Speakers: Helen Chambers, Arts and Care Researcher and Trainer and Jenny Young, Arts Director at Blue Cabin
The day will enable space for conversations about the place of arts and cultural organisations and practitioners within social pedagogy, building on a variety of creative practice. Sharing practice and experiences will be at the heart of this day. We hope the event will be of value to social pedagogues and those in the arts and cultural sector.
There will also be a discussion towards the end of the day around the future of SPPA in Northern Ireland, facilitated by Prof Claire Cameron. If you’re interested to attend only this part of the day, please email sppa@ucl.ac.uk to register for free.
Date
05/09/2017
Time
09:30 - 17:00
Location
Play Resource
North City Business Centre
2 Duncairn Gardens
Belfast BT15 2GG
Pricing
Special introductory rates:
Non-SPPA member - £35
SPPA members - £25
Students and non-wage earners - £15
SPPA in NI discussion only - free; email sppa@ucl.ac.uk
Helen Chambers has an MSc in Health Promotion and worked in a variety of roles developing and managing national programmes to promote the health and well-being of looked after children. Latterly much of Helen’s has work focused on arts and culture in the lives of children and young people, especially those in care. Whilst working for National Children’s Bureau, Helen linked extensively with Institute of Education to investigate how arts and creative practice can enrich the lives of children and carers within social pedagogic practice. With Professor Pat Petrie she developed “The artist pedagogue learning framework”, working with artists, care staff and children. Helen’s publications and training materials include “Healthy Care” publications, “People with Passion: embedding creativity in the lives of looked after children”, and co-author of “Richer Lives: creative activities in the education and practice of Danish social pedagogues”. She is passionate about the value of the arts and culture in everyday life, and for the contribution of social pedagogic care practice to enable this through partnership working and training of arts and care staff. 
g with looked after children, the adults in the lives, and the public and private sectors that act as their 'corporate parents'. Achievements include working with National Children’s Bureau (NCB) to design and deliver nine projects nationally between local authorities and cultural organisations to support primary aged looked after children to sing every day; devising and implementing a strategy for Sage Gateshead to improve their provision for looked after children; successfully applying to Arts Council England, to deliver Head, Heart, Hands Darlington – a project taking place in Darlington to develop long term sustainable creative activities for looked after children; and being the founding director of Blue Cabin CiC. Jenny is currently a fellow on the Lloyds School of Social Entrepreneurs Start Up Programme.