Identity Matters – Conference Agenda

With the SCiP Alliance Annual Conference 2023 on 29th November fast approaching, we are delighted to announce our agenda for the day and the confirmed speakers. 

Connecting professionals with evidence and with each other to support Service children’s journeys to thriving lives. Through our own practice, through research evidence, through the words of Service children themselves, we know that identity is not only about present perceptions, but also foundations built from the past and possibilities for the future. This year, the SCiP Alliance Annual Conference will gather practitioners, researchers, policymakers and funders to focus our collective attention, expertise and effort on the question of Service child identity, on Service children’s identities. Together, we will explore why identity matters, broaden our understanding of the diverse expressions of what it means to be a Service child, and how, by considering identity matters in our work, we can help Service children to thrive.

09.00 - Conference registration, refreshments, networking and exhibition
 

09.30 - Why Identity Matters: Distinctive, Diverse and Dynamic

Philip Dent, Director, Service Children's Progression Alliance
 

10.00 - Choice of workshops - Session 1

11.00 - Break: Refreshments, networking and exhibition

11.30 - In conversation with Armed Forces children and young people

12.00 - Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families

12.30 - Lunch: Networking and exhibition
 

13.15 - Choice of workshops - Session 2

14.15 - Refreshments 
 

14.30 - Panel discussion

15.30 - Closing comments

15.40 - Conference evaluation, networking and exhibition

16.00 - Have a safe journey home