Programme

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Friday 16 September: ECC Conference Plenary Programme

TIME	SESSIONS
7:30am	Registrations - desk opens Trade Exhibition opens
8:45am	Opening, housekeeping information Mihi Whakatau
9:30am	*ECC’s vision for growth* Simon Laube - ECC Chief Executive
10:20am	Address from ECC’s Conference Premium Sponsor Richard North, Chief Commercial Officer, Discover by Xplor
10:30am	MORNING TEA
11:00am	Hon Chris Hipkins - Minister of Education
11:45am	Tupe Solomon-Tanoa’I - winner of the diversity category in the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards
12:30pm	LUNCH
1:30pm	Panel Discussion: Teacher Supply Panellists: Simon Mandal-Johnson (Ministry of Education), Dolly Seow-Ganesan (NZQA), Paul Miller (Immigration NZ), Sue Kurtovich (Early Childhood Council), Stephanie Mills (NZEI), Catherine Bell (Te Rito Maioha), Jenna-Lee Pfiefer (ECE teacher currently in training) and Anna Ryder (ECE centre owner/manager)
2:45pm	Toni and Robin Christie – Respectful people, places and things The New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whāriki, refers to “people, places and things” as the learning context for young children. This keynote will inspire participants to examine closer their own ideas about respectful ways of being, aesthetic and functional environments, and resources appropriate for living, loving and learning in early childhood.
3:30pm	AFTERNOON TEA
4:00pm	Kathryn Berkett - What is neurodiversity We hear this word more and more, and it can be frightening at times, wondering how we do our best for those we may not fully understand. In this session we will unpack, in a neurophysiological way, what neurodiversity is. We will talk about how to understand, support and extend those who are being identified as neurodiverse? Knowledge will help our confidence and help us work in a more biologically responsive way with our tamariki.
5:00pm	ECC AGM - members only
7.30pm till late	*GALA DINNER EVENT*

Saturday 17 September: ECC Conference Workshop Programme

	WORKSHOPS - CHOOSE FROM FIVE STREAMS:
TIME	Curriculum	Running the business	Agencies, Standards and Regulators	Innovation	Teams and leadership
8:30am	Continuity of Care	Facebook for Business	How ERO reviews the NELP	Duties and responsibilities of ECE employers under the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015	Personality profiling as a team and management tool
8:30am	Ali Porteous and Lauren Ryan, Childspace	Jodine McIntyre, Social Smarty	Sandra Collins, ERO	Nicholas Matzopoulos, Safety ‘n Action Ltd	David Trim, David Trim Associates
10:00am	MORNING TEA
10:30am	Supporting children who have experienced trauma	Recent regulatory changes you should know about	Championing Emotional Competence/He Māpuna te Tamaiti	Reducing workload and utilising the tools at hand	What is neurodiversity?
10:30am	Melody Stuckey, ECE management	Sue Kurtovich and Katina Beauchamp, ECC	Gwen Davitt, Te Rito Maioha	Emma Black, SafetyNest Ltd	Kathryn Berkett, ENGAGE Training
12:00pm	LUNCH

1:00pm	Introduction to Te Ahu o te reo Māori and Mā te Ahu ka Rea	Supporting your board to be the best they can be	Professional Growth Cycle – Professional Growth that makes a difference	Wellbeing and self-care for adults in early childhood education	Providing the right conditions for your team to succeed: a supportive workplace culture
1:00pm	Jarred Boon and Rawinia Paringatai, Tupu Ora Education and Development Ltd	Megan Thorn, Exult	Jayne Franklin and Simon Cottle, Teaching Council	Frances Van Dillon, Onward Consultants	Dr Christina Egan Marnell
2:30pm	AFTERNOON TEA
3:00pm	Rituals	Financial Management for ECE centres	Ministry of Education licensing of early learning centres – a national update with local perspectives	Marketing	Strength, courage & wisdom: a values-based approach to leadership
3:00pm	Becky Gray and Josh Allen, Childspace	Lonnie Parker, ECC Treasurer Mark Salmon, ECC Preferred Supplier, Rubiix Accountants Sue Kurtovich, ECE Management Consultant and advisor to the ECC Caro Rieger, Black Door Law	Dr Jane Ewens, Elspeth Maxwell, Cherreen Exeter and Helen Keats, Ministry of Education	Kathryn McGarvey, The Meaningful Marketing Company	Toni Christie, Childspace
4:30pm	*CONFERENCE RECONVENES - FINAL PLENARY WRAP-UP* Introduction of new ECC Executive Announcement of 2023 ECC Conference Major prize draw

Ends – 5.30pm on Saturday 17 September

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