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Whole School SEND webinar recordings
Our previous webinars are now available as recordings, although some may not be available due to safeguarding issues. We offer CPD on a wide range of topics, hosted by our regional lead teams and a range of guest speakers from the world of education.
All our CPD is fully funded by the Department for Education.
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Webinar: Their future in our hands – Navigating school to career transitions: A webinar for Primary, Secondary and College Educators Part 2
- Webcasts
- 03 Apr 2024
This webinar will follow on from webinar one and will offer solutions and share good practice to staff on how they overcome the difficulties they have when supporting young people in their employment journey.
Webinar: Their future in our hands – Navigating school to career transitions: A webinar for Primary, Secondary and College Educators Part 1
- Webcasts
- 21 Mar 2024
This webinar will introduce the topic of employment is everyone’s business and how staff across all schools play a pivotal part in a person’s employment journey, from sowing the seed at a young age that employment is for everyone
Positive beginnings: Supporting children with SEND at the start of their school journey
- Webcasts
- 16 Feb 2024
This webinar will explore support for children entering mainstream school. The session will cover early identification of need, processes for positive support and inclusive strategies to ensure that needs are met as children prepare for transition.
How to ensure balance between the role of SENCO and personal wellbeing.
- Webcasts
- 09 Nov 2023
Enhancing SENCO wellbeing by managing workload and leading through influence. Delivered by Jean Gross, Rebecca Gonyora and Erica Wolstenholme
Meeting increasing Social Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) needs within mainstream settings
- Webcasts
- 12 Jul 2023
In this webinar we will explore the increase in SEMH needs and how we can meet the challenge of assessing needs and providing targeted support within school.
Webinar: How to develop a curriculum which is ambitious and accessible for all at each age and stage
- Webcasts
- 06 Mar 2023
This webinar recording explores why it is important for all children to have access to an ambitious curriculum and how schools and colleges can ensure that their curriculum is ambitious and accessible.
Webinar: Ensuring accurate identification of SEN in school and college settings
- Webcasts
- 23 Sep 2022
This webinar recording supports you in developing effective systems and processes to enable the early and accurate identification of SEN in your setting.
Webinar: Is Ofsted a force for improving the education for all learners with SEND?
- Webcasts
- 29 Jun 2022
Malcolm Reeve shares practical tools and templates to help schools reflect on SEND as they prepare for an Ofsted inspection.
Webinar: Introduction to the SEND Development Pathways
- Webcasts
- 15 Mar 2022
This webinar walks you through a new resource produced by Whole School SEND and Sea View Trust: the SEND Development Pathways.
Webinar: Supporting Learners with Low-Incidence SEND
- Webcasts
- 10 Mar 2022
This session looks at how practitioners can support children and young people with Sensory Impairment or Physical Disability through the use of assistive technology to ensure all learners are able to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Webinar: Using the Engagement Model in Mainstream
- Webcasts
- 17 Feb 2022
This session focuses on the Engagement Model. The session provides an introduction to or reinforcement of the principles behind the model and looks at how it is implemented in a mainstream setting.
Webinar: Perfecting Preparation for Adulthood
- Webcasts
- 11 Feb 2022
This series aims to demystify the Preparation for Adulthood agenda, making it accessible to classroom teachers and school leaders in all school types and phases.
Webinar: Leading CPD for Inclusive SEND Provision
- Webcasts
- 04 Feb 2022
Funded by the Department for Education, this series of three webinars explores evidence-informed, effective strategies that SENCOs and school leaders can use to build a culture of professional growth.
Webinar: Sharing Good Practice: Partnership Between Specialist and Mainstream Settings
- Webcasts
- 26 Jan 2022
This three-part series explores how partnerships between Specialist and Mainstream settings can be developed and used to benefit both and support all students with SEND.
Webinar: Beyond the School Gates: Exploring Opportunity and Aspiration into FE and Beyond
- Webcasts
- 20 Jan 2022
This webinar series focuses on aspiration, provision and opportunities from KS4 through to FE and beyond. The series explores curriculum, PfA and long term outcomes, transitions & connectivity across the system to best support students and families.
