Child Protection in Early Years - 23 September 2008, London

09:00–09:45    Registration and refreshments

09:45–10:00    Introduction and welcome from the chair
                        Elaine Peace, UK director Children’s Service, NCH

10:00–10:30    Keynote 1
                        The Children’s Plan: Implications for safeguarding 0 – 5 year olds
                        Dai Durbridge, solicitor, Browne Jacobson LLP

10:30–11:00    Keynote 2
                        Protecting children in your care: Learning to listen to and communicate with                         young children
                        Sukey Tarr, Research, Training & Consultation

11:00–11:10 Questions

11:10–11:40 Morning refreshments

11:40-12.30 Streamed Session 1 (your choice of one from below)

                           1A Effectively working with parents to protect Early Years children
                           Carole Farrar, headteacher, New Earswick School

                           1B Health and safety for Early Years children – identification and referral
                           Dr Nellie Adjaye, consultant community paediatrician, West Kent PCT

                           1C Data and Information sharing – clarifying what information should be                            shared and who should have access to it
                           Dai Durbridge solicitor, Browne Jacobson LLP

12:30–13:30    Lunch

13:30 -14.00   Keynote 3
                         Ofsted inspection of the EYFS from September 2008
                         Elizabeth Elsom, head of Children’s Directorate Policy and Frameworks, Ofsted

14:00–14:50    Streamed Session 2 (your choice of one from below)

                           2A Rolling out and monitoring effective child protection policies across Early                           Years settings
                           Eunice Lumsden, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Northamptonshire

                           2B Safeguarding deaf and disabled children – identify specific protection                            issues
                           David Miller and Yasmin Kovic, Child Protection Awareness and Diversity Department,                          NSPCC

                           2C Understanding the guidance document ‘Safeguarding Children and Safer                            Recruitment in Education’ and discuss what this means for Early Years                            providers
                           Dai Durbridge solicitor, Browne Jacobson LLP

14:50–15:20    Afternoon refreshments

15:20–16:10    Streamed Session 3 (your choice of one from below)

                           3A Using the Common Assessment Framework to identify children’s needs                            and promote child protection
                           Shirley Walker and Natasha Kelly, Lewisham Safeguarding Children Board, LISA,                            Lewisham Council

3B Ensuring all your staff are given the correct training to keep up to date with new regulations
Elizabeth Holmes, Author,CPD Week

3C Dealing with issues of neglect – be aware of how to recognise the signs
Cathryn Henchion, safeguarding co-ordinator, NCH

16:10 -16:40   Keynote 4
                         Staying safe the wider safegaaurding context
                         Richard Eyre, Department for Children, Schools, Families

16:40 Conference close