by Amy Langton13 March 2024 News0 comments

Evidence for Learning: Free CPLD Opportunity – SEND in Mainstream

 
Inquiry & Building a finding out culture in your setting (Prof Barry Carpenter)
In this session Barry will set the scene for our day against a backdrop of rising complexity of need and significantly increased numbers of students with SEND in our mainstream settings. Barry will share ways in which we can develop a ‘finding out culture’ to be agile and responsive to the needs of students presenting in ways which we have never seen before.
 
Changing Children (Diane Rochford & Alistair Crawford)
Diane & Alistair discuss ways in which schools can develop meaningful and aspirational pathways for learners that support progress in all aspects of school life whilst adhering to the accountability frameworks in which we all work in e.g. Ofsted.
 
How? (James Waller, Cheryl Gaughan & Sophie Addison)
In this session James, Cheryl & Sophie share practical case studies of how schools across a Trust and Local Authority have worked together to build capacity, expertise and confidence around SEND and Inclusion at scale.
 
Coaching / Q&A Session
Colleagues are invited to engage with roundtable discussions led by our speakers to ask further questions, share their own practice and determine the most relevant afternoon workshop sessions for their needs as a professional and school community.
 
Lunch & Networking
  • Workshops (delegates to attend 2 across the afternoon)
  • Families & Experts by experience
  • Introduction to Efl session
  • Inquiry in practice
  • Approaches to curriculum

 

Book your place: https://www.evidenceforlearning.net/sendinmainstream/

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by Amy Langton29 June 2023 Events0 comments

Leading SEND in the Mainstream

CLICK HERE to view the SEND in the Mainstream flyer

 

“Good teaching for pupils with SEND is good teaching for all”. Vital for Some; Beneficial for All.

This three part modular programme will support teachers to develop their ability to effectively meet the needs of all SEND learners in their classroom, using the 5 Key Recommendations from the EEF’s SEND Support in Mainstream Schools Guidance Report. This programme aims to raise the profile of SEND to ensure it is a key focus for all professionals across all settings, making Every Teacher a Teacher of SEND.

This programme is aimed at mainstream primary and secondary teachers.

The programme will cover key threads such as
• Relationships and Knowing Your Learner: Top Tips for Working with Parents and other Professionals
• Effective Classroom Leadership: Working with Teaching Assistants and the Complimentary Use of Interventions
• Practical High Quality Teaching Strategies to Meet the Needs of all SEND Learners

In the High Quality Teaching session you will hear from outstanding classroom practitioners and experts as they share real-school, practical tips on how to implement the EEF’s top 5 effective High Quality Teaching strategies in your classroom.
• Modelling (Cognitive & MetaCognitive strategies)
• Scaffolding
• Flexible Grouping
• Explicit Instructions & Language
• ICT to support learning

 

Session 1        07/11/2023      1.00pm – 3.30pm
Session 2       05/12/2023     1.00pm – 3.30pm
Session 3      24/01/2021     1.00pm – 3.30pm

 

Who: This event is open to practitioners from Primary and Secondary Schools

Cost: £185

Facilitators: Alistair Crawford and Rachael Saunders

Venue: Portland Spencer Academy Conference Centre, Westwick Road, Nottingham NG8 4HB

 

CLICK HERE to view the SEND in the Mainstream flyer

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