• How can we build a system that meets the needs of every child?
• How are health and education combining to ensure that schools and children are at the heart of prevention and early intervention?
• The importance of targeted support through dedicated provision, in the context of expanding MHSTs.
• How policies and practices are put in place to shape a whole school approach.
• How education leaders are embracing the VCSE sector and utilising what is already out there to give pupil’s opportunities to thrive.

Session 1 speakers

• Panel Chair: David Weaver, Conference Chair
• Catherine Roche - Chief Executive, Place2Be
• Joe Lane - Deputy Director of Research, Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England
• Lyndsay Harris - Director of Pastoral & Inclusion at Ark Schools
• Fiona Fearon - Head of Policy and Research, National Governance Association (NGA)

• Exploring the pre-launch findings from Pro Bono Economics’ research on the relationship between improved mental health in childhood, with later life outcomes (GCSE attainment) - and the cost benefit of these.
• Can investing in early mental health, particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, prevent the widening of inequalities in adulthood?
• What do we know about the relationship between child and parental mental health; and the cost implications to society?
• What are some of the socio-economic benefits of investment in early intervention?

Session 2 speakers:

• Panel Chair: Dr Mark Ungless - Director of Data Science, AI and Research, Mental Health Innovations
• Rachel Gomez - Senior Economist, PBE (Pro Bono Economics
• Dr Mark Ungless - Director of Data Science, AI and Research, Mental Health Innovations
• Akal Bains - Research Director, Global Future Foundation
• Elizabeth Hampson - Health and Life Sciences Partner at Deloitte and Leader of the Deloitte Health Equity Institute, Europe 
• David Huntingford - Headteacher, William Ford C of E Junior School, East London

The session will bring together Place2Be practitioners, school and sector leaders to consider the link between safety, wellbeing, belonging and educational outcomes:  

• What can you tell us about the underlying intersection between mental health, behaviour and conduct -particularly for young boys.
• What can happen when the right support is not in place – or is not provided early enough?
• How this affects a child’s experience in school, work and their life outcomes?
• How – to truly focus on prevention – should we reach most vulnerable young people (incl. SEND / ACEs / Poverty) earlier with effective interventions?
• What do these interventions look like e.g. Parenting programmes; effective mental health support, teacher training and youth services? 
• The benefits of doing this, on an individual, community and national scale.

Session 3 speakers:

• Panel Chair: James Emmett - Place2Be Regional Clinical Lead for The North
• Pia Sinha - Chief Executive, Prison Reform Trust
• Ben Hurst - Director of Facilitation, Beyond Equality
• Gemma Woods - Deputy Headteacher, Portway Primary
• Nadirah Khan - Assistant Headteacher and DDSL, Stratford School Academy

The session will share insights from colleagues in Wandsworth who are creating an approach to children’s mental health that embraces collaboration. Experts will discuss:

• How commissioners have seen the benefits of working with education and voluntary sector experts.
• The practical implementation of collaboration, and how partners have achieved this.
• The impact on the community of young people, families, education and health.
• How combined resources have transformed delivery.
• Learnings from the programme.

Session 4 speakers:

• Panel Chair: Jacqueline Vaughan - Regional Director for London and West, Place2Be
• Pasquale Brammer - Associate Director for Commissioning and Transformation, Wandsworth Children’s Services
• Angelica McMillan - Strategic Relationship Manager, Place2Be