Leadership Community: Planning the way — in our own schools and as a leadership community
This session is about turning reflection, insight, and inspiration into purposeful action. We will focus on the practical steps needed to embed holistic education in your own schools while exploring how a national leadership community can drive collective impact. Through dialogue, practice-sharing, and strategic planning, participants will identify levers for change, explore how to influence colleagues and stakeholders, and consider how to champion holistic education beyond their immediate context.
We will reflect on the themes and insights from the previous sessions and consider how to translate ideas into concrete strategies. This includes thinking about culture, systems, structures, and the personal influence that each leader brings. Participants will engage in collaborative problem-solving and planning, leaving the session equipped to lead confidently, advocate persuasively, and implement change that benefits learners, staff, and communities alike.
By the end of the session, you will have a clear roadmap for action, both within your own school and across the Whole Education network. You will leave with practical tools, strategies, and renewed energy to inspire others. Most importantly, you will carry a strengthened sense of purpose as a leader committed to holistic education and ready to ensure that everyone thrives in a transforming world.
This event is accessible to:
Whole Educator, School and Headteacher members of our network
Participants of our SEND and Early Years programme
You can sign up via Digital Community.
Summer Conference 2026
After a brilliant Summer Conference at the University of Warwick in 2025, bringing together 1,000 leaders from across the UK and beyond, we’re delighted to be returning to University of Warwick on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th July for our Summer Conference 2026.
More details on how to book will be made available soon.
Literacy leadership in changing times: A series of online sessions with Alex Quigley (session 3)
Join us for the third session in our literacy leaders series with Alex Quigley.
Leading literacy continues to be complex and fast moving. Leaders are working within a shifting context of national policy development, curriculum and assessment change, and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework. Alongside this, literacy habits beyond school are evolving and influencing learners in new ways.
This exclusive twilight series with literacy expert Alex Quigley provides space to explore these challenges in depth, alongside practical approaches and school and trust level strategies that strengthen literacy leadership over time. Each session includes:
Focused input from Alex Quigley
Provocation and discussion points linked to current national context
Opportunities for professional dialogue and shared practice across settings
Time for questions and reflection
Who should attend?
Literacy leads
Curriculum leads
Middle leaders
SENCOs
Teachers with responsibility for literacy development
The sessions are designed with literacy leadership at the centre, while remaining strongly relevant to classroom practice across phases and settings.
Literacy leadership in changing times: A series of online sessions with Alex Quigley (session 4)
Join us for the fourth session in our literacy leaders series with Alex Quigley.
Leading literacy continues to be complex and fast moving. Leaders are working within a shifting context of national policy development, curriculum and assessment change, and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework. Alongside this, literacy habits beyond school are evolving and influencing learners in new ways.
This exclusive twilight series with literacy expert Alex Quigley provides space to explore these challenges in depth, alongside practical approaches and school and trust level strategies that strengthen literacy leadership over time. Each session includes:
Focused input from Alex Quigley
Provocation and discussion points linked to current national context
Opportunities for professional dialogue and shared practice across settings
Time for questions and reflection
Who should attend?
Literacy leads
Curriculum leads
Middle leaders
SENCOs
Teachers with responsibility for literacy development
The sessions are designed with literacy leadership at the centre, while remaining strongly relevant to classroom practice across phases and settings.
Literacy leadership in changing times: A series of online sessions with Alex Quigley (session 5)
Join us for the fifth session in our literacy leaders series with Alex Quigley.
Leading literacy continues to be complex and fast moving. Leaders are working within a shifting context of national policy development, curriculum and assessment change, and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework. Alongside this, literacy habits beyond school are evolving and influencing learners in new ways.
This exclusive twilight series with literacy expert Alex Quigley provides space to explore these challenges in depth, alongside practical approaches and school and trust level strategies that strengthen literacy leadership over time. Each session includes:
Focused input from Alex Quigley
Provocation and discussion points linked to current national context
Opportunities for professional dialogue and shared practice across settings
Time for questions and reflection
Who should attend?