Webinar: SEND in Mainstream for Early Career Teachers and Beyond
- Webcasts
- 14 Jan 2022
This three-part webinar series supports teachers to develop their ability to effectively meet the needs of all SEND learners in your classroom, using the 5 Key Recommendations from the EEF’s SEN Support in Mainstream Schools Guidance Report.
Webinar: Introduction to the Teacher Handbook: SEND
- Webcasts
- 06 Jan 2022
In this webinar, lead authors Katherine Walsh and Amelie Thompson take participants through Whole School SEND's latest resource, the Teacher Handbook: SEND.
Webinar: Leadership of SEND: Building a Culture of Collective Responsibility
- Webcasts
- 17 Nov 2021
This series of webinars aimed at leaders will explore effective leadership of SEND, including how to use data strategically, the current inspection landscape and fostering a culture of collective responsibility.
Webinar: The Inclusive Secondary Classroom
- Webcasts
- 20 Oct 2021
This sequence of webinars is an opportunity to reflect on and explore the components that support the inclusive secondary classroom.
Webinar: Getting to Grips with Great SEND Governance
- Webcasts
- 15 Oct 2021
This webinar series is designed as an accessible course for all those in leadership and governance to understand their roles and responsibilities, audit and evaluation mechanisms, and best practice examples in relation to SEND governance.
Webinar: Working with Parents, Carers and Families
- Webcasts
- 14 Oct 2021
This webinar series supports schools in developing and evaluating how they work with families to maximise engagement and outcomes.
Webinar: Developing an Inclusive, Accessible and Ambitious Curriculum
- Webcasts
- 14 Oct 2021
This three-part series aimed at secondary practitioners explores how to make the curriculum inclusive, accessible and ambitious for all pupils.
Webinar: The Inclusive Primary Classroom
- Webcasts
- 08 Oct 2021
This sequence of webinars is an opportunity to reflect on and explore the components that support the inclusive primary classroom.
Webinar: Early Identification and Intervention: Acting upon the Earliest Indicators of Need at Every Stage
- Webcasts
- 07 Oct 2021
This series focuses on the importance of early identification of students’ needs, including understanding identification methods, using assessment methods to develop learning-led strategies and building in the graduated approach.
Webinar: Practical Strategies for Supporting Speech, Language and Communication Needs
- Webcasts
- 06 Oct 2021
This series introduces the building blocks needed for communication and practical strategies for supporting children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the classroom.
Webinar: New to the SENCO Role: Understanding the role of the SENCO within a context of distributed leadership
- Webcasts
- 01 Oct 2021
This three-part webinar series, aimed specifically at new-in-post SENCOs, is an opportunity to understand the roles and responsibilities of the SENCO and to develop the role of the SENCO as a strategic leader.
Webinar: Preparation for Adulthood: High Aspirations Through All Stages of Education
- Webcasts
- 23 Sep 2021
A three-part webinar series exploring Preparation for Adulthood and how to maintain high aspirations for learners with SEND across all stages of education.
Webinar: Developing a Shared Ownership of SEND
- Webcasts
- 14 Jul 2021
This webinar looks at developing a shared ownership of SEND using stakeholder voice in school improvement planning.
Webinar: Leading Governance for SEND: Using the Whole School SEND Governance Review Guide
- Webcasts
- 30 Jun 2021
This session will give a comprehensive overview of the WSS SEND Governance Review Guide to support governors with evaluating and improving SEND provision in their settings.
Webinar: Supporting Successful Transitions from Primary to Secondary School
- Webcasts
- 25 Jun 2021
This webinar explores key strategies that support effective transitions from Year 6 to Year 7 for pupils with SEND.
Webinar: Improving Outcomes for Disadvantaged Young People at SEN Support
- Webcasts
- 22 Jun 2021
This series of three webinars supports schools to develop an implementation plan to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children and young people at SEN Support.
Webinar: SLCN and DLD: What Every Teacher Needs to Know
- Webcasts
- 16 Jun 2021
This webinar will give a comprehensive introduction to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), and explore how affected children and young people might present in the classroom.
