Play: Stories for a Reason, a Season and a Lifetime
This year's annual conference will take place in-person, in University of Strathclyde's Stenhouse Wing.
About this event
In-keeping with Scotland's Year of the Stories 2022, the learning will focus on "Play: stories for a reason, a season & a lifetime" with a keynote presentation from Deirdre Grogan & Charlotte Bowes.
Based upon the 7 elements of a successful story, participants will also be invited to choose from a variety of workshops:
- characters: realising play in ELCC
- characters: realising play in Primary
- plot: understanding play
- setting: preparing play
- points of view: sharing play
- style: sustaining play
- theme: growing play in ELCC
- theme: growing play in Primary
- literary devices: building play
For full details of each workshop see our Play conference workshop descriptors
Key themes include: children's autonomy, high-quality provision & realistic practice.
Reflections include:
- How can we increase ownership for the children?
- How can we move to an emergent curriculum?
- Why is it important to revisit the quality of play?
The intended audience is Early Years staff who are new to play, hope to re-evaluate their provision for play, want to refresh their thinking.
Date: 29th October 2022
Cost: £55 early bird fee until 7 October (standard fee of £65 thereafter)
Booking: Register via our Online Shop or Application Form - Play Conference
For more information:
- Download our Conference Poster and Play Conference Programme
- Contact: Jan Bissett