Literacy leads
Curriculum leads
Middle leaders
SENCOs
Teachers with responsibility for literacy development
The sessions are designed with literacy leadership at the centre, while remaining strongly relevant to classroom practice across phases and settings.
Literacy leadership in changing times: A series of online sessions with Alex Quigley (session 2)
Join us for the second session in our literacy leaders series with Alex Quigley.
Leading literacy continues to be complex and fast moving. Leaders are working within a shifting context of national policy development, curriculum and assessment change, and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework. Alongside this, literacy habits beyond school are evolving and influencing learners in new ways.
This exclusive twilight series with literacy expert Alex Quigley provides space to explore these challenges in depth, alongside practical approaches and school and trust level strategies that strengthen literacy leadership over time. Each session includes:
Focused input from Alex Quigley
Provocation and discussion points linked to current national context
Opportunities for professional dialogue and shared practice across settings
Time for questions and reflection
Who should attend?
Literacy leads
Curriculum leads
Middle leaders
SENCOs
Teachers with responsibility for literacy development
The sessions are designed with literacy leadership at the centre, while remaining strongly relevant to classroom practice across phases and settings.
Expertise into Practice: Ensuring interventions have impact — tracking progress to keep pupils moving forwards with Cassie Young
Our Expertise into Practice webinars combine expert inputs from leading voices on SEND with opportunities for discussion with our national network.
Introduction to Skills Builder with Sophie Holmes
Skills Builder Partnership is a global movement of employers, educators, and impact organisations working together to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed.
They are a not-for-profit social enterprise that began in 2009 with two employers and a single classroom. Today, the Skills Builder Partnership is international in its reach and supported more than 2.6 million individuals to build their essential skills in the last year alone.
The session will explore:
Why are essential skills necessary?
What is the Universal Framework and how does it support the development of essential skills?
How can I put this into practice in my setting? Introducing the Accelerator programme
This event is accessible to:
Whole Educator, School and Headteacher members of our network
Participants of our SEND and Early Years programme
You can sign up via Digital Network.
If you’re not working with Whole Education, but would like to come along, please email info@wholeeducation.org to purchase a place.
Literacy leadership in changing times: A series of online sessions with Alex Quigley (session 1)
Join us for the first session in our literacy leaders series with Alex Quigley.
Leading literacy continues to be complex and fast moving. Leaders are working within a shifting context of national policy development, curriculum and assessment change, and the introduction of a new Ofsted framework. Alongside this, literacy habits beyond school are evolving and influencing learners in new ways.
This exclusive twilight series with literacy expert Alex Quigley provides space to explore these challenges in depth, alongside practical approaches and school and trust level strategies that strengthen literacy leadership over time. Each session includes:
Focused input from Alex Quigley
Provocation and discussion points linked to current national context
Opportunities for professional dialogue and shared practice across settings
Time for questions and reflection
Who should attend?
Literacy leads
Curriculum leads
Middle leaders
SENCOs
Teachers with responsibility for literacy development
The sessions are designed with literacy leadership at the centre, while remaining strongly relevant to classroom practice across phases and settings.
Introduction to Whole Education
Curious about Whole Education and how it supports school and trust leaders to thrive in challenging times?
This welcome session offers an introduction to our purpose, our work and our growing international network.
We are living in increasingly complex and volatile times. Leaders are navigating fast changing expectations, competing pressures and deep uncertainty. A rigorous holistic education offers a way of thinking and working that supports confident decision making, strong cultures and sustainable leadership.
Whole Education grows networks of confident and capable leaders who build schools providing a rigorous whole education, so that everyone thrives in a transforming world. We believe every individual matters, and that adults in schools deserve a whole education too. Leaders need space to deepen their expertise, exercise agency and feel sustained by connected, purposeful networks.
In this session, you will hear about the work Whole Education does across schools, trusts and local authorities, explore how leaders engage with our programmes and communities, and learn how you can get involved. It is an opportunity to understand who we are, what we stand for and how we support leaders to create the conditions in which everyone can thrive.
