Tim is in demand as a workshop leader and public speaker, and has given talks and run workshops across the UK and in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Russia, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. See below for a list of selected forthcoming events – contact Tim for more details, or to book him as a speaker or workshop leader.
Topics covered include:
- Risk aversion and childhood
- Taking a balanced approach to managing risk
- Creating more child-friendly communities
- Reconnecting children with nature
- Creating and sustaining playful spaces
- Why children’s play and free time matter
The Times Educational Supplement website has a video of a talk on risk and childhood Tim gave in 2007 at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). [Tim thinks his delivery has improved since then!]
Here is a sketchnote of a talk on children and nature Tim gave at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia on 24 Oct 2012. Thanks to April Seymore for this.
Sketchnote of children and nature talk, 24 Oct 2012, Royal Botanical Gardens, Cranbourne
2013
24 June Nottingham: talk on risk at East Midlands School Safety Management conference
27 June Bristol: talk at Bristol University Dept of Education
4 July Canterbury: evening talk on children and nature for Canterbury Christ Church University
6 July Guildford: plenary talk at Surrey Forest School conference
11 July Bristol: Keynote at Redcliffe Children’s Centre annual conference
4 Sept London: keynote at Kingston Early Years conference
4/5 Oct Isle of Man: plenary talks, the Children’s Centre conference
12/13 Oct Forest School Association annual conference (venue to be confirmed)
16 Nov Wokingham: keynote at play conference
21 Nov Poole: talk at early years conference
