SEND CPD: Planning the year ahead with Whole School SEND
- Online
- 12 Jun 2025 (15:30 - 17:00)
This informative session will introduce and signpost tried and tested resources from Whole School SEND, freely available to SENCOs / Teaching and Learning leads and CPD Leads, that will support their delivery of CPD in the next academic year. The webinar will provide, month by month, an overview of key milestones and what training can be planned to support staff in school to ensure that their SEND students’ needs are met and they make progress in their learning.
Objectives
To support SENCOs / Teaching and Learning leads and CPD Leads:-
- by inspiring them with the range and variety of resources available that will help them to develop the knowledge and expertise of their staff
- in planning their CPD calendar to ensure that key SEND milestones are met
Desired Outcomes
SENCOs / Teaching and Learning leads and CPD Leads:-
- are confident in prioritising CPD for SEND
- select resources to upskill their staff
There is time within CPD school calendar to equip staff with the knowledge and expertise they require to support their learners with SEND
The webinar provides ideas about training opportunities for a range of staff in school – TAs, Leadership teams, class teachers etc
Online
Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Consultant, Deputy Head Teacher, Head Teacher, Senior Leader, Governor, Inclusion Manager/Leader, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Support staff, Teacher
Meet your trainer
Alison Betts
Alison has been a teacher for 26 years and is currently Whole School SEND National Coordinator. She has previously been a class teacher, nurture teacher, SENDCO, Head of Chestnut Nursery School, and Head of Inclusion for Exeter Children’s Federation. She has been on the board of trustees at nurtureuk since 2016 and has a passion for improving the education and life chances of children from a background of deprivation. Her interest in children affected by social, emotional and/or mental health issues encouraged her to become a Specialist Leader in Education for the Exeter Consortium and Teaching School Alliance. Through this role she helps lead the Professional Community for SEND for South West Institute for Teaching (SWIFT). This community works to support schools identifying and meeting children’s needs and so reduce permanent exclusions across schools in the Southwest. She aims to keep the well-being of children at the heart of everything she does.
Meet your trainer
Alison Parr
Alison is the West Midlands Deputy Regional Lead for WSS as well as being the Headteacher of an outstanding generic secondary special school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. She moved into this role having spent 11 years at Keele University running the PGCE Secondary programme and lecturing on the International Diploma in Education in India and Thailand.
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