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Parent Champions Conference and Awards 2025
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 13 May, 10am-2pm and Wednesday 14 May, 10am-12pm.
Day 1: Tuesday 13 May
10.00am | Welcome from Coram Family and Childcare
10.10am | Keynote: Julian Grenier CBE, Education Endowment Foundation
10.35am | Early Education Entitlements update, Department for Education
11.00am | Break
11.15am | Best practice in volunteer recruitment, Victoria Dickinson, NCVO
This interactive session will address common volunteer recruitment challenges and equip you with tools and ideas to support your Parent Champions recruitment process.
12.15pm | Lunch break
12.45pm | The importance of parent participation and the role of Parent Champions, Parent Champions Wandsworth
1.30pm | Making the most of your Parent Champions scheme, Parent Champions Islington
2.15pm | Close
Day 2: Wednesday 14 May
10.00am | Parent Champions workshop: A review of the year and looking forwards, Ellie Grace, Programmes and Development Manager, Coram Family and Childcare
10.30am | Hear from Scheme of the Year 2024: Parent Champions Norfolk, Parent Champions Norfolk
11.00am | Break
11.15am | Parent Champions Awards 2025, Hosted by Carol Homden, CEO, Coram
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 are now open!
The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Monday 28 April.
Winners will be announced on the second day of the Parent Champions conference on Wednesday 14 May.
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Parent Champions conference and awards 2021
Held each year to celebrate the achievements of Parent Champions and gives attendees an opportunity to learn from other Parent Champions schemes.
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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.
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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.
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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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