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	Saturday 23 March	GB STATE ORGANISATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE River Conference Centre, Tonbridge Recognition and Support of Pupils' Needs in Mainstream Schools. All of our conference speakers are experienced practitioners who are experts in their fields. Dr Adriana Fishta-Bejko is our International Speaker, based in Canada, she will talk about teaching non-native speakers of English in her presentation on 'Equity and Equality in Education. Kate Weedon, London, is a paediatric speech and language therapist and will help us explore how we communicate and how to identify and help those with communication difficulties. Pauline Maddison, also London and currently Director of Children's Services in Wokingham, has been a senior advisor on School Standards for DFE and also Advisor on performance improvement for Children's Services and will talk on Improving the Life Chances of the most Disadvantaged Children. We are also delighted that Marika Heimbach our DKG European Regional Director based in Germany will be joining us officially. Marika, as most of you know, is lively, and well informed. She will be bringing us up to date with any initiatives and developments from HQ in Austin, Texas.
	Saturday 16 March	Alpha Chapter	Visit to the Foundling Hospital. Followed by a short meeting. Brunswick Square 11.00 – 2pm,
	Saturday 2 March	Gamma Chapter	Linking Puppetry with Opera Linda Lewis A producer at the Puppet Centre, Battersea Arts Centre www.puppetcentre.org.uk Beechwood School, Tunbridge Wells. 10:00 for 10:30
CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER Naomi Riches MBE	Saturday 19 January	Alpha Chapter joint with Gamma Chapter	From 12.30-2.30. New Year Celebration. To Celebrate what it means to be a DKG member. . 3:30-4:30 Barbara Kern will share her experiences of being involved in the opening ceremony of the Para - Olympics and Naomi Riches MBE gold medal winner for the adapted coxed 4 will share her journey in becoming a Para Olympian Gold medalist. Venue: Holy Trinity Church Rotherhithe- this church on the Rotherhithe peninsula was the first church to be destroyed in the London Blitz and was rebuilt in the 1960s. The mural behind the altar is a painting by Hans Feibusch a German Jew renowned for his religious paintings in post war Britain.
	Saturday 1 December	Beta Chapter	Christmas Party
	Saturday 8 December	Gamma Chapter	Christmas Party Making Jewelry with Beads followed by lunch Home of Robbie Scahill 10 for 10.30
	Saturday 17 November	Alpha Chapter	Still Waters Run Deep Exploring new educational markets in health care. Creating new markets and the risks involved plus working with a variety of awarding bodies within the QCF. Sheelagh Mealing Followed by a full business meeting.
	Saturday 3 November	Gamma Chapter	The Role of the Speech and Language Therapist Kate Weedon. Beechwood School, Tunbridge Wells.
	Saturday 27 October	Beta Chapter	The Open University and Children's Literature Zoe Newman
Please note that times for Alpha Chapter's social gatherings over lunch or supper are still to be decided and will always be advertised sufficiently in advance for making plans. We would like you to join us whenever you can.	Saturday 15 September	Alpha Chapter	The way forward for the next 2 years for Alpha Chapter A time to explore where we are now and where we want to be in 2 years time. Dulwich Hamlet Junior School from 2pm to 4.30pm, Full meeting with buffet lunch (provided by Dorcas)
	Saturday 29 September	Gamma Chapter	PAULINE GOWER Pauline Gower was a well known aviator in the 1930's, a friend of Amy Johnson and influential in the world of flying at that time. She also played an important role in promoting the cause of women in World War 2. So why have so few people heard of her, not least in the town where she was born and grew up? Hopefully this talk will shed some light on a fascinating but sadly forgotten person. Susan Rogers Kent Librarian and Archivist Beechwood School, Tunbridge Wells. 10:00 for 10:30
	July 24 -28	The International Convention in New York Always a most interesting and sociable experience. Do not miss the European Regional Breakfast. The speaker, Barry Moreno, is an Authority on Early Immigration through Ellis Island. This should particulary fascinate members from Europe
	Saturday June 30 2012	Alpha Chapter	The Value of the Wetlands Unity Harvey Dulwich Hamlet Junior School 2.00pm Before the meeting we are hoping to visit Dulwich Picture Gallery to see Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life and Legends. Tickets: £10, Seniors £8. Tickets can be bought on-line. Enquiries 0208 299 8750 Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm. Knowing how busy these exhibitions can be, it might be good to get your ticket earlier rather than late.
	Saturday May 19 2012	Gamma Chapter	The Role of the 'Federated Head' and the Changing Face of Education'. Janet Mulholland Janet is the Federated Head of three schools in the borough of Lambeth. At least two of the schools have been judged outstanding by Ofsted and the Children’s Centre attached to one of the schools was the first in the borough to be judged outstanding by Ofsted. She has just been asked to agree that one of her schools should become a teaching school – she is going to explain to us what that involves! She has over 27 languages in the schools and often the stabbings and shootings in the area are directly related to her pupils. A very different situation to most of us. Beechwood School, Tunbridge Wells. 10:00 for 10:30
	Saturday May 19 2012	Alpha Chapter	Visit to Highgate Cemetery Tours of the West Side start at 11.00am, price £7, All are on a 'first come first served' basis. The newer East Side can be visited on our own (funerals permitting). There is only one tour per week for the East Side, it is on a Saturday at 2.00pm, tickets can be purchased at 10.00am by telephone or 11.00am in person that day, costs £7.

	Saturday 28th April (Note change of plan)	Alpha Chapter	The First Grader An inspirational film telling of an 84 yr old Kenyan's fight for an education. (Google for trailer). Gamma found that after they had seen it they needed time for discussion, and so we will have a very brief meeting that day London South Bank University, Elephant and Castle. 1.50pm outside for a prompt 2.00pm start Before the meeting we have a visit to: Hay's Galleria & St Olave's House, Hay's Wharf, Tooley Street, London SE1. Meet at 11.00am at London Bridge Station, Tooley Street entrance. We will then walk down Tooley Street for a look at Hay's Wharf. It is now Hay's Galleria, an upmarket commercial and residential development. St Olave's House, an Art Deco gem completed in 1932, was once the headquarters of Hay's Wharf. Views of the Shard should be good.