Here is the video stream of our 2021 Conference Looking Forward, Breaking New Ground at the Friends Meeting House, Manchester.
The links below will take you to specific presentations
| Welcome | Lisa Smith (Chair, ACERT) |
| Introduction | Richard O’Neill (Author) |
| School and Parent involvement | Presenters |
|---|---|
| Roma home schooling: Inclusion through the pandemic and beyond | Harriet Crossley and Juice Vamosi Bowling Park Primary & KaskoSan Roma Charity |
| Empowering, supporting, training and representing European nationals in Greater Manchester | Ramona Constantin Roma Advocacy Worker Europia |
| Roma Inclusion in Early Years Education | Juraj Tancos St Edmund’s Nursery School & Children’s Centre |
| Q & A Panel | All presenters |
| COVID-19 STREET SCHOOLING | Livestream Film screening by KaskoSan Charity |
| The First World Romani Congress | One of three animations also available on the ACERT website. |
| Outreach work and setting personal goals | Presenters |
|---|---|
| ‘Traveller Wagon Project – Bringing Heritage Alive!’ Heritage Lottery Young Roots exhibition | Tara Whelan, Teaching Assistant and GRT liaison officer Claudia Rendo, Teacher Salford Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service |
| Now Listen Here: engaging with GRT young people living in Lancashire, to hear their voices | Seb Smith – Lancashire Ethnic Minority Gypsy Roma Traveller Achievement Service Carl Woodward – Dukes Theatre Lancaster Emma Rucastle – Theatre Maker and Creative Practitioner |
| Higher Education inclusion in Ireland | Owen P. Ward – Traveller Education Officer at the National University of Ireland in Galway |
| Identity and Representation A dialogue between two young men comparing their cultures and identities. | Ollie Petrovitc & Tayeeb Amaro Drom |
| Introducing Crystal | Suzanna King – Writer of Crystal’s Vardo suzanna@gypsy-traveller.org |
| Q & A Panel | All Presenters |
| Roads From The Past Hard Road to Travel The Romani flag Being me Losing Phyllis Gelem, Gelem! | Short films from Travellers Times Online |
| Moving on, aiming high! | Darlington Traveller Education Service |
| Raising expectations | Presenters |
|---|---|
| Raising the career aspirations of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers on a shoestring | Selina Costello & Janine Lowther Darlington Traveller Education Service |
| Strengthening multi-agency approach in supporting families with education and attendance | Gill Rowlands, Pat Connors, Allison Cain Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service, School Improvement Liverpool & Attendance and Welfare Team |
| GRTSB Higher Education Network Pledge | Sherrie Smith Bucks New University & Drive2Survive |
| Crafting Pathways to FE, HE & Beyond | Imogen Di Sapia Bright Moon Weaving Studio |
| An educational journey | Shelby Holmes Outreach Officer, New College Oxford |
| Q and A Panel and closing remarks | All presenters, Richard O’Neill, Lisa Smith |
