Explore how play, curiosity and creativity can drive depth and engagement across your school, and gain tools to design a joyful, inclusive and future-facing curriculum.
Time: Friday, 19 June 2026, 09:30 - 16:30
Location: Community Playthings, Dover, CT15 4FB
Agenda:
09:30 - Registration and breakfast
10:00 - Opening remarks: Barnabas Rimes, Community Playthings.
10:15 - Keynote address: Playoneering: Pioneering in Primary and Early Years for relevance, meaning and joy in an uncertain world. (Hayley Peacock)
10:45 - Workshops (choose A or B)
A. Dialogic domesticity: Progressing vocabulary and questioning in socio-dramatic play. (Emma Neal)
B. Making best use of outdoor spaces: Integrating outdoor learning with your curriculum. (Clare Devlin)
11:45 - Breakout sessions
– Community Playthings factory tour
– Build your own helicopter (out of wood)
– Network and coffee
12:30 - Lunch and networking
13:15 - Keynote address: Putting children at the heart of decision making. (Marcus Cooper)
13:45 - Workshops (choose A or B)
A. Agentic children and educators: the art of disruptive questioning to problemate children’s thinking, and motivation to learn more and well.
(Hayley Peacock)
B. Creating lasting cultural transformation in your school through outdoor learning and play. (Cath Prisk)
14:45 - Panel discussion: A strategic vision for school inclusion: Removing the barriers to learning in the classroom.
– Emma Weaver
– Matt Bawler
– Emma Pinnock
– Ruth Gately
– Mercy Huessy
15:45 - Wine reception
– Networking
– Final chance to make a helicopter or see the factory
16:30 - Carriages
Also available in the networking breaks to chat and make plans with:
The Education People, Head Teacher Update, OPAL, The Outdoor People
