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Aberdeen Branch

 
Date: Monday 6 September
Venue: MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, AB24 5UA
Theme: Forest Schools
Speaker: Julie Truscott
Cost: No charge. Ruth MacDonald: ruth.macdonald@hotmail.co.uk

Date:

Saturday 30 October
Venue: tbc
Theme: Why active learning needs a play ethic
Speaker: Pat Kane
Cost: No charge. Ruth MacDonald: ruth.macdonald@hotmail.co.uk

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Belfast Branch

Costs: £5 for members £10 non-members and free for students (unless otherwise stated)
Date: Wednesday 15 September 2.30-4.30pm (afternoon workshop for nursery/classroom assistants)
Venue: Drumnamoe Nursery School, Levin Road, Lurgan, BT67 9ED
Theme: Learning in the outdoors
Speaker: Fiona McDonald
Contact: Jill Hunter Tel: 028 3832 2841

Date:

Wednesday 22 September 3.30-5pm
Venue: Glenwood Primary School, Upper Riga Street, Belfast, BT13 3GW
Theme: Boys and their learning
Speaker: Sharon Beattie
Contact: Sharon Beattie Tel: 028 9269 9732

Date:

Saturday 16 October 9.30am – 12.30pm
Venue: Bangor Carnegie Library, Hamilton Road, Bangor, BT20 4LH
Theme: The child’s voice: what children can tell us about their learning
Speaker: Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford
Contact: Emma Curry Tel: 028 9032 1903
Members £20, non members £30 and students £10,Numbers restricted to 100 delegates


Carlisle Eden Branch

To book these events please contact Amanda Wakefield, tel: 01228 607 560 or Jan Massey, tel: 01228 523 731
Costs: £2 for members and students and £3 for non-members
Date: Wednesday 6 October 7.30pm
Venue: Newlaithes Infant School, Langrigg Road, Carlisle, CA2 6DX
Theme: Relax Kids
Speaker: Melanie Rickerby


Central Devon Branch

To book these events please contact Sheila Little, tel: 07785 714967 Sheila.Little@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Costs: free for students, £2 for members and £5 for non-members
Date: Wednesday 13 October 2010 7-9pm
Venue: South Devon Steiner School, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6AB
Theme: An Introduction to Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education
Speaker: South Devon Steiner School Early Childhood team
Cost: Members and students £3, non-members £6
Contact: lynne.foster@talktalk.net


Cheshire Branch

To book these events please contact Sheila Little, tel: 07785 714967 Sheila.Little@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Costs: free for students, £2 for members and £5 for non-members
Date: Saturday 13 November 2010, 9am – 12.30pm
Theme: Jump and learn: why early physical development supports later learning and behaviour
Venue: Kingsmead Primary School, Dukes Way, Kingsmead, Northwich, CW9 8WA
Speaker: Sally Goddard

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Edinburgh and Lothian Branch

To book contact Kate Frame kate.frame@btinternet.com  or Jane Watson janewatson1957@hotmail.com
Costs: All events are free for members, £7 for non-members and £1 for students.
Date: 1 September 2010 6.45pm
Venue: Leith Primary School, St Andrews Place, Edinburgh EH6 7EG
Theme: AGM followed by Opening of Early Education Resource Room
Speaker: Margaret Westwood, Play Strategy Officer for Edinburgh

Date:

7 October 2010 6.45pm
Venue: Campie Primary School, Stoneyhill Farm Road, Musselburgh EH21 6QS
Theme: Emotional Literacy
Speaker: Sheila Laing, Headteacher, Campie Primary School

Date:

29 November 2010 6.45pm
Venue: The City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ
Theme: The Sheena Johnstone Memorial Lecture: Learning in the Outdoor Environment
Speaker: Claire Warden

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Halton Branch

To book these events please contact Sue Duxbury, Tel: 0151 424 4681
Costs: free for members and students and £10 for non-members
Date: 13 October 2010 4-5.00pm
Venue: tbc
Theme: Early Years Design Technology
Speaker: Jim Barber


