Pen
Saturday 14 March 2026 | 10:00am–3:00pm
Pen Green Research, Training and Development Base
Free to attend
We are delighted to welcome Pen Green alumni back for a special event featuring former postgraduate student and leading early years consultant Dr Stella Louis.
Following the success of our previous alumni gathering with Dr Julian Grenier (EEF), this event offers an opportunity to reconnect, reflect, and engage in timely conversation about the importance of anti-discriminatory, meaningfully diverse and inclusive early years practice, particularly within today’s challenging sociopolitical climate.
About Dr Stella Louis
Stella completed her MA in Early Childhood Education with Care at Pen Green in 2002. Since then, she has become an award-winning trainer, author, and respected early years consultant. She currently leads a team of Froebelian travelling tutors and has recently published the pamphlet Observing Young Children, which can be accessed here:
Observing Young Children
https://files.froebel.org.uk/production/documents/FT_Observing-young-children_Pamphlet_INTERACTIVE_REV-2.pdf
In 2024, Stella co-authored the influential book Let’s Talk About Race in the Early Years with her daughter, Hannah Betteridge. At this event, she will share her professional journey since her time at Pen Green, and explore the important — and sometimes uncomfortable — steps practitioners can take toward embedding anti-racist practice in early years settings.
Alumni Flash Discount – 2026 Conference
Alumni attending this event will have exclusive access to a one-day flash sale on tickets for our 2026 Pen Green conference:
Radical Connections: the relational twists and turns of early childhood
Saturday 6 September 2026
Featuring:
✨ Dave Whitaker – Leading with Kindness
✨ Greg Bottrill – Inner Child Led Pedagogy
Flash Offer: £60 (full price £100)
Available only on 14 March to event attendees.
We look forward to welcoming you back to Pen Green for an inspiring and thought-provoking day.