How safe are our children? Conference 2015 17 18 June Day 1 Wednesday 17 June 9.00 Delegate registration, refreshments and exhibits 9.15 Opening conference video 9.20 Welcome to the conference 09:35 Plenary session: Launch of NSPCC How safe are our children? report 2015 Lisa Harker, Director of Strategy, Policy and Evidence, NSPCC 10.00 Plenary panel debate: Generation Z the reality young people are facing Professor Tanya Byron, Psychologist and Writer (Chair) Sue Minto Head of ChildLine 10:45 Keynote speech on the government s perspective, and question and answer session Edward Timpson MP, Minister of State for Children and Families 11.00 Keynote speech on the government s perspective, and question and answer session Karen Bradley MP, Minister for Preventing Abuse and Exploitation 11:30 Tea, coffee and breakout sessions Innovation Labs (11:55 12:55) - What does a safer community look like? Session 1a: Can we move from a referral led to an intelligence led approach to protecting children at risk of abuse or neglect? Detective Superintendent Richard Cooper, Gloucestershire Police Matt Cox, Head of Public Protection & Health, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Sonja Jutte, Senior Analyst & Lead Author of NSPCC How safe are our children? Report Session 1b: What will it take to shift the early intervention rhetoric into reality? Carey Oppenheim, Chief Executive, Early Intervention Foundation
Merle Davis, Director, Blackpool Centre for Early Child Development Kate Billingham CBE, Director, Family Nurse Partnership Laura McFarlane, Lambeth Early Action Partnership Project Director Session 1c: How do we prevent abuse and neglect in families with complex needs? Professor Julie Taylor, NSPCC/University of Edinburgh Nikki Bradley MBE, Troubled Families Coordinator, Tower Hamlets Council Session 1d: Demystifying innovation: where it is happening in practice? Kate Stanley, Head of strategy, NSPCC Martin Orton, CEO and Founder, Bold Creative Agency Luke Newbold, Creative Director, Bold Creative Agency Connor Ball, Young person from the Blackpool Headstart Programme Sue Williams, Director of Family Safeguarding, Hertfordshire County Council 12:55 Lunch 14:00 Plenary panel debate: How do we unite to put prevention into practice? Peter Watt, National Services Director, NSPCC (Chair) Alison O Sullivan, president, Association of Directors of Children s Services Simon Bailey, Chief Constable Norfolk Police and National Child protection Lead Anne Longfield, Children s Commissioner for England 15:00 Breakout session Innovation Labs (15:00 16:00) - How do we respond to key child protection issues? Session 2a: What is the best way to respond to neglect? Dr Ruth Gardner, Advisor, Neglect, NSPCC Dr Angela Underdown, Baby Steps Dr Hilary Kennedy, Video Interaction Guidance Session 2b: Child Sexual Exploitation: what have we learned and where do we need to go from here? Carlene Firmin, MBE, Head of the MsUnderstood Partnership, Misunderstood Jim Leivers, Director of Children Services, Oxfordshire County Council Session 2c: How do we respond and keep up with the ever-changing world of online safety? Claire Lilley, Head of Child Safety Online, NSPCC John Elliot, Head of Payment System Security at Visa Europe Francis Dauncey, Enterprise Technologist, Dell John-Orr Hanna, PA Consulting
David Hancock, Partnership Analyst, Camden Local Authority Paul Sanford, Detective Chief Superintendent, Child Protection and Abuse Investigation Working Group Session 2d: What are the new approaches to tackling domestic abuse? Gwynne Rayns, Development Manager, NSPCC Dr Anita Schrader, Research Fellow, Warwick University Steve Walker, Deputy Director Safeguarding, Specialist and Targeted Services, Leeds City Council 16:15 Keynote speech: Samantha Morton, Actor and director 16:45 Evening reception 17.00 Speech Mark Wood, Chairman of the Trustees, NSPCC
Day 2 Thursday 18 June 9.00 Delegate registration, refreshments and exhibits 9.25 Welcome to conference 9:30 Opening video from All Rise Simone Benhayon, Co-founder of All Rise 9.45 Speech: The challenges and opportunities of child safety online John Carr OBE, Chair of Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety 10:15 Speech: The changes needed to the child protection system Louise Casey, Director General, Troubled Families Programme 10:45 Tea, coffee and exhibits 11:00 Plenary panel debate: How do we prevent abuse through schools? Ann Mroz, Editor, TES (Chair) Debbie Jones, Former National Director of Social Care and Regional Director at Ofsted Lynne Heath, Headteacher, Manchester Communication Academy Dr Aisling McElearney, Education Advisor, NSPCC Northern Ireland 12:00 Breakout sessions Innovation Labs (12:00-13:00) How do we showcase best practice? Session 3a: Social work reforms: essential ingredients in a recipe for success Sherry Malik, Director of Children s Services, NSPCC (Chair) Angela Adams, Social Worker of the year Josh McAlister, Chief Executive of Frontline Session 3b: Children and young people s mental health: are we doing enough? Sarah Brennan, Chief Executive, Young Minds Dr Eileen Vizard, CBE, Consultant of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Institute of Child Health Stephen Scott CBE, Professor of Child Health and Behaviour, Kings College London Session 3c: Access to justice for young witnesses: does reality match the commitment?
Phil Ashford, Sexual Exploitation Service Manager, Sheffield Futures Julie Hamnett, Letting the Future in Team Manager, NSPCC Justine Skeats, Sheffield Service Manager, NSPCC Session 3d: Young people led session: What makes a good service? 13:00 Lunch and exhibits 14:00 Dame Esther Rantzen in conversation with Sarah Brennan, chief executive, Young Minds 14:30 Plenary panel debate: How can we respond when the whole system fails? Peter Watt, National Services Director, NSPCC (Chair) Nazir Afzal, Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for the north west of England Annie Hudson, Chief Executive, The College of Social Work Martin Barrow, Media Adviser 15:30 Plenary panel debate: The hope and promise of early intervention Lisa Harker, Director of Strategy, Policy and Evidence, NSPCC (Chair) Julian Corner, Chief Executive, Lankelly Chase Foundation Bill Alexander, Director of Care and Learning, Highland Council Kit Malthouse MP North West Hampshire Dez Holmes, Director, Research and Practice 16:30 Closing remarks 16:45 Close