Child-initiated Activities and the Mediating Role of Adults

A one day conference supported by the Froebel Trust

This event is aimed at headteachers and senior leaders, SENCOs, early years practitioners, teaching assistants, support teachers, special education professionals, psychologists, play workers, students and parents.

Programme

9.30 Registration and Coffee

10.00 Welcome by the Chair

10.30 Dr Nicola Birdsey and Dr Karen McInnes (University of South Wales)

A comparison of teachers’ and children’s perceptions of play and the implications for early years’ classroom practice

11.30 Dr Rosie Flewitt (University College London)

Touching the virtual, touching the real: iPads and enabling literacy for children experiencing disability.

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Playing to learn: Workshop-demonstrations

13.30 – 14.10 Tanya Hampton (Canterbury Christ Church University)

Using 'Lego Therapy' intervention to support children with social communication difficulties

14.10 – 14.40 Suzanne Quinta (Community Playthings)

The benefits of open-ended play

14.40 Workshops lead by students-practitioners

15.20 Concluding remarks and farewells by the Chair

15.30 Coffee, networking