Supporting Children and Young People with SEND 2023
Right support, right place, right time
Online Conference 7 March 2023, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Day 1
9:20am
Online Registration
9:50am
Chair's Welcome Address
Tanya Cotier, Senior Lecturer Special Educational Needs, University of East London, and Debbie Killbride, Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Communities, University of East London
10:00am
Keynote Address: Leveraging ND talent by removing barriers from the recruitment process.
- What neurodiversity can bring to the workplace (and companies now leveraging neurodiversity)
- The typical recruitment process and how this causes barriers for neurodivergent people
- How to make the recruitment process more inclusive and educate young people so they understand their rights
Ritu Kiran-Jackson CEO & Founder Aubilities
10:20am
The Other F-Word in SEN Classrooms
- Teaching Functional skills to SEND learners in education settings
- Establishing Fantastic skills in your teaching team
- Using data to drive Functional outcomes for learners
- Sharing good practice from our own experiences in SEND classrooms
Louise Maggs, Clinical Director, Pyramid Educational Consultants UK LTD
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:00am
Break And Networking
11:30am
Keynote Address: Unlocking The Full Potential Of Pupils and Supporting Positive Behaviour Through Visual And Verbal Communication
- Building confidence and independence for pupils with limited vocabulary with visual tools and techniques
- Exploring visual cues to help children understand the behaviour expectations and prepare them to learn in class
- Supporting children to express their feelings through using emotional cards or mindfulness activities in order to improve learning behaviours
- Learning the benefits of using symbols - both visual and verbal - in class for all pupils through research-based evidence
Sue White, Senior Educational Specialist, Widgit
11:50am
Nothing About Me Without Me: Involving Young People With SEND In Co-production And Decision Making
- What is true co-production?
- Why should SEND young people be involved?
- What can you do now to engage young people in decision making?
Becky Dawson, Coach, Facilitator, and Consultant
12:10pm
Parent's Perspective: Addressing The Cultural Differences In Supporting SEND Children From Ethnic Minority Backgrounds
- Recognising the cultural differences and implications behind when interacting with SEND children and parents who are from the ethnic minority backgrounds
- Understanding the prevalence of SEND children and young people are from ethnic minority backgrounds
- Showing support by starting with an open, honest, and brave conversation with culturally varied parents
Reena Anand, Autism Speaker, Writer, Trainer
12:30pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:50pm
Lunch Break And Networking
1:40pm
Keynote Address: The Challenges And Priorities Behind Implementing Government's Green Paper
- Looking into the challenges and barriers of Green Paper proposals from the local perspective
- Learning how accountability can drive and incentivise joint collaboration at the local level
- Highlighting the necessity for the locally-led solutions to enable local councils work across boundaries with local providers
- Understanding how a set of shared principles at the national levels will build up local confidence in the new SEND system
Cllr Marianne Overton MBE, Lincolnshire City Council & North Kesteven District Council, Local Government Association
2:00pm
Enabling Meaningful Teaching Through Personalised Approaches For Deaf And SEND Pupils
- Encouraging inclusiveness by designing new initiatives – British Sign Language classes and deaf awareness presentations
- Ensuring the staff are equipped with awareness and knowledge of how to communicate with deaf children
- Understanding the needs to have SEND teachers and specialists feasible at schools
- Encouraging teachers and trainee teachers to take on and engage with trainings for developing their skills around SEND
Mike Hobday, Executive Director of Policy and Campaigns, National Deaf Children's Society
2:20pm
Delivering Local Inclusion Strategies In Mainstream Setting
- Giving an overview on the current education landscape of children and young people with an Education Health and Care Plan
- Sharing how Staffordshire is coproducing strategies for special provisions that supports inclusion of children with SEND in a challenging national, regional, and local context
Dr Halit Hulusi, Head of SEND, Education Strategy and Improvement, Families and Communications, Staffordshire County Council
2:40pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:00pm
Chair's Summary And Close
*Programme subject to change without notice