Please read this section carefully as there are a range of different cost options.

Please note that all costs are quoted without VAT and with VAT at 20%

The costs are split into ‘Full Package’ or ‘Day Rate’ and within each there are discounts or bursaries for:

Early Bookings;

For more than two people from the same organisation;

For students registered on accredited playwork qualification programmes;

For university tutors with groups of learners;

For frontline workers on low pay

Early Booking Discount

We are offering huge discounts for delegates who book early! Making it as cheap as £250.00 to attend the full Conference.

Bookings made by certain key dates will attract the following discounts from ‘Full Package’ or ‘Day Rates’:

 Full Package £500.00 [£600.00 inc VAT]

or Early Booking

book by 31st October 2011 £250.00 [£300.00 inc VAT]

book by 30th November 2011 £350.00 [£420.00 inc VAT]

book by 31st December 2011 £400.00 [£480.00 inc VAT]

book in January discounted rate per person for groups of 3 or more £400.00 [£480.00 inc VAT]

Each third person from same organisation £250.00 [£300.00 inc VAT]

Includes Tuesday and Wednesday Conference admission, shared bed & breakfast accommodation Tuesday night [limited number of single rooms are available at a £20.00 charge] and the Playwork Awards Ceremony and meal on Tuesday evening.

 Day Rate £240.00 [£288.00 inc VAT] per day

or Early Booking

book by 31st October 2011 £120.00 [£144.00 inc VAT]

book by 30th November 2011 £168.00 [£201.60 inc VAT]

book by 31st December 2011 £192.00 [£230.40 inc VAT]

book in January discounted rate per person for groups of 3 or more £192.00 [£230.40 inc VAT]

Each third person from same organisation £120.00 [£144.00 inc VAT]

Includes one days admission to the Conference but does not include hotel or Playwork Awards Ceremony and networking meal on Tuesday evening although this can be booked at a cost of £30.00 [£36.00 inc VAT].

Additional Costs

There will be a £25.00 [£30.00 inc VAT] charge applied if you require arrangements to be made not via electronic communication.There will be a £25.00 [£30.00 inc VAT] charge applied if we have to resend your invoice because you supplied the incorrect information at the time of booking.If payment has not been made by the time of Conference [or by the ‘invoice due date’ which is 14 days after we send it out if after Conference] there will be a late payment charge of £100.00 [£120.00 inc VAT]

Invoices for discounted places must be paid by the closure of that discounted offer time, or by the ‘invoice due date’ which is 14 days after we send it out, whichever is later or an additional fee of £50.00 will become payable. 

Discounts

Bursaries: For poorly paid frontline playworkers or students a bursary may be available of up to £390, this could reduce the full Conference fee to £110 [£132.00 inc VAT] or a Day rate to £25.00 [£30.00 inc VAT]

In return for receiving a bursary you will be asked to make a contribution to Conference or iP-D!P magazine. This will be discussed when you apply for the bursary.

[The aim of these bursaries is to encourage and support those playworkers and students who want to attend the Conference but are working for an organisation that does not have staff development funds and where there are no other sources of funds to pay for their attendance. This means that these bursaries are not available to all candidates, students or frontline playworkers.]

Buy 2 and get the third discounted:For every 2 places booked by an organisation the 3^rd place booked at the same time will receive a 50% discount off the ‘Full Package’ or ‘Day Rate’ fees.

Travel Discount: We think it's reasonable to travel for 4 hours to attend a Conference. However we realise that Eastbourne is a long way to go! So we have a radical ‘Travel Discount’. It works like this: For every minute over 4 hours that it takes to get to Eastbourne we will reduce your fee by £0.25p. The maximum travel discount you can have is £50.00. The time is not your actual travel time but the route time as calculated by the quickest route on www.maps.google.co.uk or actual travel time from point of departure to point of arrival if using public transport [whichever is quicker]. You must request the discount when booking. Our honesty policy applies to this discount. Travel Discount is not available for day delegates. Travel discount is applied before any other discounts are deducted.

Additional places:As we are actively encouraging organisations to send a team of people to the Conference we may be able to quote further discounted fees for large groups.

Further bursaries:Are available for those in need; please write making your case for this.

Hotels: Whilst the Tuesday night hotel is included in the Full Package cost you might like to come to Eastbourne on the Monday and you may choose to stay on the Wednesday. If you are coming as a day delegate you may like to book a hotel room. Any additional night in the hotel is available at £40.00 [£48.00 inc VAT] for bed and full English breakfast in a shared twin or double room. For delegates on the Full Package the included hotel room is a shared twin or double room. Single rooms are available for a £20.00 [£24.00 inc VAT] supplement.

Honesty Policy: We at the National Playwork Conference want to make our Conference as financially accessible to the playwork sector as possible. We recognise that some workers have a very low wage. We recognise that some workers may come to the Conference in their own time. We offer a range of discounts in order to support those who really need them, so that they can attend the event. Our discounts are not aimed at workers or organisations who could afford to pay, or who are funded with public sector or lottery money. Those requesting the candidate, student or frontline playworker discount fee will be required to evidence that they are eligible for and in need of the discount. The travel discount is deducted before any early booking discounts are applied and is only available for the ‘Full Package’ and not for Day Delegates, nor for third person, fourth person, candidate / students or frontline playworker discounts.

We will be producing invoices for all bookings so please do not send your payment with the booking form. All invoices and other communication will be by email and if paper copies are required then a fee of £25.00 will be charged.

Final date for bookings is Friday 18^th February 2011. Any bookings received after 18th February 2011 will be charged at an additional £40.00 [£48.00 inc VAT] per person with no discounted places. If you are unsure whether your booking has arrived please contact the Conference Office.

Please note our strict payment terms. All Conference fees must be received in the Conference Office by Friday 25th February 2012 or at registration on the days of the Conference. If the payment has not been made by that time a late payment surcharge of £100.00 [£120.00 inc VAT] will become payable. [This includes anyone who has made a booking, not cancelled it by Friday 25th February 2012 and who does not turn up on the day.]. If your booking was eligible for an ‘early booking’ discount and your Conference fees have not been paid [as above] the discount becomes no longer available and full Conference Fees will become payable.

All bookings will be acknowledged by the Conference Office.

There will be no refunds or credits for non-attendance. Cancellations made before 18th February 2012 will receive a full refund less a £25.00 [£30.00 inc VAT] admin charge. Cancellations made between 19th February 2011 and 25th February 2012 will receive a 50% refund. Cancellations after this date will receive no refund.

The Conference Team will be leaving the Office on 5 march 2012 and so will not be able to take registrations for late booking or details of cancellations from this time.

Please note that all costs are quoted without VAT and with VAT at 20%