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Keynote
Aida Cable, CEO of Thrive at Five
2026 David Whitebread Memorial Lecture
Mona Sakr, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Middlesex University, London
Workshops
Four sessions related to PEDAL’s work that aim to be interactive (with up to 3 co-hosts), and support a programme of learning in the early years. Including the following:
- Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health in Everyday Practice
Christine O’Farrelly (PEDAL), Ben Yeo (Parent Infant Foundation) & Eileen Perrins (Institute for Health Visiting) - Evidence-based Professional Learning in the Early Years
Sara Baker & Soizic le Courtois (PEDAL), Robert Fox & Sam Hamlet (Happy Bunnies Nursery, Shelford) and Sandra Mathers (Department of Education, University of Oxford)
Marketplace of ideas & posters
An opportunity for participants to network (over refreshments) and ask questions of representative organisations and researchers.
Lunch at Homerton Great Hall
A sit-down buffet of sandwiches, nibbles and a selection of desserts with hot & cold beverages.
