Preparing Learners with SEND for Adulthood: Supporting Success Conference

Online

06 Mar 2025 (09:30 - 12:30)

PfA

PfAEY

We are thrilled to announce an upcoming half day online conference hosted by Whole School SEND as part of the Universal SEND Service Contract funded by the DfE, free to attend.

This event is a response to feedback from the education workforce following the Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) Review Guide Regional Training delivered in 2023 and will be a celebration of everything schools and colleges are already doing and can do to support learners with SEND in their preparation for adulthood.

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Agenda

Time	Session	Workshop Choices
09.30 - 09.40	Welcome and Opening Remarks
09.40 - 10.10	Overview of Preparation for Adulthood
10.10 - 10.35	Workshops (Breakout Rooms): Focused Discussions	Choice 1: Matt McArthur: Catalyst for Change-Early Years and Primary Choice 2: Matt Silver: The New Value of Education: The Future of our Learners (suitable for Secondary and FE leaders and practitioners)
10.35 - 10.45	BREAK
10.45 - 11.10	Workshops (Breakout Rooms): Focused Discussions	Choice 1: Kelly Dillon, The Careers & Enterprise Company, CEC: Effective Transitions-Considering Every Phase of Education Choice 2: Alice McColl, The National Development Team for Inclusion, NDTi: Developing independence and community participation – evidence of what works and young peoples top tips for schools and colleges.
11.10 - 11.20	Youth Voice: A Representative’s Perspective The Voice of Our Young People- Personal experiences shared of positive outcomes and challenges faced during the transition to adulthood.
11.20 - 11.30	BREAK
11.30 - 11.55	Workshops (Breakout Rooms): Focused Discussions	Choice 1: Weston College-Centre for Excellence: Case study Choice 2: Clare Belli: Case study: Developing PfA across a Trust
11.55 - 12.10	Q&A Session
12.10 - 12.20	Closing Remarks and Next Steps