Upcoming events
Oracy Professional Development (PD) Group
Facilitated PD group supporting oracy and inclusive communication through a sustained school improvement project. Participants commit to attending all sessions and working in their setting between sessions.
Developing Inclusive Practice Through Close-to-Practice Research
Introducing Whole School SEND's new resource, Developing Inclusive Practice Through Close-to-Practice Research, this webinar explores how professional curiosity can act as a starting point for a structured enquiry that supports professional learning and p
Specialist Spotlight: Adaptive Teaching - Part 1 (Primary)
This session will explore how adaptive teaching can support progress and engagement across primary settings, using practical tools and approaches to meet diverse needs and create inclusive, learner-centred classrooms.
Specialist Spotlight: Understanding behaviour as communication (Primary)
This session will explore how to better understand the factors driving needs-led behaviour, how to prioritise support and select appropriate strategies for pupils with SEMH needs.
Leading Specialist Spaces in Mainstream: Inclusion bases and Ofsted
Join Matt McArthur, WSS Deputy Regional SEND Lead & Deputy Headteacher at Frank Wise School, for an essential, practice-focussed webinar where we unpack the DfE’s 6 Principles of Effective Practice & map them directly against Ofsted’s evaluation.
Session 2 of 3: Systems and Processes
This session looks at designing coherent systems and processes across many schools: accurate identification of need, meaningful SEND registers, using data and management information systems, and professional development at scale.
Specialist Spotlight: Supporting Learners with Social Communication Needs (Cross phase)
This session will explore the role of oral language as the foundation for learning, enabling pupils to access the wider curriculum and supporting their social and emotional wellbeing, behaviour, and peer relationships.
Specialist Spotlight: Understanding Executive Function (Cross-phase)
This session will explore the role of executive function skills in learning and practical approaches to support the development of these skills in learners.
Specialist Spotlight: Barriers to Attendance Part 2
The session will also examine the role of early identification, targeted support, and collaborative working in improving outcomes for learners.
South West Regional Conference: Sense of belonging still matters
This event is now fully booked but we are creating a waitlist in case places become available due to cancellations.
Specialist Spotlight: Supporting learners with attention difficulties (Primary)
This session will explore how to better understand and support learners with attention and focus needs, using practical tools and strategies to improve engagement and create inclusive learning environments.
Specialist Spotlight: Adaptive Teaching - Part 2 (Primary)
This session will explore how adaptive teaching can support progress and engagement across primary settings, using practical tools and approaches to meet diverse needs and create inclusive, learner-centred classrooms.
East Midlands Regional Conference: Developing belonging through speech, language and communication.
This event is now fully booked but we are creating a waitlist in case places become available due to cancellations.
Session 3 of 3: Monitoring and Review
The final session focuses on monitoring and review across a school group: keeping monitoring meaningful rather than compliance-driven, the graduated approach in practice, and building a shared review cycle that turns data into change.
Specialist Spotlight: Supporting learners with attention difficulties (Secondary/FE)
This session will explore how to better understand and support learners with attention and focus needs, using practical tools and strategies to improve engagement and create inclusive learning environments.
Leading Specialist Spaces in Mainstream: Secondary Inclusion bases
This secondary-focussed webinar explores how to align your Support or Specialist Base with the DfE’s 6 Principles of Effective Practice, to maintain strong subject links and build an undeniable framework for pupil success.
Neurodiversity Training Package: Train the Trainer Webinar – Autumn Half Term 2 (all settings)
Join us for a free webinar supporting leaders, SENCOs and inclusion teams across primary, secondary and FE settings to deliver the Neurodiversity Train the Trainer package with confidence.
West Midlands Regional Conference: Inclusion Bases: delivering the best outcomes
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.
Neurodiversity Training Package: Train the Trainer Webinar – Spring Half Term 1 (all settings)
Join us for a free webinar supporting leaders, SENCOs and inclusion teams across primary, secondary and FE settings to deliver the Neurodiversity Train the Trainer package with confidence.
East of England Regional Conference: Working with Families and Experts by Experience
Join us for a transformative day dedicated to reshaping how we collaborate with children, young people, families, and experts by experience. Beyond the policy rhetoric, what does meaningful co-production actually look like in our everyday practice?