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Specialist Spotlight: An introduction to teaching learners with physical needs (Secondary / FE)
- Online
- 05 Feb 2025 (15:45 - 16:45)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring an introduction to teaching learners with physical needs in primary settings.
Featuring Di Ceasar: Di Ceasar has over 30 years of experience of both mainstream and special education sectors including 10 years as a Governor for a local secondary school. Di is an experienced manager and has contributed to work streams at a local, county, regional and national level to develop provision and policy which contributes to better outcomes for CYP with SEND.
Featuring Jane Carter: Jane currently leads Teaching & Learning teams within Warwickshire’s Integrated Disability Service, which brings together a range of professionals and services including Specialist Teachers and Teaching Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Child Development Services, Portage, and Early Years’ Specialists.
The discussion will be hosted by Whole School SEND’s National Delivery Coordinator, Caroline Sutton-Reid, and everyone will be encouraged to join in, ask questions and share experiences. As such, content will be responsive but may cover some or all of the following themes:
- The challenges facing learners with physical needs, and how their needs might affect their experience of school or college
- How practice can be adapted to include learners with physical needs, and
- The importance of working closely with learners with physical needs, their families and the range of other professionals who support them.
The discussion builds on our online SEND CPD units, each one can be completed in under an hour. While everyone is welcome to take part in the session, delegates who have completed the corresponding unit content in preparation are likely to find the sessions particularly helpful.
Due to the interactive nature of these sessions, recordings will not be made available after the event.
Data Sharing: As this is a Department for Education (DfE) funded project, participants may be contacted by an external evaluator to measure the impact and success of the project. By participating in any of the webinars, live sessions or other activities you are providing consent by default to have your data shared and be contacted by the DfE and/or the external evaluators to support the evaluation process. If you do not want your data to be shared for this purpose please email: info@wholeschoolsend.com
Online
Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, Head Teacher, Newly Qualified Teacher, SENCO, Senior Leader, Teacher, Teaching Assistant
Meet your trainer
Di Ceasar
My background includes over 30 years of experience of both mainstream and special education sectors including 10 years as a Governor for a local secondary school. I am an experienced manager and have contributed to work streams at a local, county, regional and national level to develop provision and policy which contributes to better outcomes for CYP with SEND.
I currently lead Physical Disability and Sensory teams within Gloucestershire’s Advisory Teaching Service, which comprises a range of professionals and services including Specialist Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language therapists and specialist roles including Early Years, Mobility and Assistive Technology roles.
I am National Chair of pdnet, a national organization representing professionals who work within the physical disability sector.
Meet your trainer
Jane Carter
I currently lead Teaching & Learning teams within Warwickshire’s Integrated Disability Service, which brings together a range of professionals and services including Specialist Teachers and Teaching Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Child Development Services, Portage, and Early Years’ Specialists.
Prior to this, I managed Warwickshire’s Statementing Service. I am an experienced senior secondary leader, having taught in schools in Birmingham, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton.
I have been a Senior European Foundation for Quality Management Assessor for Midlands Excellence and a C4EO Disability Sector Specialist. I am Vice Chair of pdnet, an organisation representing professionals who work to improve outcomes for learners with physical disabilities. I am also a qualified Coach.
Meet your trainer
Caroline Sutton-Reid
Caroline has worked in education since 2009 and has a passion for supporting learners with SEND. She took on the role of SENDCo and developed this working across multiple schools. Prior to taking on the role of National Delivery Coordinator for Whole School SEND, she worked as a Regional SENDCo (leading and coaching other SENDCos) for a large MAT.
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