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Âé¶¹ÒùÔº Conference 2027

14 September 2027 to 16 September 2027University of Manchester

Keynote speakers confirmed

Keynote Panel: Literacy

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Laura Henry Allain MBE

Laura Henry Allain MBE is an award-winning author, educationalist, producer and consultant. She is the creator and series producer of the well-loved, global, award-winning, first Black British Animation global series, JoJo and Gran Gran,...

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Teresa Cremin, Professor

Professor in Education (Literacy) at The Open University

Teresa Cremin, CBE, is Professor of Education (Literacy) at The Open University, UK, and co-director of the Literacy and Social Justice Centre which creates space for research, practice and advocacy to enrich educational opportunities for all. An...

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Darren Chetty, Dr

Lecturer at U C L Insitute of Education

Darren is a writer and editor and a specialist in Philosophy for Children, antiracist education and children’s literature. He is based at University College London Institute of Education where he sits on the steering group for the Critical...

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Kerryn Dixon, Dr

Associate Professor at University of the Witwatersrand

Kerryn Dixon is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. Her career spans South Africa, Australia, and the UK, and she has held visiting appointments at the University of South Carolina and the University of...

Keynote Panel: Social Media and Young People's Future

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Sonia Livingstone, Professor

London School of Economics and Political Science

Sonia Livingstone DPhil (Oxon), OBE, FBA, FBPS, FAcSS, FRSA, is a professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Sonia is Director of Digital Futures for Children, a joint LSE and 5Rights Foundation research centre on...

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Deevia Bhana, Professor

South African Research Chair at University of KwaZulu-Natal

Deevia Bhana is Professor and Research Chair in Gender and Childhood Sexuality at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her research examines the significance of gender and sexuality across the young life course, and what is usually left...

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Jessica Ringrose, Professor

Head of Sociology in Department of Education, Practice, and Society at University College London

Jessica Ringrose is a Professor of Sociology of Gender and Education at the UCL Institute of Education. She studies postdigital youth cultures, identities and intimacies. Her current research is investigating how AI chatbots are fundamentally...

Keynote Panel: Poverty and Social Justice

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John McKendrick, Professor

Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University

John H McKendrick was appointed Commissioner for Fair Access (to higher education) by the Scottish Government in January 2023. He is also a member of the Education and Skills Reform Ministerial Group. In his day-job, he is Professor of Social...

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Kate Hoskins, Dr

Reader in Public Policy at Kings College London

Kate is a Professor of Education with a focus on policy. Her research interests rest on the intersections between education policy, identity, inequalities in relation to early years, further and higher education.

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Jabeer Butt OBE

Race Equality Foundation

Jabeer has an international reputation for his evidence-based work tackling discrimination and disadvantage. His studies have been used to inform government thinking, including interventions such as Sure Start, as well as the NSPCC’s Grove...