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Parent Champions Conference and Awards 2024
The Parent Champions Conference and Awards gives attendees an opportunity to learn more from the experiences of local Parent Champions schemes and is free to attend for all National Network members.
This year's event will take place online over two days on Tuesday 14 May and Wednesday 15 May.
10.00am - Introduction from Coram Family and Childcare
10.05am - How to design great local services: What role can parents play?
10.35am - Self-care and mindfulness for parents
11.00am - Break
11.15am - Workshop session 1
12.00pm - Lunch
12.45pm - Workshop session 2
1.00om - End of Day 1
10.00am - Parent Champions: A review of the year and looking forwards
10.30am - Hear from Scheme of the Year: Parent Champions Lambeth
11.00am - Break
11.15am - Parent Champions Awards
11.45am - Thank you and close
Award categories
Nominating a volunteer, scheme or coordinator for an award is a brilliant way to celebrate success over the past year. The awards categories for this year are:
For schemes:
Parent Champions Scheme of the Year
For coordinators:
Parent Champions Coordinator of the Year
For volunteers:
The Biggest Impact Award
The Personal Development Award
Best Newcomer
Nominations will now open! The deadline for awards nominations is Monday 29 April. Winners will be announced on the second day of the Parent Champions conference on Wednesday 15 May.
More Parent Champions conference and awards
Parent Champions Conference 2023
After another busy year for our Parent Champions network, we came together to reflect, connect and look ahead to the future.
Parent Champions Conference 2020
We were delighted to welcome our wonderful parent volunteers to this year's conference, held in the QEII Centre at Coram Campus
Parent Champions conference and awards 2017
We were delighted to welcome Caroline Dinenage MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years.
Parent Champions conference and awards 2019
We were delighted to welcome Sarah Lewis, Director of System Leadership and Strategy (Early Years and Schools) from the Department for Education.
Parent Champions conference and awards 2018
500 children took up free childcare in 2017 thanks to the help of a Parent Champion. We celebrated hard work of our volunteers.
Parent Champions conference and awards 2017
We were delighted to welcome Caroline Dinenage MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years.
Parent Champions conference and awards 2016
We were delighted to welcome the Parent Champions National Network and Dr Helen Stephenson, Director of Early Years at the Department for Education.
Parent Champions conference and awards 2015
We were delighted to welcome Liverpool MP Louise Ellman who presented the first ever Parent Champions awards.
Parent Champions conference 2014
We were delighted to welcome Ruth Shinoda, Deputy Director for Early Years Funding, Department for Education.
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