The Aim of this Annual Conference was to equip policy makers and practitioners across all disciplines in the children and young people’s sector in Wales with the latest essential information to support their work. The conference addressed the current hot topics that the field is currently expected to deliver on: improving the wellbeing of children and young people; measuring outcomes; and combatting child poverty and social exclusion.
Day One
Indicators: a Tool for Advancing Child Wellbeing - Dr Agata D’Addato, Policy Officer, Eurochild
Achieving Results, Sharing Experiences - Tracey Lee, Managing Director, Newport City Council
Education and Children in Wales - David Hawker, Director of Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, Welsh Assembly Government
Joint Wales Audit Office/Healthcare Inspectorate Wales CAMHS Review - Steve Ashcroft, Wales Audit Office
Child wellbeing in Wales: How are we doing? - Jane Ludlow, Senior Medical Officer
Measuring Wellbeing: Emerging requirements and challenges - Paul Allin, Deputy Director of Household, Labour Market & Social Wellbeing, Office National Statistics
The 2009 Children and Young People's Wellbeing Monitor for Wales - Richard Thurston, Head of Research for Children, Education, Lifelong-learning & Skills
Feedback from Round Table Discussions
Day Two
Poems about Child Poverty - Blaenau Gwent Youth Forum
European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion - Tricia Griffiths, Department of Work & Pensions
Impact of Poverty - Measures and Outcomes The role of the Voluntary Sector - Yvonne Rodgers, Director, Barnardo’s Cymru
Swansea Children Matter - Sarah Hooke
Outcomes Measurement Framework - Jackie James, DCELLS, Welsh Assembly Government
Finding the data you need - Glyn Jones, Head of Education and Lifelong Learning Statistics, Welsh Assembly Government
Demonstrating Success - Sioned Lewis and Hefin Thomas, Arad Consulting
The SOUL Record - Sarah Durke, the Research Centre, Norwich
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation - Steve Marshall, Head of Social Justice and Sustainability Statistics Unit
The Challenge of Doing Things Differently: Developing a new Tier 2 preventative service for children and young people - Alison Prowle & Kelly Butler, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Using new technology to assess and demonstrably improve the wellbeing of young people in a Welsh local authority - Neil Hopkins, Director, The Viewpoint Organisation