Families for our Times Conference

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary
Westminster
LONDON SW1P 3EE

07 March 2008

Families for Our Times National Family Learning Network Conference with help from the BBC Child of Our Time Team Friday 7th March 2008, The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London Keynote speaker: Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister for Children, Young People and Families The most ambitious Child of Our Time project to date is at the heart of the fourth annual Families for our Times conference. The landmark series films children continuously for 48 hours and analyses the quality of communication between children, their parents and teachers. There are fascinating insights and interesting themes that examine the roles of families in supporting learning. Find out about the new 'Think Families' agenda from the Social Exclusion Task Force and the compelling new research from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust on the impact on parental engagement on raising children’s achievement. Attend to hear from an exciting line up of guest speakers and a range of interactive forums to inspire your own work with families. Speakers include: Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP Professor Robert Winston Virginia Beardshaw, I CAN Naomi Eisenstadt, Cabinet Office Mary Crowley, National Academy for Parenting Practitioners Kirstie Andrew-Power, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Interactive forums include: Communication Breakdown? Do parents know they matter? Making the links: cross sector family learning qualifications Think Family: transforming the life chances of families at risk Long distance parenting Communicating Creatively Download a programme and booking form below or book online. If you would like any further information, please contact Julie King on 01675 443270 or email jking@cflearning.org.uk

Contact information Name Julie King Email jking@cflearning.org.uk Telephone 01675 443 270 Address The Learning Space Mill Farm Barns Packington Park Meriden CV7 7HE

Agenda 09.30 Arrivals, registration, refreshments 10.00 Welcome - Tricia Hartley, Chief Executive, Campaign for Learning 10.05 Professor Robert Winston, BBC Child of Our Times 10.30 Virginia Beardshaw, Chief Executive, I CAN 11.00 Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP Minister for Children, Young People and Families 11.25 Refreshments 11.45 Naomi Eisenstadt, Director of the Social Exclusion Task Force, Cabinet Office Time to 'Think Family' 12.10 Forums 13.15 Lunch 14.15 Forums 15.20 Mary Crowley, Stakeholder Advisor, National Academy of Parenting Practitioners, Communication and Relationships:the Intergenerational Dynamic 15.40 Kirstie Andrew-Power, Head of Learning, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, Engaging Parents in Raising Achievement - it makes a difference 16.00 Conference close and refreshments Attachments Conference programme and booking form