Championing children, families and communities - conference report
ContinYou's annual conference 2008
Over 300 delegates were warmly welcomed at ContinYou's annual conference, held at the Hilton Metropole Hotel (Birmingham NEC) on 18 and 19 March.
The conference, entitled 'Championing children, families and communities', aimed to share innovative examples from across the UK of people, projects and organisations that are putting children, families and communities at the heart of their work.
'The conference was great - there is so much energy here.' (Comment from delegate)
Conference highlights
Highlights of the two days were:
- a presentation of the Schools ETC, Share, and Breakfast Club Plus awards
- an entertaining pre-dinner speech by Ian Gilbert on day one of the conference
- children from Radiowaves intervewing delegates during the event
- performances by Ex Cathedra's Singing Playgrounds project and by the Voyager School (Word, 154KB)
- a leadership symposium, organised by the National College for School Leadership
- challenging mini keynotes, seminars and showcases and thought-provoking key speeches.
'This is the third ContinYou conference I’ve been to and it's by far and away the best.' (David Sulkin, Youth Music)
Exhibitors
Below is a list of conference exhibitors:
- National College for School Leadership
- Words and Pictures
- Creating Careers Ltd
- Opportunity Links
- CCLA Investment Management Ltd
- National Resource Centre
- Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Training Development Agency for Schools
- Portakabin Ltd
- Sing Up
- John Dickinson Stationers
- Breakfast Club Plus
- Skilled for Health
- Pyramid
- Campaign for Learning
- Early Learning Partnership Project
- Ex Cathedra
- Cymru Wales
- Youth Sport Trust
- Radiowaves.
'Congratulations ... it was a lively and challenging conference.' (Jessica Gold, Chief Executive, School Councils Network)