Nursery World North returns to Liverpool in May for two days of CPD-certified seminars, half-day masterclasses, and a wide-ranging exhibition featuring early years suppliers, organisations and charities.
The show’s seminar and masterclass programme will offer attendees the chance to hear from renowned early years experts, including Jan White, Di Chilvers, Anne O'Connor, Judith Twani, Gary Wilson, Alice Sharp and many more.
On Friday 11 May, delegates can attend a half-day masterclass run by experts from the Story Starters project at the University of Liverpool and the ESRC LuCiD Centre on communication and language.
The session will examine the growing understanding of language development in both monolingual and bilingual children and provide practical guidance on supporting a child’s early language development.
On Saturday 12 May, outdoor play specialist Jan White will run a masterclass on the growing potential of learning through play outdoors, from supporting neurological development to promoting ecological identity. The session will also provide delegates with an overview of Ms White’s 12-point framework for unlocking learning outdoors, as well as its format and purpose.
Meanwhile, a range of seminars will cover a number of other topics including best practice in the baby room, family engagement, challenging behaviour, school readiness, literacy and communication and language.
Exhibitors at the show will include Blossom Educational, Capture Education, Clickety Books Ltd, Community Playthings, Early Years Direct, Elcons Employment, First Avenue Training, Funky Feet Music, Hand Made Places, Hope Education, Midshire Business Systems, Nexus – The Educators Connection Ltd, Outside Classroom Boards, Parent Apps, Route2Education Technology, SenseToys, Sovereign Play, Thomson Holidays, TTS Group, Voice, the Union, and Yellow Door.
The show will also feature an Early Years Resources and Learning Zone sponsored by TTS, providing ideas and advice to visitors, an Early Years Training and Consultancy Zone sponsored by NEyTCO, where delegates can receive expert advice and guidance from some of the leading trainers in the country, as well as a Nutrition Zone and free live theatre.
- Nursery World North 2018 takes place at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 May 2018.
- Early bird discounts are available until 29 March here https://nwn18-visitor.reg.buzz/
- For further information see http://www.nurseryworldshow.com/liverpool