The SEND Summit: Policy Reform & Practice Impact
Cavendish Conference Centre, London
4th July 2023
Support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities is in the midst of major reform, culminating with the SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan this spring. As the overall volume of needs becomes greater and more complex, professionals face increasing challenges to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
Organised by Children & Young People Now, the third annual SEND Summit takes place in central London on 4th July 2023. This essential and timely event is for practitioners and leaders right across the system of SEND support - in all schools, local authorities, and other settings.
Experts will guide you through what the reforms mean for practitioners and families, with examples of innovative and effective practice highlighting key insights in supporting a range of needs.
The conference is designed for:
• SEND practitioners in all settings
• SENDCOs
• Local authority children’s and families’ services
• Commissioners of services
• Early help teams
• Counsellors and therapists
• CAMHS professionals
• Youth service leaders
• Health and wellbeing boards
• Children and family social workers
• Public health professionals
• Children’s and young people’s charities
• Educational psychologists
• Education welfare officers
• School governors
• Primary and secondary school headteachers and deputies
• Heads of year
• Pastoral leads and subject heads
• Classroom teachers
• Teaching assistants
• Nursery and children's centre managers
• Children's social workers
• Foster care and residential care managers
• Heads of evaluation and evidence
• The academic community
• Social workers
• Speech and language therapists
• Occupational therapists
• Paediatricians
• Heads of year
• Pastoral leads and subject heads
• Classroom teachers
• Teaching assistants
• Nursery and children's centre managers
• Children's social workers
• Foster care and residential care managers
• Heads of evaluation and evidence
• The academic community
• Social workers
• Speech and language therapists
• Occupational therapists
• Paediatricians