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Sarah Johnson has worked in education for the last nineteen years. As a qualified teacher, Sarah has enjoyed roles in mainstream schools, Pupil Referral Units, Alternative Provision and psychiatric in-patient services. A member of the Department of Education’s Alternative Provision stakeholder group, she has supported development of policy and chairs a range of panels and events within the education sector.
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Fiona Oakley is a Secondary School Adviser for the National Literacy Trust. Fiona has huge expertise in the creation and delivery of high quality, relevant and research-led literacy CPD; the strategic planning of whole school literacy; and the implementation of literacy initiatives to raise attainment. She is passionate about developing engaging and inclusive reading cultures in schools.
Working in secondary education for over twenty five years, Fiona is an experienced local authority adviser, literacy consultant, senior leader and teacher. She provides bespoke consultancy support to school leaders and teachers, in both primary and secondary settings. She is committed to a collaborative approach that prioritises supportive challenge, professional dialogue and evidence-based classroom pedagogy. Fiona was a governor at a North London primary school for over ten years and is currently an associate trustee with small multi-academy trust in Ealing.
Karen McGuigan is an education consultant with a goal to improve the image and attainment levels in maths for everyone. She studied maths at a degree level as part of her Masters in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College and brings a wealth of real life experience to her work.
Inspired by her middle son Lance, who has Down syndrome, she has developed the Maths For Life programme. It is a differentiated approach to teaching maths that is designed for students with additional learning needs, for whom the standard maths national curriculum structure and timescale is unattainable. It is currently being used both in schools and homes across the globe with students ranging from aged 2 to 60.
A teaching assistant, history teacher and senior leader, David led special educational needs and disability provision (SEND) in London schools for over 15 years. He was a member of the Department for Education’s SEND Review steering group and an expert advisor to the Timpson Review on school exclusions. David has worked directly with over 700 school leadership teams across the UK to improve their SEND provision. David is author of the SEND Review Guide, a national framework funded by the DfE. In 2018 he edited Great Expectations, Leading an Effective SEND Strategy in School, published by John Catt Educational. He was Director of SEND at the London Leadership Strategy and an advisor to the Mayor of London’s education team. As part of his international work David has supported the development of Inclusion policies internationally, in countries including Ethiopia, Seychelles, Thailand and Malaysia. David is a member of the Education Policy Institute Advisory Board and a trustee of the KPMG Foundation, which seeks to bring about systemic change in business and society and unlock the potential of the most disadvantaged children in the UK.
Alice has over 25 years of leadership experience in the public and voluntary sector and is an experienced trainer and facilitator. Alices background is in play development and education having gone on to work in local authority commissioning.
Alice developed NDTIs programme Time to Talk and managed Time to Talk Next Steps managing a team of staff to provide online support to young people with additional support needs from across England. Alice also works on evaluation and research projects at NDTi and is always keen to develop new projects which respond to voices of people with lived experience. Alice believes that play and playfulness are vital to creating good relationships and inclusive communities.
My name is Dr Tracy Laverick and I work as a Senior lecturer in Special Educational Needs at Leeds Trinity University. I also work as a Senior Educational Psychologist for a local authority.
A former teacher and SENCo I moved into Educational Psychology roles and have worked in a number of local authorities over the past 20 years, working directly with young people and in strategic roles supporting SEND systems within the LA. I am passionate about raising the profile and researching LA SEN Assessment and Review teams, as vital contributors to SEND system reform.
Many schools across the UK are unknowingly paying for tools or software that are already built into Microsoft or Google platforms. Imagine how much your school could save by leveraging these built-in features.
Alex, Education Information Manager, has been part of Thomas Pocklington Trust’s Education team for 4 years, supporting many blind and partially sighted students along the way. He is registered blind and is passionate about empowering students to reach their full potential and has a keen interest in how technology can enable students to thrive.
Aaron, Student Support Service Adviser, is an experienced member of the Student Support Service at Thomas Pocklington Trust. Alongside colleagues, he delivers high quality information, advice, and guidance, to blind and partially sighted students, parents, and the professionals who contact our service. Visually impaired himself, Aaron wants to see a future where all blind and partially sighted students have the means to succeed and live the life they want to lead.
When teaching in a college more than 35 years ago Richard met a blind student who needed to access textbooks and software used on his course. Thus began a thrilling and varied career in what we now refer to as accessibility. After holding senior positions in national and international non-profits, Richard is now Chief Executive of the DAISY Consortium, the global organization whose mission is to develop standards and solutions for accessible publishing and reading.
Now Chief Marketing Officer at Dolphin Computer Access, Simon has enjoyed over 17 years in the assistive technology industry. During this time, Simon has helped to ensure that Dolphin products empower people with vision impairments and dyslexia to read and succeed.
Lorwyn joined the EEF in September 2019 having led Devon Research School (formally Kingsbridge) from 2016. He has twelve years teaching and school leadership experience, during which time he completed a Masters in Education Research at Exeter University focussing on dialogic teaching and led an EEF cognitive science pilot study on self-testing. Before working in education, Lorwyn spent three years working for Torbay Social Services.
Click on the image to watch the recording from the first meeting which took place on Monday 29th January 2024.
A new (NI based) SEND Advisory Group was formed in October 2018. The group consists of a range of educational professionals, all with a passion for supporting children and young people with SEND.
Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and National Association for Special Educational Needs (nasen) are recruiting 160 secondary schools for a trial of the WSS Review and are focusing on the SOUTH WEST.
As part of The Nisai Group strategy for the ASEAN region, they have formed a partnership to make an impact on global sustainability through education and technical/vocational education and training (TVET).
It is with great sadness that nasen must inform its members and followers of the passing of Dr Ron Davie, president of nasen 1992 - 1994.
Nasen and UCL are delighted to announce the first line-up of keynote speakers for ISEC (Inclusive and Supportive Education Conference) 2020, which will be held on the 3rd-5th August 2020 at the UCL Institute of Education in London.
Research funded by nasen asks whether Ofsted's new inspection framework supports learners with SEND.