SIG Meetings 2026

When: Tuesday 25th August 2026

Please visit the individual SIG pages for more information on the planned meetings. All hybrid and face-to-face meetings will take place at the University of Madeira Campus Penteada.

Time (WEST)	Room	Room capacity	Floor	Session Type	SIG
10am – 3.30pm	The Senate Conference Room	198	-2	hybrid	Digital Childhoods
9.00 – 11.30am	Room 15	44	0	hybrid	Gender
3.00 – 4.00pm	Room 15	44	0	hybrid	Transforming Assessment, Evaluation and Documentation in Early Childhood Pedagogy
2.00 – 4.00pm	Room 16	39	0	hybrid	Holistic Wellbeing
2.00 – 4.00pm	Room 17	39	0	hybrid	Mathematics Birth to Eight Years
1.00 – 3.00pm	Room 18	39	0	hybrid	Transitions
2.30 to 4.00pm	Room 19	39	0	hybrid	Home-based/Family Childcare
2.00 – 3.00pm	Room 9	39	-1	hybrid	Young Children’s Arts & Cultural Experiences
10.30 – 11.30am	Room 11	46	-1	hybrid	Young Children’s Perspectives
12.00 – 4.00pm	Room 3	55	-3	face-to-face	Outdoor Play and Learning
2.00 – 4.00pm	Room 5	55	-3	face-to-face	Rethinking Play
2.00 – 4.00pm	Room 4	55	-3	face-to-face	Sustainability in Early Childhood Education
12.00 – 1.00pm	Room 10	39	-1		Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care
2.00 – 4.00pm	Room 12	46	-1	face-to-face	Working with Parents and Families
3.00 – 4.00pm	Room 13	39	-1	face-to-face	Young Children’s Rights
10.30 – 11.30am	N/A	N/A	N/A	online	Children from Refugee or Migrant Backgrounds
12.00 – 1.00pm	N/A	N/A	N/A	online	Disability Studies and Inclusive Education in the Early Years