Conference speakers - ideas needed oh forum friends.

[catma]

Hello All,

I am looking for ideas of speakers for a conference I will be part of organising much later in the year. (for my LA only I'm afraid!)

 

Can I ask:

Who have you seen speaking that really inspired you in any of the following aspects:

• EYFS in general
• Ways of working across the different types of provision in the sector
• Mathematical development

 

Hope you wonderful forum friends can help me!

 

Cx

[Panders]

Penny Tassoni

[finleysmaid]

Elizabeth Jarman......she changed the way I work and set out my environment...we are proof that her theories work for the children!

[green hippo]

Anna Ephgrave!

[Guest]

Sorry for the late reply - I really liked Kay Mathieson - she was talking about 2 year olds but I'm sure she covers a wide range of subjects. She was very animated and easy to listen to.

[hali]

Anna Ephgrave and Elizabeth Jarman ::1a

[NickyR]

I'm going to a conference in a March being delivered by Dr Ferre Laevers.......I'm really looking forward to it. Also, a couple of weeks time I'm attending a conference with Vicky Hutchins, which should be interesting too. Will let you know how it goes. However, to echo Panders, Penny Tassoni was a brilliant speaker at a conference I have attended in the past.

[sunnyday]

Not so much a suggestion - just to say that if I could choose to hear anyone speak it would be Dr Laevers :1b

[finleysmaid]

Neil Griffiths (founder of storysacks) is an amazing speaker too ...has influence my storytelling and saved me from strangling my dyslexic daughter over her 'reading' homework at school :rolleyes: :wub:

[lashes2508]

Saw Penny Tassoni and although was really looking forward to it , but found her to be a little bizarre ! Some points were good but did not learn anything new sadly.

 

Have booked to see Elizabeth Jarman in March so looking forward to that .

 

Wish list would be ABC and Anna Ephgrave and the most memorable for me though not covering any of your needs would be Katrice Horsley - simply inspiring and so entertaining

Edited January 8, 2016 by lashes2508

[catma]

Neil Griffiths (founder of storysacks) is an amazing speaker too ...has influence my storytelling and saved me from strangling my dyslexic daughter over her 'reading' homework at school :rolleyes: :wub:

I loved Neil Griffiths!! We had him for a conference a few years back and all the evaluations just asked for him back the next year!!

Cx

[finleysmaid]

I loved Neil Griffiths!! We had him for a conference a few years back and all the evaluations just asked for him back the next year!!

Cx

if only all men could captivate a room of women as well as he does! ::1a