The second Best Start, Best Life: Educational Leaders Conference was held on Friday 28 March 2025 and brought together more than 1,500 early childhood Educational Leaders, experts and practitioners from across the state. The conference theme was 'Brain development and the criticality of the early years'.
Resources are now publicly available on the conference website, including:
- access to the online photo gallery
- a recording of Professor John Spencer who presented the latest evidence in neuroscience research, showing how the early years of development establish the basic structures of the brain
- a recording of Professor Deborah Phillips who presented on how teaching teams can positively impact children’s cognitive development
- a recording of Dr Karyn Carson and Kirsty Liljegren who co-delivered a workshop on intentional teaching and building language and literacy subject matter expertise.
Attendees were inspired by the world-renowned experts and local practitioners. If you were not able to make the conference in person, you can still benefit by watching the recorded sessions.
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For further information about the conference, including access to the recordings, refer to Best Start, Best Life: 2025 Educational Leaders Conference.
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