Mine is passionate about meaningfully bridging the knowledge gap between neuroscience and early years discourse and practice, believing that many inhibitors exist which prevent early years practitioners from being encouraged to grapple with and utilise reliable findings from neuroscience to inform their policies and provision.

Following on from the success of her first, sell-out conference, this conference will showcase new insights from the neurosciences which appear to provide the foundation for mental health and wellbeing. Presenters including Dr Janet Rose and Richard Churches will highlight important neurobiological and neurophysiological research which is enriching our understanding of human relationships and behaviour, as well as exploring the potential of innovative approaches to advance the translation of laboratory evidence into classroom practice, to help bridge this ‘democratic deficit’ in education research, as Richard Churches brings to our attention.

This will be an interactive conference, with opportunities for reflection and dialogue between presenters and delegates throughout the day, with group discussions following each of the keynote lectures.