West Midlands Regional Conference: Inclusion Bases: delivering the best outcomes
- Face to face
- 22 Jan 2027 (09:30 - 15:00)
The national educational landscape is changing. As part of the SEND reforms, there is an increasing expectation for mainstream schools to provide for a wider breadth of needs. For school leaders, the challenge is no longer just to provide support, but how to build a model that is financially viable, educationally rigorous, and socially inclusive. Opening a base without a robust, strategic roadmap risks creating “units” that isolate pupils; this conference ensures leaders have the insights to avoid those pitfalls and to provide a provision that delivers the best outcomes.
Key themes:
- Visionary leadership: Aligning the inclusion base with the whole-school ethos so it is a catalyst for inclusive culture, not a peripheral provision.
- Operational excellence: Navigating the practicalities of staffing models, admissions criteria, and the physical design of inclusive spaces.
- Evidence-based implementation: Moving beyond theory by analysing real-world case studies of how Inclusion Bases can provide the best outcomes
- Self-evaluation and the inspection system driving improvements
Objectives:
By the end of this event, delegates will be better equipped to:
- Consolidate their moral purpose of providing the best possible learning environments for all pupils
- Reflect upon prioritising the voice of the learners and their families
- Evaluate their own strategic readiness: Delegates will hear from Ofsted about what they prioritise in their reviews and be introduced to tools that will support their ability to self-review their provision
- Assess the leadership and cultural shifts required to establish an inclusion base that operates as a core part of the whole-school community rather than an isolated provision.
Agenda & Speakers:
Discover more information about our speakers
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Registration & coffee |
| 9:45 – 10.15 | Best outcomes? For whom? Philippa Sherlock-Lewis Chair of nasen |
| 10.15 – 11 | 'The pleasures and pitfalls of enhanced provision leadership.' Angus Weir and Alex Hughes |
| 11 – 11.10 | Coffee |
| 11.10 – noon | How Ofsted evaluates the quality, impact and inclusivity of specialist provision in mainstream schools and colleges'. Chris Pollitt HMI OfSTED |
| noon - 12.45 | Table Discussion – where are you currently in your Inclusion Base journey and where do you want / need to go next? |
| 12.45 – 1.30 | Lunch |
| 1.30 - 2.30 | Measuring What Matters: Quality Assurance, Standards, and Impact in Inclusion Bases Matt McArthur Deputy Headteacher Frank Wise School, WSS London Deputy Regional SEND Lead |
| 2.30 - 2.45 | Closing remarks & participant evaluation - The best from the day – what will be your takeaways? (prize draw) Alison Parr and Conrad Bourne WSS West Midlands Regional and Deputy Regional SEND Leads |
Speaker information and agenda updates will be added as soon as they are confirmed, please keep a lookout!
Location:
The Birmingham Conferences and Events Centre
Hill Street,
Birmingham,
B5 4EW
https://thebcec.co.uk/
This is a fully funded event by the Department for Education.
If you have any questions, please contact the Whole School SEND team.
The Birmingham Conferences and Events Centre Hill Street, Birmingham, B5 4EW
Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Head Teacher, Senior Leader, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Director of Education, Strategic SEND Leader
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