Events
Autumn webinar series: How will they do it? Delivering a free breakfast club in every primary school
Taking a look at how Labour plan to deliver a free breakfast club in every primary school, especially important given the school-based early years provision plans.
Join us for the final webinar in our Autumn Webinar Series exploring Labour’s pledges on early years. In 2022, Bridget Phillipson announced that if elected Labour would introduce a free breakfast club in every primary school. There are already examples of best practice across the country. We hear from an expert panel on what is already working and how Labour can build on this to make a success of its pledge.
Guest speakers:
Jacquie Bance de Vasquez (Chair), Director of Policy and Engagement, Magic Breakfast
Rosalie Mead, National School Breakfast Programme Manager, Family Action
Steve Cowgill, Deputy Headteacher, Archibald Primary School
Nicholas Smith, Head of Education Commissioning, Camden Local Authority
Bridget Benelam, Nutrition Communications Manager, British Nutrition Foundation
More speakers to be announced.
Autumn webinar series: How will they do it? Delivering a new early years workforce strategy
Examining the new government’s plans for the early education workforce and how to support recruitment and retention of the talented professionals in the sector.
Join us for the third webinar in our Autumn Webinar Series exploring Labour’s pledges on early years. With both the Secretary of State and the Minister for Education reaffirming the Government’s intention to consult on a new early years workforce strategy, our expert panel asks what that strategy should include.
Guests speakers:
Professor Kate Hardy, University of Leeds
Helen Donohoe, CEO, PACEY
Abby Jitendra, Principal Policy Advisor, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Letitia McCalla, Early Years Organiser, Community Trade Union
Joni Kelly, Early Years Research, Education Policy Institute
More speakers to be announced.
Autumn webinar series: Supporting 500,000 children to reach their early learning goals by 2030
Join us for a discussion on how Labour can support half a million children to reach their early learning goals by 2030.
Chaired by June O’Sullivan OBE, CEO, London Early Years Foundation
with guests:
Catherine McLeod MBE, CEO, Dingley’s Promise
Jane Harris, CEO, Speech and Language UK
Saudaa Nadat, Area Manager, LEYF
Sean Delaney, Assistant Director, CREC
Donna Thomas, Assistant Director Early Years, London Borough of Hackney
Labour party conference event: The Early Years Workforce - The Key to Opportunity for All
Under the new government there is a chance to rescue and reform early education in this country. One of the most key priorities will be supporting the early years workforce with a comprehensive recruitment and retention strategy, recognising and rewarding the skills and experience of talented professionals. The Early Education and Childcare Coalition, representing over 30 organisations, discusses what the strategy and the further reform for early education needs to look like.
Director of the EECC, Sarah Ronan will be joined by:
Stephen Morgan MP, Minister for Early Education
Neil Leitch OBE, CEO of the Early Years Alliance
Daniel Kebede, General Secretary, National Education Union
Liz Pemberton, Founder, The Black Nursery Manager
Catherine Flynn, Owner, Rompers Day Nursery, Liverpool
More speakers to be confirmed
Date and Time: Tuesday 24 September 2024, 5pm
Location: ACC Exhibition Centre Liverpool, ACC Arena Room 1
Please note this event takes place in the secure area and is only open to conference pass holders.
Liberal Democrat party conference event: Creating choice for families in the early years
The crisis in early years is not just one of affordability, it's also one of equality and flexibility with some of the most disadvantaged families still excluded from government support. The Early Education and Childcare Coalition, representing over 30 organisations, asks how we can build on the Spring Budget and deliver a system that works for all.
The Coalition’s Head of Research Lucie Stephens will be joined by:
Munira Wilson MP, Member of Parliament for Twickenham and the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education
Helen Donohoe, CEO, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY)
Katie Ghose, CEO, Kids
Phillipa Williams, Strategy Director, Claremont UK
Date and Time: Monday 16th September 2024, 6.15pm
Location: The Brighton Centre, Room 1C
Please note this event takes place in the secure area and is only open to conference pass holders.
Autumn webinar series: How will they do it? Labour’s plans for 3,000 new nurseries
In the first webinar in this series, we’ll be discussing the new government’s plans to create 100,000 childcare places in over 3,000 new nurseries based in primary schools. The plan to boost provision, particularly in childcare deserts, was Labour’s key election promise but was met with mixed reaction. In this webinar we’ll hear some of these views including how similar models have been implemented in the past and understand what success would look like for children, parents, providers – and the new government.
Panelists include:
Eva Lloyd OBE, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood, University of East London
Peter Hurley, Director of the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University, Melbourne
Neil Leitch OBE, Chief Executive, Early Years Alliance
Flora Wilkie, Children and Young People Advisor, Local Government Association
More speakers to be announced
The session will be chaired by Sarah Ronan, director of the EECC, and include an audience Q&A.
Find out more details or book onto this event here.
Past Events
The EECC hosts regular webinars to support knowledge sharing and drive solution-focused conversations.
Where it has been possible to record webinars, we share them on our YouTube channels.