David Bartram and Cassie Young: SEND Leadership in motion — Driving inclusion through strategic action

What does effective strategic leadership of SEND really look like—and how can it be embedded across schools and trusts? In this session, David Bartram and Cassie Young share their experience and practical insights into building inclusive systems that truly meet the needs of all learners.

David Bartram OBE has spent over 15 years leading SEND provision in schools and has supported more than 700 leadership teams to strengthen their approach. A key voice in national policy, David has advised on both the DfE SEND Review and the Timpson Review on exclusions. He is author of the SEND Review Guide, a national framework for improving SEND provision, and has supported international inclusion policy in countries from Thailand to Ethiopia.

Cassie Young is the Inclusion Executive Officer at Our Community Multi Academy Trust and brings a trust-wide lens to what it means to lead SEND well in the current system. Together, David and Cassie will explore what’s working, what’s challenging, and how strategic leadership can transform the experience and outcomes of pupils with SEND.