BookTrust Cymru Early Years Partner Conference 2022/2023
Reading Matters - Connecting Families Living in Poverty to the Transformative Power of Reading for Pleasure
Illustration by Fiona Lumbers
This year’s BookTrust Cymru Early Years Partner Conference brought together high-profile voices including children’s authors and illustrators, early years organisations and practitioners who support children and families.
Together, we explored why access to books and reading for pleasure is so important for all families, particularly those living in poverty.
The conference took place as a series of online webinars spread over 2 days. The webinars were in the format of a panel discussion and 2 practice sharing sessions, with contributions and insights from:
• Connor Allen, Children's Laureate Wales 2021 – 2023
• Diana Gerald, CEO BookTrust
• Katie Hadley, Little Lounge
• Susannah Hill, Aura Wales
• Paul Howard, Children's Writing Fellow NI 2021 - 2023
• Nick Sharratt, Children's Author and Illustrator, and BookTrust's Writer in Residence
• Nadia Shireen, Children's Author and Illustrator
• Emmajayne Skinner, Boomerang Cardiff
• Bethan Webber, CEO HomeStart Cymru
• BookTrust, the UK's largest children's reading charity
• Other contributors to be confirmed
Get informed and inspired by the transformative power of reading for pleasure.
Illustration by Fiona Lumbers
Webinar Information
Title: Reading Matters - Connecting Families Living in Poverty to the Transformative Power of Reading for Pleasure - Virtual Panel Discussion
Date: Monday 7th November 10am - 11:15am
Format: A mixture of presentations and facilitated discussions with contributions from all of our keynote speakers
Featuring: Connor Allen, Diana Gerald, Paul Howard, Nick Sharratt, Nadia Shireen, Bethan Webber
Facilitated by: BookTrust Cymru
Language: English
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Title: BookTrust shares updates on our latest pilots and Big Welsh Rhyme Time
Date: Tuesday 8th November 10am – 11am
Format: Webinar
Featuring: BookTrust and Partner Organisations
Language: English/ Welsh
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Title: Hyper Local Initiatives Supporting Communities in Wales
Date: Tuesday 8th November 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Format: Webinar
Featuring: Katie Hadley, Susannah Hill, Emmajayne Skinner
Language: English
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