City & Guilds presents The International Child conference
City & Guilds presents The International Child conference - 02 May 2007
Are we culturally competent to meet the needs of the diverse range of children with whom we work?
Date: 13 June 2007
Venue: ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1
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About the conference
Government policy across the UK aims to ensure that the needs of all children and families are identified and met by the provision of adequate and appropriate services.
All services are finding themselves working with children from different races, religions and cultural backgrounds, with different languages, including asylum-seeking children. Cultural competence means providing equal access to services as well as delivering culturally sensitive services.
The aim of the conference is to provide delegates with:
an understanding of the implications of global migration on delivering children's services in the UK
good practice examples of working with diverse groups
an action plan including identifying training gaps within the workforce
Speakers at the event include:
Parmjit Dhanda MP: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for children, young people and families
Nick Johnson: Director of Policy and Public Sector, Commission for Racial Equality
Andrea Rowe: Chief Executive, Skills for Care (representing the Sector Skills Council)
Sheree Kane: Principal officer for asylum-seeking and refugee children, National Childrens Bureau
Baroness Jill Pitkeathley: Chair, CAFCASS
Chrissy Meleady MBE: Chief Executive, Early Years Equality
Ann Aspinall: Tate Project Manager, TATE
Kathryn Kelly: Senior Consultant, IdeA
Joe Tobin: Nadine Mathis Basha Professor in Early Childhood Education, University of Arizona
Jennifer Bernard: Director of Product Management, City & Guilds
Who should attend?
Anyone involved with the children's workforce including:
directors of children's services
providers of children's services
counselling organisations
therapeutic professionals
organisations working with immigrant families, asylum seeking and displaced persons
organisations active in communities including children's centre and playwork settings.
childminders
playworkers
youth workers
community development workers
probation workers
nurseries
surestarts
head teachers
family centres
Pricing
For details of pricing, have a look at the conference flyer listed in our Related Documents section below.