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Upcoming events
Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) Professional Development Group
This professional development group will bring together school leaders and SENCos/Inclusion Leads to focus on preparing children and young people for adulthood from the earliest years.
Specialist Spotlight: Promoting mental wellbeing in your setting (Primary)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring approaches to promoting mental wellbeing in primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Understanding anxiety and creating a supportive learning environment (Primary)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring 'understanding and promoting resilience' in primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Promoting independence (Secondary/FE)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring ‘promoting independence’ in secondary/FE settings.
Adaptive Teaching Professional Development Group
This professional development group will provide guidance, support and structure for practitioners looking to work on their own adaptive teaching strategy, identify projects and priorities, seek peer advice and share best practice.
Specialist Spotlight: Understanding and promoting resilience (Secondary/FE)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring 'understanding and promoting resilience' in primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Transitions (Secondary/FE)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring ‘transitions’ in secondary and further education settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Understanding anxiety and creating a supportive learning environment (Secondary / FE)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring the topic of anxiety and approaches to creating a supportive learning environment in secondary / FE settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Promoting mental wellbeing in your setting (Secondary/FE)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring approaches to promoting mental wellbeing in secondary / FE settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Understanding and promoting resilience (Primary)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring 'understanding and promoting resilience' in primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Transitions (Primary)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring ‘transitions’ in primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Promoting independence (Primary)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring ‘promoting independence’ in primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: An introduction to teaching learners with physical needs (Secondary / FE)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring an introduction to teaching learners with physical needs in primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Supporting sensory differences in the learning environment (Primary)
Dr Jamie Galpin, CPsychol, a founding member of Special Networks and a chartered Developmental Psychologist, has dedicated more than 20 years to the fields of inclusion, psychology, innovation, participation, and learning.
Specialist Spotlight: An introduction to teaching learners with physical needs (Primary)
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.
Specialist Spotlight: Supporting sensory differences in the learning environment (Secondary / FE)
Dr Jamie Galpin, CPsychol, a founding member of Special Networks and a chartered Developmental Psychologist, has dedicated more than 20 years to the fields of inclusion, psychology, innovation, participation, and learning.
Embracing Inclusion: Supporting learners with Down Syndrome and other learning disabilities in the mainstream classroom
In the webinar, Sharon Smith will discuss how to work with families to support the inclusion of learning-disabled pupils, including those with the most complex needs, in a mainstream classroom.
Specialist Spotlight: An Introduction to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) (Primary)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring speech, language and communication needs in Primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: Supporting the development of speech, language and communication skills (Primary)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring speech, language and communication needs in Primary settings.
Specialist Spotlight: An Introduction to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) (Secondary / FE)
Join us for a FREE discussion exploring speech, language and communication needs in Secondary / FE settings.