eradicate child poverty by 2020. What are educational settings doing to address this key policy issue?

This major two-day conference will explore how schools, local authorities and partner organisations can focus on the issue of poverty, and how the issue relates to children, families and communities. It will look at how we can all learn from those who are offering targeted support to people living in communities that experience the greatest disadvantage. The conference aims to identify what needs to happen at all levels in the system in order to meet the needs of those living in poverty. What are the practical steps we need to take in our work to put those in greatest hardship at the centre of our work?

Highlights from last year’s conference included:
 

  • presentation of the Schools ETC, Share, and Breakfast Club Plus awards
  • an entertaining pre-dinner speech by Ian Gilbert, Independent Thinking, on Day One of the conference
  • children from Radiowaves interviewing delegates during the event
  • performances by Ex Cathedra's Singing Playgrounds project and by the Voyager School
  • a leadership symposium, organised by the National College for School Leadership
  • challenging mini keynote speeches, seminars and showcases, and thought-provoking key speeches.
     

Here are some comments from last year’s delegates:
 

  • 'The conference was great - there is so much energy here.' (Delegate)
  • 'This is the third ContinYou conference I’ve been to and it's far and away the best.' (David Sulkin, Youth Music)
  • 'Congratulations ... it was a lively and challenging conference.' (Jessica Gold, Chief Executive, School Councils Network).

Download a copy of the save the date flyer (PDF file, 147 KB).

More detailed information about the conference, including the programme, speakers and workshops will appear here shortly. If you would like us to put you on the mailing list to receive a conference flyer, email your name and full address to Chantelle Horan: chantelle.horan@continyou.org.uk.