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Virtual SEND Conference 3

Name: Virtual SEND Conference 3
Brand: Virtual SEND Conference
SKU: 166
Price: 60.00 GBP
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£60.00

The 3rd Virtual SEND Conference.

12 sessions covering a range of topics around SEND from a variety of speakers.

For more information on Virtual SEND Conferences, click here – https://www.trainingforeducation.com/virtualsendconference/

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SKU: 166 Category: Virtual SEND Conference Tags: schools, SEND

The 3rd Virtual SEND Conference happened on the 27th of March 2020.

You can download the programme here

For more information on Virtual SEND Conferences, click here – https://www.trainingforeducation.com/virtualsendconference/

Included Sessions…

Managing and accessing funding for SEN and the £780m additional funding for SEND promise

Jane Friswell – Education Consultant and Parent Advocate

Jane advises on managing and accessing funding for SEN. With the promise of an additional £780 million of funding for SEND allocated by government to LAs across England in the new financial year, how likely is this to have an impact on improving the quality of provision for pupils and their families?

An update on SEND policy and practice in the new political landscape

Lorraine Petersen OBE – Education Consultant

Lorraine provides an update on current SEND policy (following the general election) on supporting pupils with SEND. The session also reviews the impact of the changes to the Ofsted Framework introduced in September 2019.

Learning how to learn – supporting students with SEND to learn for tests and exams

Neil MacKay – CEO, Action Dyslexia Training and Consultancy

Neil discusses learning how to learn with SEND and outlines ways to support students with SEND to learn for tests and exams. The session focuses on making revision “memorable” for students who struggle to process and retain information when learning for tests.

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)

Ruth Fidler, BA (Hons), PGCE – Education Consultant, Autism Associates

Ruth will focus on helping teachers to understand the distinctive profile of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) as part of the autism spectrum.

Understanding sensory processing and the autistic child

Becky Lyddon – Founder, Sensory Spectacle

Becky will provide insight on the autistic sensory world. Becky’s aim is to create a better understanding of SPD and therefore a better awareness of it. This will be achieved by educating delegates on what life can be like for autistic children who have Sensory Processing Difficulties.

Effective deployment of TAs – making the most of support staff in schools

Liz Murray – SEND Consultant, Assistant Headteacher and SENCO, Priestnall School

Liz will discuss the effective deployment of TAs and making the most out of support staff in schools, based on her 20 years’ experience in education.

Supporting children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

Fintan O’Regan, MA, PGCE BSc – Behaviour and Learning Specialist, SF30 Ltd

Fintan will outline how to effectively support children and young people who display traits of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).

Supporting pupils with attachment anxiety in schools using Story Links

Dr Trisha Waters, BSc, Cert Ed, MA(Ed), Dip Psych, PhD – Educational Therapist and Director of the Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting

Trisha will explain how the parent-partnership Story Links intervention can support individual pupils with attachment anxiety in schools.

Developing a purpose filled approach for pupils with PMLD

Marize Lawson – Head of Margaret Brearley School

Marize will focus on supporting learners with PMLD on an individual level. The session will explore practice within classes to ensure individualised and purpose filled learning for PMLD pupils at the early developmental levels.

Dyslexia in mainstream – Part 2

Neil MacKay – CEO, Action Dyslexia Training and Consultancy

Neil will present more high impact solutions for students who think faster than they read, write, spell and get ideas down on paper.

An introduction to and information about Social Stories

Justin Price – Headteacher, Freemantles School

Justin will look at the idea behind social stories and comic strip conversations and what they can do, when used properly and effectively, to support children and young people with autism to understand the social world.

Supporting pupils’ SEMH with Therapeutic Storywriting