When is the conference?

Saturday 11^th June, 2011

Registration 9am

Talks start at 9.30am

Lunch break from 1.15pm – 2.15pm

Talks end at 6pm

Informal chat session ends 7pm

Where is it?

Dragon Hall 17 Stukeley Street, Covent Garden, London. WC2B 5LT 

Who is it for?

The conference is intended for parents to come and listen to some talks as well as chat to the speakers and to each other - and so this is our main focus. We are not organising activities for any children who come along. There is a lot to do and see in London and so it would probably be more fun for the children to go off exploring with whomever is looking after them. 

However we do understand that some people may need to bring children and may want them to be in the same place.

Older children who can listen and not disrupt the speakers are welcome to attend the conference (and a “young person’s ticket” is available for them.) 

For younger children we have hired two small rooms in the same building where children can play or relax. These rooms are on the first floor (the main conference room is on the ground floor) and they are not supervised by the conference organisers. Therefore a parent, or other carer, must be with your children at all times. For younger children and parents/carers who will not be attending the talks there is a reduced price ticket which is intended to cover the hire of theses two small rooms. 

How much does it cost? 

“Full Conference Ticket (Adult)”

The adult fee to attend the conference is £12 for a ticket which allows access to the main hall where the speaker talks / discussions will take place.

“Full Conference Ticket (Young Person)”

This is for anyone under the age of 18 who wants to be in the main hall and listen to the speakers / discussions. The cost is £8 

“No Talks Ticket”

As described above we would recommend that you don’t bring anyone who isn’t coming to hear the speakers as we are not organising activities other than the talks. However if you do want to do this there is a charge of £3 (child or adult) to be at the event but not attend any of the talks. 

For both “full conference” and “no talks” tickets tea, coffee and lunchtime sandwiches will be provided (see below).

Who is organising it? 

My name is Julie Daniel and my husband, James, and I are organising the conference. We have a six year old home educated son and have been inspired by all the speakers at the LTTL Conference. We wanted to get them together in one place so that others can be inspired by them as well!

How is the conference being funded?

None of the speakers is charging us a fee to deliver a talk. They are all giving their time at zero cost so that parents attending the conference can benefit from their knowledge and experience. We are simply reimbursing their out of pocket expenses. Thank you very much to all of them. 

The cost of your conference ticket is simply to go towards the cost of the venue hire and to contribute to the speakers’ out of pocket expenses. Ticket costs have been set at a level so that the event will not make a profit. Our company (Personal Best Ltd.) is financing the refreshments and will also make up any shortfall in the expense of running the conference. 

Tea and coffee will be provided during the day, as will sandwiches at lunch time. These are not included in the cost of your ticket – this is our gift to the home educators who attend. (That way if you don’t like sandwiches and prefer to bring your own food or buy something from one of the nearby food shops you aren’t missing out because you weren’t being charged for it anyway!)