Webinar: Preparing for Adulthood from the Earliest Years
- Webcasts
- 09 Jun 2021
The webinar looks at the recently updated ‘Preparing for Adulthood from the Earliest Years Review Guide’, designed to support settings in preparing children and young people with SEND for the next stage of their development.
Webinar: Deploying Specialists in Mainstream Settings to Improve Outcomes for Learners with SEND
- Webcasts
- 25 Mar 2021
This webinar will introduce the findings and key recommendations when mainstream schools look to commission and deploy specialists to improve SEND provision.
Webinar: Being A Research Engaged SENCO - Primary Focus
- Webcasts
- 23 Mar 2021
This is the final in a series of five webinars aiming to provide additional support to new-in-post SENCOs. The series outlines key elements of the SENCO role in this unique context.
Evaluation of a Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) pathway - Senior Leaders
- Webcasts
- 19 Mar 2021
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at senior leaders in primary and secondary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Webinar: Whole Class Reading - Access for All
- Webcasts
- 18 Mar 2021
This webinar will introduce participants to principles and practical strategies that can be used by teachers to ensure that English lessons improve oracy, develop vocabulary and improve reading outcomes for all learners.
Webinar: Empowering Staff to Provide SEN Support: The Role of Leaders
- Webcasts
- 11 Mar 2021
This webinar aims to support secondary SENCOs and all other leaders to empower teaching staff to effectively meet the needs of pupils at SEND Support.
Webinar: The graduated approach at the heart of distributed leadership for SEND
- Webcasts
- 10 Mar 2021
A webinar looking at distributed leadership, aimed at SENCOs, Headteachers and Senior Leaders, Governors and CEOs.
Webinar: Understanding the difference between SEND and Disadvantage in schools
- Webcasts
- 09 Mar 2021
A thought-provoking session based on evidence and experience which challenges the understanding of SEND and Disadvantage in schools.
Involving families in provision for students with DLD – SENCos
- Webcasts
- 09 Mar 2021
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at SENCOs in primary and secondary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Building effective practice to support students with DLD - Primary Teachers
- Webcasts
- 04 Mar 2021
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at teachers in primary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Building effective practice to support students with DLD - Secondary Teachers
- Webcasts
- 02 Mar 2021
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at teachers in secondary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Webinar: Inclusive Curriculum through the Ofsted Lens
- Webcasts
- 02 Mar 2021
In this recorded online conference, speakers including Professor Barry Carpenter, WSS National SEND Leader Malcolm Reeve and a representative from Ofsted explore how school leaders can implement an inclusive curriculum for all learners.
Webinar: PE, Inclusive Sport and Wellbeing
- Webcasts
- 24 Feb 2021
This webinar focuses on how to ensure your PE and school sport offer is Inspiring, Accessible and Meaningful for all your pupils during and post the national lockdown period.
Webinar: High-Quality Teaching - Targeting Areas of Need
- Webcasts
- 23 Feb 2021
This two-part webinar series will focus on how high-quality teaching, also known as quality-first teaching (QFT), can be targeted at identified areas of need.
Webinar: Inclusive Maths - Bridging the gap between abstract and concrete
- Webcasts
- 18 Feb 2021
This webinar focuses on recently updated KS1 and KS2 Maths guidance and introduces principles and practical strategies that can be used by teachers to ensure Maths lessons improve outcomes for all learners.
Webinar: Using data sources to inform best practice
- Webcasts
- 11 Feb 2021
Too often data collection is excessive, unreliable, confusing which gives staff less time with children; when used well data can have a profound and positive impact in SEND departments.
Webinar: Securing Good Transitions
- Webcasts
- 04 Feb 2021
This webinar was run to support the launch of a new resource: Securing Good Transitions: A resource pack to support the next steps of Key Stage 4 pupils with SEND
Webinar: Inclusion in Action
- Webcasts
- 29 Jan 2021
The second session in our series on 'Every Teacher a Teacher of SEND, Every Leader a Leader of SEND'.
