Work Matters: On course

Reflecting on early childhood leadership

This conference aims to provide participants with opportunities toconsider the characteristics of early childhood leadership; the widerange of leadership activities; findings from a research project acrossa range of settings; and effectiveness in early childhoodleadership.

- London. Cost: from 176.25. Visitwww.early-education.org.uk.

23 APRIL

Gifted and Talented for Early Years: Identifying and supporting giftednought to five-year-olds

Delegates will hear about the latest developments and most recentresearch in educational psychology, look at how the young brain developsand operates with a view to catering for early years gifted and talentedchildren, discover how personalised learning and technology can helpindividualise the curriculum, and gain strategies for identifying andnurturing gifted and talented children.

- London. Cost: from 199 plus VAT. E-mailconferences@optimuseducation.co.uk or call 0845 450 6400.

28-29 APRIL

Creating Opportunities, Building Futures

This 4Children conference will bring together high-level speakers fromgovernment, academia and children's services to generate in-depthdiscussion about how policy can be translated into practice,particularly in the area of child poverty.

- London. Cost: from 190 plus VAT. Call 020 7522 6970 or e-mailevents@4children.org.uk.

30 APRIL-2 MAY

Learning: what matters to children

A conference about what learners do, based on the approach introduced inthe publication First-hand experience: what matters to children.Delegates will examine some of the principles that are the basis ofeffective learning and teaching, such as children as active learners,intellectual engagement and emotional involvement, and adult involvementin learning.

- Suffolk. Cost: from 295 plus VAT. Call Rich LearningOpportunities 01473 737613 or e-mailsnape@richlearningopportunities.co.uk.