Annual Conference Sponsor Opportunities

You can work closely with us to contribute to the programme and ensure a significant presence at the event, sharing your organisation’s plans and experience with our delegates.

This includes a number of two-day passes, which you may allocate to your staff, membership or wider network.

We have two options available for Headline Sponsors which can include either presenting a workshop or supporting one of the strands of the conference theme.

Further opportunities to promote your work are available through advertising in Children in Scotland’s magazine and weekly e-news.

Guarantee your place in the programme and gain a valuable opportunity to share your organisation’s valuable skills and experiences through contributing to the programme.

Further opportunities to promote your work are available through advertising in Children in Scotland’s magazine and weekly e-news.

Engage with all delegates of the conference by introducing one of our keynote speakers and sharing information with delegates about your organisation. We expect to see more than 400 individuals in attendance across both days.

Join our exhibition hall to showcase what you do to a wide range of individuals and groups working with children and families across Scotland. Exhibitors also get the chance to listen to speakers, attend workshops and enjoy the food and refreshments!

Learn more about the exhibition hall here.

The annual conference will once again bring together diverse voices from across the children’s sector to share best practice, explore innovative ideas and build on our collective aim of creating a country where children and young people have an equal chance to flourish.

We are looking forward to welcoming 400+ delegates as individuals and representing organisations across the private, public and third sectors, including:

• Early years childcare, learning and support
• Primary, secondary, further, higher and community education
• Health, social, foster and residential care
• Local authorities and Scottish Government

In previous years we’ve been thrilled to have participation from a range of leading children’s sector organisations, including Kibble, the Open University in Scotland, Forces Children Scotland, Clearcare, Harmeny, Children & Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, LGBT Youth Scotland, Road Safety Scotland, Intercultural Youth Scotland, Home-Start, Creative Scotland, Fast Forward, Carnegie UK, Care Inspectorate, Parenting Across Scotland, Scottish Women’s Aid, GTCS and Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities.

This is a unique opportunity to meet, network and share your work with practitioners. You’ll be able to raise awareness of your organisation with delegates in person and via all our associated conference comms.

Engage with the sector

The variety of the programme and range of delegates provides a unique forum for you to discuss, disseminate and gain vital feedback on your work with children and young people.

Raise your profile

With delegates in attendance from so many sector organisations, and promotion to our 3,000+ followers across LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky, this is a great opportunity to increase awareness of your organisation’s activities, projects and campaigns.

Shape the agenda

Every year we receive more than 100 requests to contribute to the event, and we consider them all for inclusion. Unfortunately, we’re not able to accommodate everyone, but taking up one of our sponsorship options can strengthen your place in the programme – please contact us for more information.

Discussion and planning sessions

Share your perspectives and expertise with others across the sector. Make plans to work together and improve your own settings.

Research presentations

Be the first to hear about the latest research and findings from studies relating to children and young people’s lives and discuss how this could impact your work.

Strengthen the sector — and support your staff

As the flagship training development event of the year for the sector, this is an invaluable opportunity for you to contribute to the development of our workforce’s skills and knowledge. This of course includes your own staff!

Sustainability

This year we continue our sustainability journey which has become an increasingly important focus for us over the last couple of years, led by our children and young people’s advisory group, Changing our World.

We aim for the conference to be more environmentally sustainable. Once again, we’ll be having a plant-focussed menu to cut down on emissions while we have decided to not have a printed programme (it will be accessible digitally through a QR code) and will be encouraging exhibitors to consider what materials they bring along.

Previous conference venues have also had green initiatives and programmes in place to reach net zero. We keep this in mind when choosing each of our venues.