Webinar: Remote learning for students with SEND
- Webcasts
- 27 Jan 2021
This session will explore government guidance, expectations and the challenges we face in planning and delivering high-quality remote education for learners with SEND in both mainstream and specialist settings.
Webinar: Being a Research-Engaged SENCO - Secondary Focus
- Webcasts
- 21 Jan 2021
This is the fourth in a series of five webinars aiming to provide additional support to new-in-post SENCOs.
Webinar: SEND Policy in Practice
- Webcasts
- 14 Jan 2021
The first session in our series looking at 'Every Teacher a Teacher of SEND, Every Leader a Leader of SEND'.
Webinar: The SEND Review Process - Ensuring Impact for All
- Webcasts
- 02 Dec 2020
This webinar will provide guidance for delegates on how to ensure a review of SEND provision has whole school impact.
Webinar: The Safe and Successful Returns Handbook - How Are Things Going?
- Webcasts
- 01 Dec 2020
Following on from the successful reception of the Safe Returns handbook and introductory webinar, this session focuses on re-introducing the the Safe Returns handbook in the context of how are things now.
Webinar: High standards and an inclusive curriculum - Best Practice
- Webcasts
- 26 Nov 2020
A follow-up webinar continuing the exploration of how high-quality education for all can inform provision for those at SEND Support in mainstream settings.
Webinar: Monitoring and Managing Provision
- Webcasts
- 25 Nov 2020
The third in a series of five webinars aiming to provide additional support to new-in-post SENCOs.
Commissioning for a Speech, Language and Communication pathway
- Webcasts
- 24 Nov 2020
This is an introductory level webinar aimed at senior leaders in primary and secondary mainstream settings as part of the series on Developmental Language Disorder.
Webinar: Making Data Work
- Webcasts
- 19 Nov 2020
A webinar exploring how national identification data on SEND in England in 2020 and show how this can be used by schools to inform their own teaching approaches.
Identification and effective provision for pupils with Developmental Language Disorder
- Webcasts
- 17 Nov 2020
An introductory level webinar aimed at SENCOs in primary and secondary mainstream settings exploring Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Webinar: Developing sustainable professional learning models using a blended approach
- Webcasts
- 12 Nov 2020
A webinar exploring how to make the most of technology alongside expert input in the design and implementation of high-quality, sustainable, professional learning models.
Webinar: Solutions Circles for Staff and Pupil Wellbeing
- Webcasts
- 12 Nov 2020
This webinar will focus on the use of Solution Circles within the school context as a structured way of helping staff to discuss issues as a group and generate possible solutions.
Introduction to Developmental Language Disorder for Secondary School Teachers
- Webcasts
- 10 Nov 2020
This is an introductory level webinar aimed at secondary school teachers in mainstream settings, introducing Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Webinar: High standards and an inclusive curriculum for all
- Webcasts
- 05 Nov 2020
This webinar will look at how high-quality education for all can inform provision for those at SEND Support in mainstream settings.
Webinar: Using the Graduated Approach and SEN Support
- Webcasts
- 04 Nov 2020
This is the second in a series of five webinars aiming to provide additional support to new-in-post SENCOs.
Introduction to Developmental Language Disorder for Primary School Teachers
- Webcasts
- 03 Nov 2020
An introductory level webinar aimed at primary school teachers in mainstream settings, introducing Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Webinar: SEND in a Nutshell
- Webcasts
- 22 Oct 2020
An overview of the 'SEND in a Nutshell’ method of data analysis which helps senior leaders understand their school context within the regional and national picture and provides a starting point for whole-school development planning.
Webinar: The Evidence-Informed Teacher (Part 2)
- Webcasts
- 15 Oct 2020
A series of webinars for newly qualified and recently qualified teachers to explore inclusive teaching for children with SEND in mainstream schools.
Webinar: Autism and Inclusion
- Webcasts
- 13 Oct 2020
In this session you will hear from three young autistic advocates about their experiences of school and what lessons can be learnt for educators to improve provision for learners on the autism spectrum.
