Mine Conkbayir, Doctor of Philosophy, specialises in neuroscience. An award-winning author, lecturer, trainer and researcher, she has worked in early childhood education and care, for over twenty years. Mine is passionate about bridging the knowledge gap between neuroscience and Early Years.
ABOUT
ABOUT MINE CONKBAYIR
Dr Mine Conkbayir is a lecturer, award-winning author and trainer. She has worked in the field of early childhood education and care for over 17 years. Mine is the winner of the Nursery Management Today (NMT) Top 5 Most Inspirational People in Childcare Award.
TRAINING
TRAINING
Dr Mine Conkbayir is one of the country’s most widely respected trainers in Early Years education.
Her unique approach, presenting concepts of Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation based on years of research into the neuroscience of the developing brain, has proven revelatory in settings across the UK.
There are two main routes to accessing Dr Conkbayir’s award-winning training services; her bespoke training consultancy service or her self-directed online learning programmes.
PEDAGOGY
PEDAGOGY
Dr Mine Conkbayir has been and remains utterly committed to spreading the word about the importance of neuroscience in child development.
This Commitment to her pedagogy is manifested in a number ways; she is a successful published author, a PhD researcher, a sought-after speaker at conferences and events, and she runs regular online webinars focussed on Self-regulation and other scientifically informed approaches to Early Years provision.
This online twilight event provided expert insight into self-regulation (SR) in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), one year on from its introduction.
Brought to you by award-winning author, trainer and researcher, Dr Mine Conkbayir, this expert-led event took us on the journey to achieving trauma-informed practice (TIP) and featured an unrivalled line-up of speakers, including the inspiring Lemn Sissay!
CONSULTANCY
Mine wants to help Early Years practitioners to do their best by every child in their care. This means working closely with a range of teams, to support and enable them to feel motivated, happy and equipped to deal with the challenges they face in their practice. Her qualifications and breadth of experience as an Early Years practitioner, lecturer, researcher and award-winning author ensure that she helps all teams to continue improving their provision – and outcomes for all children and their families.
SPEAKER
Mine is a popular choice when it comes to delivering key note speeches and CPD. She is a regular at all the major early years events, including the Nursery World Show, Childcare Expo, the London Early Years Foundation and Funzing – Mine’s talks frequently sell-out for this event and are always very well received by the audience.
AUTHOR
Mine is the author of Early Childhood Theories and Contemporary Issues and Early Childhood and Neuroscience: Theory, Research and Implications for Practice. The latter achieved the High Commendation award in the Best Professional Book category of the Nursery World Awards 2017. Both books are receiving positive feedback from professionals within the sector and in the wider community.
