Specialist Spotlight: Understanding Executive Function (Cross-phase)
- Online
- 17 Nov 2026 (15:30 - 16:30)
The discussion will be hosted by Whole School SEND’s National Delivery Coordinator, Caroline Sutton-Reid, and everyone will be encouraged to join in, ask questions and share experiences. As such, content will be responsive but may cover some or all of the following themes:
- Know what executive function is and why executive function skills are important.
- Identify when executive function skills are lacking and the difficulties this may cause for learners.
- Strategies and approaches that support the improvement of executive function skills.
The discussion builds on our online SEND CPD units which take less than one hour to complete.
Due to the interactive nature of these sessions, recordings will not be made available after the event.
Online
Suitable for: SENCO, Teacher, Support staff, Senior Leader
Meet your trainer
Dr Marie House, Educational Psychologist
I began my career in education as a secondary school teacher before training as an Educational Psychologist over twenty years ago. I’ve spent the majority of my working for Nottinghamshire County Council, where I have had the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of development project. For the last eight years I have been seconded to work a day a week, with a large East Midlands primary multi-academy trust. In addition, I am a tutor on the Doctorate in Applied Educational Psychology professional training programme at the University of Nottingham; supervising research which provides a unique contribute to the fields of education and educational psychology.
My professional interests are wide ranging but a constant throughout my career has been my commitment to promoting and facilitating inclusion, with a focus on the understanding of how children and young people learn, particularly the importance of memory, the role of speech and language and emotional well-being in engagement and supporting learning.