Developing your Inclusion Base with Whole Education (Intro session)
Meeting increasingly complex needs in mainstream settings is not only the reality, and it’s not only the government’s direction of travel. When done well, it’s a step towards the inclusive society we would all like to see.
About the programme
Whole Education supports schools to open or develop these provisions, strengthening leadership, staff expertise, and pupil outcomes. This programme guides school leaders in evaluating, planning, and developing your Inclusion Bases. It is designed for SRPs, informal provisions, and all schools seeking to enhance SEND leadership and practice.
Find out more at this introductory session
If you want to find out more about the programme, join this introductions session on 20th May.
Introduction to our SEND School Improvement programme
Our SEND School Improvement work supports over a thousand schools nationally to strengthen provision for children and young people with SEND. We work with individual schools, groups of schools, multi academy trusts and Local Authorities to embed inclusive practice, share learning and build sustainable systems that improve lived experiences for learners with SEND.
This welcome session offers an introduction to its purpose, how we work with you and how you can get involved.
Find out more about this programme
To hear more about the programme and how you can get involved, join us for this introductory session on 20th May.
Developing your Inclusion Base with Whole Education (Intro session)
Meeting increasingly complex needs in mainstream settings is not only the reality, and it’s not only the government’s direction of travel. When done well, it’s a step towards the inclusive society we would all like to see.
About the programme
Whole Education supports schools to open or develop these provisions, strengthening leadership, staff expertise, and pupil outcomes. This programme guides school leaders in evaluating, planning, and developing your Inclusion Bases. It is designed for SRPs, informal provisions, and all schools seeking to enhance SEND leadership and practice.
Find out more at this introductory session
If you want to find out more about the programme, join this introductions session on 14th May or 20th May.
Specialist Resource and Enhanced Provision Leaders Network Meeting (May 2026)
A series of webinars for Resource Provision leads, with expert inputs and opportunities to share practice. These sessions will provide support for anyone leading or overseeing a Resource Provision. Whether your provision is formal or informal, is called a Base or Unit, Specialist Class or something else, we welcome you to come and be a part of this network.
Introduction to our SEND School Improvement programme
Our SEND School Improvement work supports over a thousand schools nationally to strengthen provision for children and young people with SEND. We work with individual schools, groups of schools, multi academy trusts and Local Authorities to embed inclusive practice, share learning and build sustainable systems that improve lived experiences for learners with SEND.
This welcome session offers an introduction to its purpose, how we work with you and how you can get involved.
Find out more about this programme
To hear more about the programme and how you can get involved, join us for this introductory session on 12th May or 20th May.
MAT SEND Leaders Meeting (May 2026)
Bringing together our national network of 90+ MATs to share practice and gain key insights on current leadership challenges around SEND and Inclusion.
Aspiring MAT SEND Leader Webinar: Reflections with Simon Tanner
An online series for those interested in or new to the SENCO role. We encourage you to register in advance and plan to attend all sessions in the series if possible.
Leadership Community: Skills for Life — The voice of a trainee teacher, advocating for holistic education.
This session brings the energy and insight of emerging voices in education to the forefront. Through the perspective of a trainee teacher, we will explore how advocacy and practice intersect in the classroom, revealing how small, everyday actions can ripple out to influence whole communities. Participants will hear first-hand the experiences, hopes, and challenges of those at the start of their teaching journey and reflect on how leaders can nurture and amplify these voices.
We will consider what it means to champion holistic education with courage, compassion, and rigour. Together, we will explore strategies to build trust, create space for dialogue, and inspire change across different levels of a school. This session will highlight the skills leaders need to empower others to act, demonstrating that leadership is not just about authority, but about listening, connecting, and advocating for what is right for every learner.
By the end of the session, you will leave with a renewed sense of purpose, a deeper understanding of how holistic education can be embedded in practice, and a clear vision of how your leadership can create opportunities for voices to be heard, valued, and acted upon. You will be ready to champion change that ensures every learner thrives, both now and in the future.
