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09:00 to 09:45
09:00 – 09:45
Registration and refreshments
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09:45 to 10:00
09:45 – 10:00
Chair's Introduction and Welcome
Anita Devi, Special Educational Needs Consultant
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10:00 to 10:40
10:00 – 10:40
Moderation
Moderation across schools with a lack of national standardisation: Understand the level SEND students are at across schools with different assessment systems
Rachel Watt, Headteacher, Linden Bridge School
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10:40 to 11:10
10:40 – 11:10
Ofsted
Ofsted’s SEND provision expectations for 2018/19:
- Gain clarity on what inspectors are looking for from your SEND provision
- Understand what a best practice presentation of your pupil’s progress would look like
- Know how to measure and evidence the small steps of progress students are making in a life without levels
Lesley Cox, Education Consultant and Former National Lead for Special Education Needs and Disability at Ofsted
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11:10 to 11:20
11:10 – 11:20
Questions
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11:20 to 11:50
11:20 – 11:50
Morning Refreshments
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11:50 to 12:40
11:50 – 12:40
1A: Curriculum Development
Know how to marry up the curriculum and assessment to ensure it meets the needs of SEND students
Liz Murray, SEND Consultant and Trainer, Spotlight Education Support
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11:50 – 12:40
1B: Skills for Life
Understand how to embed essential skills for life into your curriculum to best prepare our students for adulthood
David Maycock, Assistant Head, Addington School & Maurice George, Assistant Head, Brookfields School
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11:50 – 12:40
1C: Parents
Hear from a parent of a pupil with SEND on what is it that we really want and need from schools to support learning at home and secure the best possible outcomes
Claire Ryan, Parent to 3 children with SEND and parent patron of Ambitious about Autism
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12:40 to 13:40
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch
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13:40 to 14:10
13:40 – 14:10
SEND Policy
The state of SEND: Exploring the current landscape of SEND policy, what is working and what the future holds for SEND provision in mainstream and special schools
Dame Christine Lenehan, Director, Council for Disabled Children
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14:10 to 14:20
14:10 – 14:20
Questions
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14:20 to 15:10
14:20 – 15:10
2A: Monitoring and Evaluating
Hear the latest best practice in monitoring and evaluating the progress of SEND pupils to know how to deliver effective interventions
Alison Parr, Principal, Blackfriars Academy
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14:20 – 15:10
2B: Softer Skills
New and adaptable methods to assess and evidence the progress pupils make towards the softer skills
Anita Devi, Special Educational Needs Consultant
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14:20 – 15:10
2C: Whole-School Approach
Know how to lead effective staff training and work with all colleagues to support a whole-school approach to SEND
Samantha Garner, Director, Garner Education Services Ltd
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15:10 to 15:30
15:10 – 15:30
Afternoon Refreshments
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15:30 to 16:20
15:30 – 16:20
3A: Teaching Assistants
Develop strategies to ensure your teaching assistant have the skills needed to lead effective interventions to support student progress
Plus, read our step-by-step guide to leading effective TA interventions
Samantha Garner, Director, Garner Education Services Ltd
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15:30 – 16:20
3B: Below Age Related Expectations
Know how to assess, track and support students working below age related expectation
Anita Devi, Special Educational Needs Consultant
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15:30 – 16:20
3C: Co-production
Discover way to co-produce the best possible outcomes for pupils and learn to create a corporate shared responsibility for supporting progress
Sherann Hillman MBE, Head of Family Services, Seashell Trust
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16:20
16:20
Conference Close
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