Hertfordshire Branch

To book these events please contact Mary Woodcock E-mail: mary@swallowbarn.fsnet.co.uk Tel: 01296 660090
Costs: £2 for members and students and £10 for non-members
Date: Thursday 14 October 4.30pm
Venue: Fairlands Primary School, Pound Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 3JA
Theme: Sing a song, tell a tale
Speaker: Anne McTavish

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Lancaster and Morecambe Branch

To book these events please contact Barbara Wignall, tel: 01524 64132
Costs: £5 for members and £7.50 for non-members
Date: Thursday 23 September
Venue: Appletree Nursery School & Children’s Centre, Milking Stile lane, Lancaster, LA1 5QD
Theme: Early reading: a developmental approach to reading using real books
Speaker: Tricia Carroll

Date:

Thursday 3 March 2011
Venue: Appletree Nursery School & Children’s Centre, Milking Stile lane, Lancaster, LA1 5QD
Theme: Attachment
Speaker: Anne O'Conner

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North West Northern Ireland Branch

North West Northern Ireland branch events are free for members and students and £2 for non-members
Contact: Jennifer Marshall tel: 02871 266241
Date: Wednesday 22 September 3.30 – 4.30pm
Venue: North West Teachers Centre, 24 Temple Road, Strathfoyle, BT47 6DJ
Theme: Speech and Language: quick screening

Date:

Wednesday 20 October 3.30 – 4.30pm
Venue: North West Teachers Centre, 24 Temple Road, Strathfoyle, BT47 6DJ
Theme: Speech and Language: developing language through topic work

Date:

Thursday 11 November 3.30 – 4.30pm
Venue: North West Teachers Centre, 24 Temple Road, Strathfoyle, BT47 6DJ
Theme: An inspector visits

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Oxfordshire Branch

To book these events please contact Liz Jones lizjjones@yahoo.co.uk
Costs: £1 for members, £4 for non-members and £2 for students
Date: Thursday 14 October 6 – 8pm
Venue: Comper Foundation Stage School, Hertford Street, Oxford, OX4 3AJ
Theme: Girls and boys come out to play: Exploring gender issues in today’s society

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Sheffield Branch

To book for these events please post the name of the delegates and course title and date to  c/o 50 Hunter House Road, Hunters Bar, Sheffield S11 8TW
Costs: events are £5 for members and £10 for non-members
Date: 23 September 2010 5pm-7pm
Venue: Stannington Infant Schools, Stannington Road, Sheffield S6 6AN
Theme: Communication friendly spaces: Developing a child centred approach in Year 1
Speakers: Anna Duff and Rachel Billingsley

Date:

28 October 2010 5pm-7pm
Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW
Theme: Materials to create communication friendly spaces and imaginative play followed by AGM
Speakers: Catherine Clark

Date:

1 December 2010 5pm-7pm
Venue: Sheffield Hallam University, Robert Winston Building, Room tbc, Sheffield S10 2DS
Theme: Presentations and feedback from Focus Group followed by EE Celebration event

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West Glamorgan Branch

To book these events please contact Victoria Walters, tel: 01792 233 343
Costs: free for members and £2 for non-members (unless otherwise stated)
 
Date: 11th October 2010
Time: Bus will leave Towers Hotel at 4.30pm
Theme: Developing Outdoors
Speaker: Elaine Barnet
Cost: £5.00

Date:

10th November 2010, 7.00pm
Venue: Pen y Fro Primary School
Theme: Music in the Foundation Phase
Speaker: Nicola Goodbey

Date:

1st February 2011
Venue: Tywyn Primary School
Theme: Talk Write
Speakers: Neath Port Talbot teachers

Date:

8th March 2011, 7.00PM
Venue: Gnoll Primary School
Theme: The Year 2 classroom
Speaker: Mel Teague

Date:

10th May 2011, 7.00PM
Venue: Central Infants
Theme: Music in the Foundation Phase
Speaker: Karen Mills

Date:

7th June 2011, 7.00PM
Venue: TBA
Theme: Forest School
Speaker: TBA

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