Devon Virtual School Conference programme 2026

Conference programme

08:45  Refreshments and registration

09:15  Welcome and introduction - Emma Phillips, Head of the Virtual School

09:30  Through the kids eyes - Nick Barwick, CEO Insight Wellbeing Services LTD

A journey through foster care and education that delivers a raw and informative story on survival, legacy, and achievement. Every child is one caring and trusted adult away from being a success.

11:00  Refreshments, networking and exhibition

11:30  Workshop session 1

    • “I’ll reject you before you reject me “– understanding relational needs in children who have had interruptions to their attachments
    • Understanding the REDS approach
    • Best Start in Life
    • Understanding social care thresholds
    • Families First

12:45  Lunch, networking and exhibition

13:45  Workshop session 2

    • “I’ll reject you before you reject me “– understanding relational needs in children who have had interruptions to their attachments
    • Understanding the REDS approach
    • Best Start in Life
    • Understanding social care thresholds
    • Families First

15:00  Keynote to be confirmed - Lads Like Us

More information coming soon...

 

16:00  Close of conference - a continued chance for networking and discussion with the exhibition 

 

Devon Virtual School Conference 2026