Tuesday 15^th September 2015
11.30 – 13.00

1.04

Early Childhood
Session Type: Symposia

Discussant: Georgeson, Jan – University of Plymouth

0416 – De-professionalising or re-professionalising the Early Childhood Workforce in England?
Wood, Elizabeth – University of Sheffield; Basford, Jo – Manchester Metropolitan University; Traunter, Joanne – University of Hull; Payler, Jane – University of Winchester; Georgeson, Jan – University of Plymouth

Tuesday 15^th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

2.04

Early Childhood
Session Type: Individual Papers

International perspectives on policy in ECE
Chair: Wood, Elizabeth – University of Sheffield

0286 – Exploring the evidence-base for Biritish early education policy
Lloyd, Eva – University of East London

0569 – The implications of the ‘Children and Families Act 2014’ for Early Years Provision and professionals. A case study research
Scollan, Angela – Middlesex University; Farini, Federico – Middlesex University

0415 – Competent systems in Early Childhood Development, Education and Care. Perspectives from Europe and Colombia
Urban, Mathias – University of Roehampton

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

3.04

Early Childhood
Session Type: Innovation Session

0408 – Visual methods, objects and material culture in early childhood
Wood, Elizabeth – University of Sheffield; Nutbrown, Cathy – University of Sheffield; Levy, Rachael – University of Sheffield; Page, Jools – University of Sheffield; Yamada-Rice, Dylan – University of Sheffield; Procter, Lisa – University of Sheffield

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
13.30 – 15.00

4.05

Early Childhood
Session Type: Symposia

Convenor: Miller, Sarah – Queen’s University Belfast
Discussant: McConnell, Barbara – Stranmillis University College

0609 – Locating interventions in the early years: exploring the role of home, school and early years settings in improving child and parent outcomes
McGuinness, Carol – Queen’s University Belfast; Dunne, Laura – Queen’s University Belfast; Miller, Sarah – Queen’s University Belfast

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

5.06

Perspectives on learners, learning and identities
Chair: Wood, Elizabeth – University of Sheffield

*0101 – Factors that motivate mothers of children aged 0-3years to attend universal parenting classes
Simmons, Helen – University of Derby

*0139 – Early Years Teacher: a Posthuman identity
Fairchild, Nikki – University of Chichester

Thursday 17^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

6.05

Early Childhood
Session Type: Individual Papers

Perspectives on learning and teaching in different contexts
Chair: Anderson, Babs – Liverpool Hope University

0279 – Look what we made! How young children develop collaboration
Anderson, Babs – Liverpool Hope University

0412 – The Impact of Change Processes in Teaching and Learning in Brunei Government Preschools: A Case Study
Zakir, Nordiana – University of Sheffield, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

*0098 – Early Years Teachers working in Higher Education and their perceptions of child poverty in the UK
Lyndon, Sandra – University of Chichester

Thursday 17^th September 2015
14.30 – 16.00

8.02

Early Childhood
Session Type: Individual Papers

Language, communication and multi-modality
Chair: Lake, Gillian – University of Oxford

0541 – Challenges, opportunities, risks and hopes. Making the voice of non-English speaking children stronger in Early Years provision
Farini, Federico – Middlesex University; Allen, Shirley – Middlesex University; Scollan, Angela – Middlesex University; Townsley, Brooke – Middlesex University

*0277 – Let’s Talk! An intervention supporting children’s vocabulary and narrative development through sustained planned pretend play and group shared storybook reading in the early years
Lake, Gillian – University of Oxford

*0310 – Approaches to the teaching and learning of English as an additional language in early years settings
Withey, Linda – University of Bolton