Register now to attend the free conference and hear from local and international experts.

The second Best Start, Best Life: Educational Leaders Conference will take place on Friday 28 March 2025 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The conference theme is ‘Brain development and the criticality of the early years’. Participants will hear from local and international experts about practical, evidence-based approaches to improve early childhood education. It is also an opportunity to network and connect with other educational leaders.

All educational leaders working in a Victorian-funded kindergarten are invited to attend either in person or online.

About the conference

The full-day conference will include keynote presentations from 2 international experts:

Professor John Spencer, Professor of Psychology, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Professor Spencer’s research focuses on infant brain health, executive functioning, working memory, attention and inhibitory control.

Professor Deborah Phillips, Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University and Co-Director, Centre for Research on Children, United States of America. Professor Phillip’s research focuses on the developmental effects of early childhood programs for children, including those with additional needs.

The Australian Council of Education Research will also deliver 2 workshops on the day to provide an early showcase of the intentional teaching professional learning program that will be released in mid-2025.

The workshops will focus on:

  • intentional teaching
  • improving teacher-child interactions
  • building subject matter knowledge in
  • language and literacy
  • using learning progressions.

Event details

Date: Friday 28 March 2025

Time: 9am to 5pm

Platform: in-person and online

Venue (in person): Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Cost: Free.

Register your details to attend the conference.

Registrations close at 6 pm Sunday 9 March 2025.

Find out more information about the conference.

For further enquiries:

educationalleadersconference@eventfrog.com.au

Event details

Date:
28 March 2025
Time:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Venue

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre MCEC
1 Convention Centre Place, Level 1 South Wharf
Melbourne, VIC 3006 Australia
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