Webinar: Understanding and Identifying Areas of Need
- Webcasts
- 07 Oct 2020
Produced in conjunction with our consortium partners LLSENDCIC, this is the first in a series of five webinars aiming to provide additional support to new-in-post SENCOs.
Webinar: The Evidence-Informed Teacher (Part 1)
- Webcasts
- 01 Oct 2020
A series of webinars for newly qualified and recently qualified teachers to explore inclusive teaching for children with SEND in mainstream schools.
Webinar: New to the SENCO Role
- Webcasts
- 24 Sep 2020
A webinar for newly appointed SENCOs to provide you with key information as you take your first steps in leadership of SEND.
Webinar: Strategies to Support Students' Working Memory and Retention
- Webcasts
- 24 Sep 2020
This webinar will support staff with their understanding of working memory and practical strategies that can enhance students’ retention.
Webinar: Childhood Trauma - Supporting Healing and Recovery in Schools After Lockdown
- Webcasts
- 27 Aug 2020
This webinar session will introduce principles that can be used by teachers and school leaders to identify the signs that pupils have experienced trauma during lockdown.
Webinar: NQTs - Preparing for your first term in the current context
- Webcasts
- 24 Jul 2020
In this webinar you will be able to hear from an experienced SEND Leader on how your role can make a difference to the lives of all students and especially those with SEND.
Webinar: Recovery, Re-introduction and Renewal - A New Handbook for Schools on Successful Returns
- Webcasts
- 16 Jul 2020
A webinar introducing a new WSS resource: Recovery, Re-introduction and Renewal: A Handbook for Schools and Educational Settings Following Critical Incidents
Webinar: School Leaders - The importance of our own wellbeing to lead inclusive schools
- Webcasts
- 14 Jul 2020
A webinar designed specifically for Headteachers and Senior Leaders giving an overview of the professional obligation leaders maintain for their own wellbeing in order to effectively lead inclusive schools.
Webinar: Effective Use of the SENCO Deployment Guide
- Webcasts
- 10 Jul 2020
An introduction to best use of the SENCO Deployment Guide to ensure that their leadership of SEND is purposeful and progressive.
Webinar: How to plan for pupils with SEND to return to school
- Webcasts
- 08 Jul 2020
A webinar designed to help with transition in response to the Covid-19 situation and school lockdowns.
Webinar: Rebuilding Trust
- Webcasts
- 07 Jul 2020
The third webinar in our series: Returning to School and Making Use of Trauma-Informed Approaches
Webinar: Back to School - Successful Transition Through Parental Engagement
- Webcasts
- 25 Jun 2020
This webinar focuses on guidance to work and support parents during their child's transition back to school.
Webinar: Governor Accountability for Securing High-Quality Outcomes for Learners with SEND
- Webcasts
- 24 Jun 2020
A webinar aimed specifically at governors exploring how governors can help secure good outcomes for pupils with SEND.
Webinar: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe and What to Do When It Goes Wrong
- Webcasts
- 23 Jun 2020
The second session in our webinar series: Returning to School and Making Use of Trauma-Informed Approaches.
Webinar: Securing Success Following Lockdown - Behaviour Strategies
- Webcasts
- 16 Jun 2020
A webinar exploring how behaviour may present after Covid-19 and what strategies can be implemented to support pupils returning to school.
Webinar: Connection, community, relationships: social-emotional learning to rebuild after Covid-19
- Webcasts
- 15 Jun 2020
Delivered in partnership with Achievement for All, this webinar looks at developing the social and learning skills vital to successful learning.
Webinar: Five Key Considerations for Everyone's Wellbeing
- Webcasts
- 09 Jun 2020
This webinar presents the first session in a webinar series: Returning to School and Making Use of Trauma-Informed Approaches
Webinar: Transition for SEND pupils in mainstream settings
- Webcasts
- 20 May 2020
A webinar giving advice and ideas on how to support transition for pupils with SEND using materials produced by Whole School SEND.
Webinar: Introduction to the WSS Review Guides
- Webcasts
- 15 May 2020
An introductory session explaining how each guide can be used and applied to different settings.