Conferences & Keynotes
We speak at EY events across the UK, hosted by universities, professional bodies, local authorities, schools and PVI groups. We also host the BECERA and EECERA Conferences.
Keynote Talks
Prof. Chris Pascal and Prof. Tony Bertram are both available to speak at conferences and other early years events. Enquire about their availability here.
BECERA Conference
In 2010 CREC launched and hosted the first British Early Childhood Education Research Association (BECERA) Conference and it has been held annually ever since.
Save the date: BECERA 2025 will be held on 17th February in Birmingham.
Previous Conference Contributions
24th January 2025 - Cardiff’s Early Years Conference - keynote address by Prof. Chris Pascal and Sally Cave (Froebel Partnership)
16th January 2025 - Froebel Trust Webinar: Unity in diversity with Prof. Tina Bruce, Dr Stella Louis and Prof. Chris Pascal - watch the webinar recording
2024
17th October 2024 - Stronger Practice Hubs Conference London
5th October 2024 - Bristol and Batch Early Childhood Organisation (ECHO) and Early Education event: “Educators as Researchers for Educational Change”
3rd May 2024 - The Froebel Partnership’ first biennial conference at Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre
27th April 2024 - Bristol and Batch Early Childhood Organisation (ECHO) and Early Education event: ‘Researchful Practice’: Educators as Researchers for Educational Change
2023
14 November 2023 - Westminster Education Forum policy conference: Next steps for childcare and early years education in England
8th July 2023 - Voice of Early Childhood Conference, Nottingham Trent University
5th July 2023 - Rhythms of Learning and Living- CSPACE Annual conference hosted by Birmingham City University.
28th March 2023 - Centenary conversation: Practice-based research and European traditions of early childhood education, Birmingham
28th February 2023 - Westminster Insight Early Years Inspections Digital Conference, Online
27th February 2023 - Arts Connect Moonbeams, Birmingham
21st February 2023 -, BECERA Conference: Evidencing Practice: Re-Focusing on Children’s Flourishing, Fulfilment and Wellbeing. Birmingham
2022
23rd-26th August 2022 - 30th EECERA Conference ‘Cultures of play: Actors, Affordances and Arenas’, Glasgow
22nd and 23rd February 2022 -, BECERA Conference: Early Childhood Education and Ecological Sustainability. Online
2021
1st-17th September 2021- EECERA Online Festival: Early Years: Making it Count
16th and 17th February 2021-, BECERA Conference: Unity and Plurality: Explorations of Pedagogy and Curricula in Early Childhood. Online
2020
27th-28th October EECERA International Narratives about COVID – 19 and Early Childhood, Online.
18th February 2020-, BECERA Conference: Home Learning Cultures, Birmingham
2019
20th- 23rd August 2019, EECERA Conference: Early Years: Making it Count, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
19th February 2019, BECERA Conference: Learning Beyond The Classroom, Birmingham
2018
28th- 31st August- EECERA Conference: Early Childhood Education, Families and Communities, Budapest, Hungary
20th February 2018, BECERA Conference: Creativity & Critical Thinking in the Early Years, Birmingham
8th February 2018, ECSDN Event: International Early Learning and Child Well-Being Study (IELS), London
2017
7th December 2017, China Education is GREAT — Early Years Campaign 2017: China-UK Early Years Development Forum
November 2017, 50 Years of Preschool Education in Estonia: Tradition, Innovation and Teaching Approach in ECE
10th October 2017, 4th Nursery World Business Summit: Priorities and Prospects
September 2017, Birmingham Nursery Schools Teaching Schools Alliance (BNSTSA) Early Years Conference
5th June 2017, Moonbeams Conference on Arts and Creativity in EY: How to Catch a Moonbeam and Pin it Down
2016
3rd October 2016, Leicestershire Pupil Premium Conference