Anyone with an hour free in Dundee today …come on down! In light of the recent education rammy between councils and Fiona Hyslop, we should have an interesting debate tonight.
CHILDREN 1ST
125th Anniversary Lecture
Thursday 3rd December 2009, 7pm
The D'Arcy Thomson Lecture Theatre, The Tower Building, Dundee University
CHILDREN 1ST invites you to attend our 125th anniversary lecture titled 'Killing with kindness' delivered by Lesley Riddoch, journalist and broadcaster.
Lesley Riddoch is one of Scotland's best known commentators and broadcasters. She has held many influential positions including assistant editor of The Scotsman and contributing editor of The Sunday Herald. She is perhaps best known for her broadcasting with programmes on Radio 4, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Scotland, for which she has won two Sony speech broadcaster awards.
Lesley will draw on her considerable research and experience, to suggest that the current absence of universal, affordable childcare from the age of 1 is helping to perpetuate class inequality and to create future generations of inarticulate children, destined for exclusion from employment and full participation in society.
Drawing on Scandinavian models Lesley will argue for a wholesale change of emphasis in funding and thinking to end the present situation where society attempts to "retrofit" soft skills onto teenagers (largely unsuccessfully) instead of fitting them properly first time round between the crucial learning ages 0-3. summary
Join us for what promises to be a challenging and thought-provoking event.
Tickets are £10 and include canapés and refreshments. Please note that this nominal fee is non-refundable.
Location: The D'Arcy Thomson Lecture Theatre, The Tower Building, Dundee University
Event date: Thursday 3 December 2009
Contact name: Belinda Robertson
Contact phone: 0131 446 2300
Contact email:
info@children1st.org.uk
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