Our events
The Children's Society organises a wide range of non-fundraising events from conferences, seminars and forums to open days, product launches and showcases of our work for professionals and partners.
Speakers' bureau events 2012
- Thursday 24 May: Telford & Wrekin Local Safeguarding Children Board conference on Adolescent Neglect. Keynote speaker: Gwyther Rees
- Tuesday 29 May: Community Care Conference on ‘Highly Resistant Parents’, London. Keynote speaker: Enver Solomon
- Tuesday 19 June: ‘Putting children first’ - Action for Chidren’s Arts (ACA) National Conference, London. Keynote speaker: Elaine Hindal
- Wednesday 20 June: Nuffield Foundation in conjunction with University of Leeds conference on ‘Responding to Anti-Social Behaviour: Insights from Research for Policy and Practice’, London. Keynote speaker: Enver Solomon
- Friday 22 June: Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) Conference, London. Keynote speaker: Enver Solomon
- Wednesday 5 - Friday 7 September: International Childhood and Youth research Network. Speaker: Jim Davis
- Friday 12 October: Diocese of Salisbury conference on children and young people. Keynote speaker: Jim Davis
Conferences, forums and seminars 2012
Open days, launches and showcases
Our open days, product launches and showcases provide an opportunity for professionals to see how we work directly with children and young people.
Partnership events
Our partnership events offer professionals and supporters the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of events organised jointly with key partners and other organisations.
- Friday 29 June to Sunday 1 July: Young Carers’ Festival. Organised by The Children’s Society’s Include Programme in partnership with YMCA.
- Friday 24 August to Monday 27 August: Greenbelt Festival (associate partner)
- Thursday 27 September: Respecting and Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People conference, Maidstone, Kent. Conference organised by Kent County Council and supported by various London and South-East England-based programmes from The Children’s Society
Exhibitions and Trade Shows
We are frequently out and about at specialist trade shows and exhibitions meeting commissioners of children’s services, social workers and practitioners. Here’s a list of where we’ll be in the coming months.
- Tuesday 29 May: Capita’s National Conference on Commissioning Children’s Services, Central London.
Special events
- Saturday 30 June: 30th Anniversary Celebrations of our Portage programme in Brighton and Hove at the Hangleton Community Centre.