This event is accessible to:
Whole Educator, School and Headteacher members of our network
Participants of our SEND and Early Years programme
You can sign up via Digital Community.
Teaching Assistant Webinar: Supporting behaviour with Cassie Young
Termly online sessions for Teaching Assistants, sharing key aspects of high-quality and evidence-informed practice. Individuals or groups of TAs can sign up to any or all sessions and a recording will be available afterwards on the Digital Network.
SEND Regional Event (London)
In-person events for school, MAT and LA leaders, sharing the excellent practice from within and beyond our network.
Learning Exchange Visit: The White Horse Federation
This visit to The White Horse Federation provides the opportunity to experience first hand how the culture, ethos and values of a trust impact policy and day to day practice in and across schools. The visits take an appreciative enquiry approach to ensure benefit for both host and visitor.
Introduction to Whole Education
Curious about Whole Education and how it supports school and trust leaders to thrive in challenging times?
This welcome session offers an introduction to our purpose, our work and our growing international network.
We are living in increasingly complex and volatile times. Leaders are navigating fast changing expectations, competing pressures and deep uncertainty. A rigorous holistic education offers a way of thinking and working that supports confident decision making, strong cultures and sustainable leadership.
Whole Education grows networks of confident and capable leaders who build schools providing a rigorous whole education, so that everyone thrives in a transforming world. We believe every individual matters, and that adults in schools deserve a whole education too. Leaders need space to deepen their expertise, exercise agency and feel sustained by connected, purposeful networks.
In this session, you will hear about the work Whole Education does across schools, trusts and local authorities, explore how leaders engage with our programmes and communities, and learn how you can get involved. It is an opportunity to understand who we are, what we stand for and how we support leaders to create the conditions in which everyone can thrive.
Aspiring MAT SEND Leader Webinar: Embedding Practice
An online series for those interested in or new to the SENCO role. We encourage you to register in advance and plan to attend all sessions in the series if possible.
An Introduction to Just Finance Foundation with Emma Mahon
We're delighted to be joined from Emma Mahon from the Just Finance Foundation for an introductory session to their charity.
About the Just Finance Foundation
Just Finance Foundation is a national charity dedicated to improving financial education so that every child and family has equal opportunity to thrive.
We support primary schools across the UK to deliver meaningful financial education to children from an early age. We are on a mission to make sure every child is empowered with financial education for life. Our goal is to ensure all children can make informed financial decisions as they grow up.
Financial literacy isn’t only developed in the classroom. It is also reinforced at home, shaped by community attitudes, and influenced by national policy. That’s why our strategy takes a holistic approach, working across these key areas to ensure financial literacy becomes a fundamental part of every child’s education and development. With bold ambition, strong collaboration, and innovative approaches, we are driving real change so that no child misses out when it comes to their future financial wellbeing.
Further information can be found here: Our strategy for lifelong financial wellbeing.
This event is accessible to:
Whole Educator, School and Headteacher members of our network
Participants of our SEND and Early Years programme
You can sign up via Digital Network.
If you’re not working with Whole Education, but would like to come along, please email info@wholeeducation.org to purchase a place.
Special and AP Senior Leaders Network Meeting (March 2026)
This series of online sessions will contain expert inputs from within and beyond our network, while also providing opportunity for discussion and practice-sharing. The focus of these sessions will be largely built by those within the group. Where possible, you are encouraged to attend all three sessions.
Specialist Resource and Enhanced Provision Leaders Network Meeting (March 2026)
A series of webinars for Resource Provision leads, with expert inputs and opportunities to share practice. These sessions will provide support for anyone leading or overseeing a Resource Provision. Whether your provision is formal or informal, is called a Base or Unit, Specialist Class or something else, we welcome you to come and be a part of this network.
MAT SEND Leaders Meeting (March 2026)
Bringing together our national network of 90+ MATs to share practice and gain key insights on current leadership challenges around SEND and Inclusion.