A Man for all Reasons

European Conference - 2004

City Chambers, Edinburgh - 1 October 2004

This Conference celebrates the success across Europe in recruiting men to work in childcare and the establishment of a groundbreaking European Partnership. As well as discussing the roll out of Men in Childcare across Scotland and how this was achieved. The Conference will also focus on work with fathers and the many reasons to have men involved in the life of children. If you only have time for one conference this year make it this one.

Edinburgh, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, famed for its annual festival as well as its historic architecture and now firmly on the map as the home of one of Europe’s most forward thinking and innovative childcare recruitment projects.
The conference venue is the City Chambers situated in the High Street just 3 minutes from Edinburgh Castle, 5 minutes from Waverley Station and 20 minutes from Edinburgh Airport. There are numerous reasonably priced hotels near the conference venue, see www.meninchildcare.com for details.

Booking Form 2004

Read about the success of the European Conference 2003

e-mail: kenny@menichildcare.com

or telephone 0131 475 2333

Men in Childcare, Unit 11, Norton Park Business Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY

  Conference Programme
9.30 Registration and Coffee
10.00 Welcome - Roy Jobson, Director, Children & Families, City of Edinburgh Council
10.20 Against All Odds - Kenny Spence and Colin Chisholm, Men in Childcare
10.40 Daddy Day Care - Peter Moller Pederesen, Viborg Seminarium, Denmark
11.00 Refreshments available in the Foyer - Tea / Coffee
11.15 Movie of Choice workshops
12.15 Lunch  
1.15 Movie of Choice workshops
2.00 On the Waterfront - Jan Peeters, VBJK Flanders
2.20 Goodfellas - Lars Maanum and Anders Faarstad Norway
2.40 Top Gun - Peter Moss, Thomas Coram Institute, University of London
3.00 Question Time - Opportunity to Discuss with issues raised during the day
3.30 Closing Remarks  

 

Workshops

Movies of Choice (am)

 

Workshops

Movies of Choice (pm)

 

 
Thelma & Louise  Who Dares Wins 
Starring . . . Starring . . . 
Izzie McKay - Gilmerton Child & Family Centre Kenny Spence & Colin Chisholm - Men in Childcare
Winnie McIlhone - Craigmillar Child & Family Centre  
   
Big Daddy  A Beautiful Mind 
Starring . . .  Starring . . . 
Tom Carrol - Dads Club Gordon Plews - Stevenson College, Edinburgh
   
A Few Good Men Local Hero 
Starring . . . Starring . . . 
Bjorn Flissing - Gothenberg University Bjorn Winter - More Men in the Kindergarten, Germany