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Children in Scotland's Annual Conference 2024. 29-30 May 2024 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. White text on pink background with dandelion puff motif.

Programme – Day Two

Registration | 9am

Arriving to Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Directions

Welcome | 9:30am

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Steven Sweeney
Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire & Board convenor, Children in Scotland

Adult Chair | Bio

Headshot of Olive, a teenage girl with blond hair and white skin.

Olive
Changing Our World
Young Person Chair | Bio

 

Keynote | 9:55am

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Seeking safety and sanctuary; self-care in challenging times
Amal Azzudin, Freelancer/Activist
| Bio

 

Keynote | 10:30am

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Natalie Don, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise, MSP/BPA | Bio

 

Morning Tea & Exhibition Open

Workshop Session Three | 11am

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Five workshops to choose from:

  • Kooth.com - digital mental health and wellbeing support in Scotland from Kooth | description
  • Towards a more diverse Scotland: elevating young voices Multi-Cultural Family Base from Multi-Cultural Family Base | description
  • The Allies Project: supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from Guardianship Scotland, Aberlour Children’s Charity | description
  • Sharing Young People's Voices and Telling Stories from Braw Talent CIC | description
  • Trauma from a child's perspective from With Kids | description

Workshop Session Four | 12:10pm

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Five workshops to choose from:

  • Neurodivergency and sensory processing: experience our world from Three Sisters Consultancy | description
  • Understanding animal abuse and how to intervene with children and young people Scottish SPCA | description
  • Suicide prevention and creating hope from the Suicide Prevention Youth Advisory Group | description
  • Paying the Price: the cost to families of imprisonment from Families Outside | description
  • Relationship based practice: new online learning from OU and STAF from The Open University in Scotland and Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum | description

Lunch & Exhibition Open

Workshop Session Five | 2:20pm

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Five workshops to choose from:

  • Live Music and Mental Health: exploring co-design approaches from Children in Scotland in partnership with University of Stirling and Scottish Ensemble | description
  • SAFE/ IVY: Interventions for children and young people who harm and who have been harmed from Kibble | description
  • Taking homelessness prevention upstream: Working together to prevent family and youth homelessness from Rock Trust | description
  • Youth leadership: youth-led research & youth governance from OPEN | description
  • Incorporating children's rights into an education setting from Firrhill High School | description

Afternoon Tea & Exhibition Open

Keynote | 3:45pm

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Anthony Conroy, Head of Scotland, Yopa Property | Bio

Yopa, conference associate sponsors, will be introducing Dr Alexia Barrable’s keynote address

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Tackling inequalities in childhood: The role of nature
Dr Alexia Barrable, lecturer in Psychology and Education at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
| Bio

We now know that nature can support optimal development in children in a variety of domains, including cognitive, social, physical and emotional development. However, we also know that not all children have equal access to nature, and that these inequalities may amplify some of the challenges children and young people face. By ensuring more equal access to nature, and opportunities for connection, we can support a fairer society for all.

Yopa, conference associate sponsors, will be introducing Dr Alexia Barrable’s keynote address

Day Two Conclusion | 4:05pm

Headshot of Steven Sweeney. He is a middle-aged white man with brown hair.

Steven Sweeney
Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire & Board convenor, Children in Scotland

Adult Chair | Bio

Headshot of Olive, a teenage girl with blond hair and white skin.

Olive
Changing Our World
Young Person Chair | Bio

 

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Judith Turbyne, CEO Children in Scotland
Closing remarks | Bio

Sponsors

Teal Kibble logo. A K with hands where the spaces in the K should be.
Road Safety Scotland logo, red triangle with scottish flag.
Harmeny Education Trust Logo. A place to live, a space to thrive. On the left is a large H filled with a design of mountains, river, and sun.
Yopa logo in blue

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Programme – Day One

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Exhibition Hall

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