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
An update on SEND policy and practice in the new political landscape
Lorraine Petersen OBE – Education Consultant
Learning how to learn – supporting students with SEND to learn for tests and exams
Neil MacKay – CEO, Action Dyslexia Training and Consultancy
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
Dr Trisha Waters, BSc, Cert Ed, MA(Ed), Dip Psych, PhD – Educational Therapist and Director of the Centre for Therapeutic Storywriting