Every Child Matters - Every Dad Matters
Including Fathers – improving Outcomes: Evidence, Policy and Practice

Thanks to all who attended the conference. More information about the conference, including video of the main speakers will be available here soon.

Click here [0]to download the presentation by David Van der Velde of Children North East Fathers Plus. (note that the file is in PDF format and may take a few seconds to download).

Click here [0] to view the presentation from Naomi Eisenstadt, Senior Advisor to the DfES.

Click here [0] to view the speech by Roger Olley, Assistant Director (Father Work) at Children North East.

Click here [0] to view the opening speech by Tom Adams, Director of Children North East.

Click here [0] to view the presentation from Carol Potter of Durham University on the evaluation of Dads Work in County Durham.

Click here [0] to view the presentation from Edith Wood, Parenting Coordinator, North Tyneside Council on Involving Men in Early Years and Parenting Programmes.

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Keynote Speakers include

Rt Hon. Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families. NB: Naomi Eisenstadt spoke in place of Beverley Hughes who was called away on urgent Ministerial business.
Catherine Fitt, Executive Director of Children's Services, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Sue Stirling, Director, IPPR North

For full details click to download the flyer [0] .

Policy, Research and Practice Development 9am – 2.15pm

Policy-makers, researchers and senior managers from all the disciplines, policy areas and agencies in the field of Children’s Services are invited to take part in this half day conference. A number of prominent speakers will be reviewing recent and future developments in policy and practice to improve outcomes for children by including fathers and male carers in service provision.

Practitioners Network and Workshops 2.15pm – 4.30pm

Senior staff are invited to join practitioners from early years, health, education and maternity services in a North East Father Work forum event. The network meets bi-monthly at venues around the region to enable practitioners from a variety of disciplines to exchange knowledge and share best practice.
The afternoon event is themed ‘Linking Policy and Practice’ and will provide an opportunity for senior managers, practitioners and policy makers to learn about real life examples of the link between policy and emerging good practice in three workshops.

Workshop Details

Click on the link to the workshops below to add or respond to a comment for disucssion.
ECM: Indicators and outcomes for working with fathers and men [0] - Roger Olley [0] and Heather Harkin.
Involving men in early years and parenting programmes [0] with Mark Collins [0], Edith Wood [0] and Charles Thompson.
Involving men in family learning, schools and beyond [0] with Charlotte Dack, Diane Mahood and Wendy Minhinnett.