The 1st Virtual SEND Conference happened on the 22nd of March 2019.
You can download the programme here
For more information on Virtual SEND Conferences, click here – https://www.trainingforeducation.com/virtualsendconference/
Included Sessions…
Changes to the School Inspection Framework and the implications for SEND
Jane Friswell – Education Consultant and Parent Advocate
The National SENCO Workload Survey
Hannah Moloney, SENCO and Dyslexia Specialist
Current policy developments for supporting children and young people with SEND
Lorraine Petersen OBE – Education Consultant
Effective assessment for pupils with SEN
James Waller, Deputy Head Teacher, Sunningdale Teaching School Alliance
James outlines the principles behind how and why appropriate effective assessment is important for pupils with Severe, Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. The session highlights ideas around lateral progress and small stepped developmental target setting. It also looks at how developmental frameworks could be used to support personalised learning.
Developing a whole school approach to supporting positive mental health
Dr Asha Patel, CEO and Clinical Psychologist, Innovating Minds CIC
Asha outlines strategies educational staff and senior leaders can implement to develop a mentally healthy culture. Instead of focusing on mental health issues in individual students, her approach centres on the promotion of positive mental health and well-being across the whole school community. This includes increasing resilience, developing healthy coping strategies and accessing support.
Funding for SEND – making the most of what you have got
Jane Friswell – Education Consultant and Parent Advocate
As local authorities, schools and early years provision try to meet the needs of growing numbers of children with SEND, it would appear funding is not available for the many complex youngsters now in and entering the school system. Jane’s session focuses on children with overlapping conditions and the funding available for their support. It also takes a look at Government suggestions to fund ‘little extras’.
Supporting learners with ASD in the mainstream classroom
Helen Ralston, Headteacher, The Rise School & Hannah Clements
Assistant Headteacher, The Rise School
Helen and Hannah share some of the barriers faced by students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in mainstream environments and give practical examples of how they support learners with ASD. The session focuses on simple strategies that can help students overcome these barriers but are realistic for the busy teacher to implement.
Supporting children and young people with dyslexia in mainstream settings
Neil MacKay, CEO, Action Dyslexia Training and Consultancy
Neil presents high impact solutions for supporting children with dyslexia who talk an effective narrative but struggle to produce written work which matches their ability. The session covers teacher modelling, kinaesthetic planning approaches, scaffolding and group-based talk, to demonstrate how to think without boundaries, select and order ideas and add value throughout the writing process.
Practical high impact strategies for supporting children with SLCN in EYFS
Angharad Welch, Speech and Language Therapist, Find the Key Speech and Language Therapy
Angharad introduces a range of practical high impact strategies and resources. The session explains how simple changes in environment and interactions can make a significant difference to outcomes of children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the Early Years Foundation Stage.