About this Event
Characterised by interaction and reciprocity, difference and diversity, such communities of belonging take many forms and create connections. This inspiring conference will offer opportunities to envision such connections and explore evidence-informed ways to nurture these, thus enabling the pleasure of reading to be shared. Norfolk Children's Book Centre will enrich the day. Workshops, led by the OU RfP team and talented educators, will offer engaging ways forward.
Conference Agenda:
09.30 – 10.00: Registration and coffee
10.00 – 10.40: Research keynote: Connecting families and communities for reading engagement with Rachel Levy (UCL) and Anna Harrison (Roehampton)
10:40 – 11:00: Harper Collins, OU and UKLA Reading for Pleasure Awards
11.00 – 11.30: Coffee
11.30 – 12.30: Workshop Sessions
12:30 – 12.45: Reading Communities in Action: OURfP team and Rachel Saunders
12.45 – 13.10: Author Keynote: Mel Taylor-Bessent
13.10 - 13.55: Lunch and bookshops
13.55 – 14.55: Workshop Sessions
15:00 – 15.40: Author Keynote (TBA)
15.40 – 16.00: Closing Book Blether
Event venue & nearby stays
Hub Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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