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Programme
Tuesday - Inclusion
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Registration, exhibition and refreshments
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Creating inclusive language and mindsets around SEND
Develop an inclusive and neuro-affirming approach to SEND across your school. Challenge assumptions and foster a whole-school culture where every student feels valued, understood and supported.
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Assistive technology and AI
Use assistive technology and AI to increase engagement, personalise learning and ensure equitable access to learning.
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Understanding behaviours
Understand the communication behind challenging behaviour. Build positive, supportive relationships that strengthen trust, reduce barriers to learning, and help students feel secure, regulated and ready to learn.
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Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices one
1A Strategic leadership for inclusion
Explore practical strategies for leading inclusive school improvement, embedding equity into culture, systems and decision-making to create meaningful, sustainable change for all learners.
1B Strengthening IEPs
Develop strategies to ensure IEPs are meaningful, personalised and consistently applied, using both traditional approaches and AI-supported tools to strengthen planning, consistency, and impact.
1C Alternative Pathways
Use resources effectively to strengthen provision and widen student choice. Strengthen transition programmes and strategies to create clear, supportive progression routes that meet the needs of all learners.
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Lunch, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices two
2A Gifted and talented
Learn strategies to stretch and challenge high-potential students within an equitable, supportive learning environment, while keeping inclusion at the heart of practice.
2B Data to action
Strengthen the use of robust evidence to clearly demonstrate departmental strengths and to drive continuous improvement in inclusion and wellbeing provision.
2C SEMH dysregulation toolkit
Develop practical, evidence-informed strategies to support students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
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Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices three
3A Behaviour and complex needs
Provide equitable and inclusive support for students with complex needs by developing a deeper understanding of their behaviours and embedding effective approaches through school policy, strategy, and culture.
3B Inclusion across cultures
Develop culturally responsive approaches to strengthen partnerships with international families through empathy, effective communication, and collaboration.
3C Building inclusive classrooms
Explore how understanding students as individuals improves engagement, behaviour and learning. Learn practical, inclusive strategies and small relational and classroom adaptations to strengthen participation, de-escalate challenges and improve outcomes.
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Closing keynote
Wednesday - Wellbeing
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Registration, networking and exhibition
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Foundations for success
Foster a culture where every member of the community feels valued and empowered to succeed. Explore strategic leadership and practical approaches to embedding inclusive and wellbeing-focused practices across everyday school life.
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Wellbeing in uncertain times
Explore how exposure to world events shapes children’s wellbeing and what safeguarding practice can do to help children feel safe in uncertain times.
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Peer to peer support
Equip students with the skills and confidence to support one another. Build a culture of empathy, connection and early intervention across your school community.
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Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices one
1A Staff wellbeing and burnout
Spot early signs of stress and burnout in yourself and your team and develop practical strategies to build a positive, sustainable school-wide wellbeing culture that supports the wellbeing of all staff.
1B AI, online risk and wellbeing
Explore the impact of online challenges and evolving AI-driven risks on young people’s wellbeing and safeguarding. Gain practical strategies to support safer digital experiences and equip students with the tools to develop healthy, balanced relationships with technology.
1C Trauma-informed classrooms
Strengthen how your school creates a trauma and psychologically informed environments. Explore strategies to build a whole-school culture that recognises the impact of trauma on behaviour and learning, ensuring staff responses are informed, empathetic and consistent across the school.
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Lunch, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices two
2A Emotional intelligence and navigating change
Explore the importance of emotional intelligence when navigating change and its impact on students. Develop understanding of emotional responses, including anxiety and how these affect behaviour and engagement. Take away tools to support smooth transitions and build student resilience during times of change.
2B Emotional neglect
Explore how emotional neglect is often hidden, how to identify its subtle signs, and its impact on students’ wellbeing. Strengthen how your school can respond by building trusting relationships, teaching emotional regulation skills and promoting emotional security and belonging.
2C Leading wellbeing
Discover ways to lead wellbeing and embed it authentically into your school’s culture, systems, and strategic planning, creating a school where wellbeing is at the core of everyday practice.
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Workshop choices three
3A Perfectionism and pressure
Support students to navigate pressure, stress and perfectionism while building resilience and promoting wellbeing.
3B School rejection and avoidance
Explore the underlying unmet needs that can contribute to school disengagement and consider how to respond with curiosity, empathy, and compassion. Learn practical ways to reconnect and repair relationships following periods of rejection or avoidance.
3C Safeguarding
Strengthen your school's safeguarding strategy. Explore key responsibilities, recognise often hidden signs of need and gain practical strategies for creating a safe and supportive environment where young people can thrive.
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Closing keynote