Programme (8th July)

8.30-9.30 — Registration

9.30-9.45 — Welcome and introduction (head to your chosen breakout session room below)

9.45-10.35 — Choice of breakout session

Summer Conference 2026 Speakers
Designing and Delivering a Curriculum that works well for all pupils — Mary Myatt and Gary Aubin
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
Designing and Delivering a Curriculum that works well for all pupils — Mary Myatt and Gary Aubin
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
Beyond attendance: understanding engagement through relationships, belonging and participation — Melissa Farnham
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
Beyond attendance: understanding engagement through relationships, belonging and participation — Melissa Farnham
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
Curriculum consultations — Kerrie King and Melanie Baggaley
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
Curriculum consultations — Kerrie King and Melanie Baggaley
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
Adding value to schools’ SEND provision as a MAT Central Team — Amy Wright
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
Adding value to schools’ SEND provision as a MAT Central Team — Amy Wright
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
Beyond SEND: Running an Inclusion Strategy in the Context of Reform — Jude Macdonald
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
Beyond SEND: Running an Inclusion Strategy in the Context of Reform — Jude Macdonald
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
Is it inclusive? Blending Mainstream and SEND Curriculum, drawing on KS4 practice — Heather Birtwistle  & Anna Messides
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
Is it inclusive? Blending Mainstream and SEND Curriculum, drawing on KS4 practice — Heather Birtwistle  & Anna Messides
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
Making Change Stick — Dr. James Mannion (9.45am-11.35am)
Making Change Happen (Room 6)
Making Change Stick — Dr. James Mannion (9.45am-11.35am)
Making Change Happen (Room 6)
Making Change Happen (Room 6)
The inclusive pic ‘n’ mix. How technology can help you build a personalised, inclusive culture — Paddy McGrath and Ben Whitaker
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
The inclusive pic ‘n’ mix. How technology can help you build a personalised, inclusive culture — Paddy McGrath and Ben Whitaker
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
Panel discussion: Leading Early Identification in a Changing SEND Landscape — Led by Emma Dibden
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Panel discussion: Leading Early Identification in a Changing SEND Landscape — Led by Emma Dibden
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Stakeholder engagement in SEND policy: an international perspective — Dr. Catherine Antalek
System Leadership (Room 10)
Stakeholder engagement in SEND policy: an international perspective — Dr. Catherine Antalek
System Leadership (Room 10)
System Leadership (Room 10)
Inclusion Bases in Primary: Examples from Practice — Amy Baxter and Kerry Brown
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)
Inclusion Bases in Primary: Examples from Practice — Amy Baxter and Kerry Brown
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)

10.45-11.35 — Choice of Breakout Sessions

Summer Conference 2026 Speakers
Effective adaptive teaching for inclusive classrooms: what are we adapting to, and why? — Margaret Mulholland
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
Effective adaptive teaching for inclusive classrooms: what are we adapting to, and why? — Margaret Mulholland
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
A curriculum that is knowledge-rich and strong on skills: why it matters, how we do it and what it can look like — Evelyn Haywood
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
A curriculum that is knowledge-rich and strong on skills: why it matters, how we do it and what it can look like — Evelyn Haywood
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
Curriculum consultations — Kerrie King and Melanie Baggaley
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
Curriculum consultations — Kerrie King and Melanie Baggaley
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
Developing Inclusive Environments across a MAT: Research and Practice — David Bartram OBE and Rhian Warner
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
Developing Inclusive Environments across a MAT: Research and Practice — David Bartram OBE and Rhian Warner
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
The 2026 SENCo, navigating changing tides — Kelly Nash
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
The 2026 SENCo, navigating changing tides — Kelly Nash
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
Healthy Staff Culture at the Heart of Inclusive Schools — Jonny Uttley
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
Healthy Staff Culture at the Heart of Inclusive Schools — Jonny Uttley
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
From visibility to belonging: helping learners bloom Kate Longworth
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
From visibility to belonging: helping learners bloom Kate Longworth
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
Empowering Every Adult to Support Pupils’ Social and Emotional Needs — Emma Shackleton
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Empowering Every Adult to Support Pupils’ Social and Emotional Needs — Emma Shackleton
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Understanding compound barriers at a systemic level for some of the most vulnerable children and families in the education system — Charlotte O’Regan
System Leadership (Room 10)
Understanding compound barriers at a systemic level for some of the most vulnerable children and families in the education system — Charlotte O’Regan
System Leadership (Room 10)
System Leadership (Room 10)
Panel discussion: Meeting higher needs in primary
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)
Panel discussion: Meeting higher needs in primary
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)

11.35-11.55 — Break

11.55-12.45 — Choice of Breakout Session

Summer Conference 2026 Speakers
Improving the school experience for neurodivergent pupils — Pete Wharmby
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
Improving the school experience for neurodivergent pupils — Pete Wharmby
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
SEND Leadership Main Stage (Upstairs Lecture Theatre)
From education to work, building readiness through an apprenticeship lens — Rylie Sweeney and Gareth Reynolds  
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
From education to work, building readiness through an apprenticeship lens — Rylie Sweeney and Gareth Reynolds  
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
ASDAN Main Stage (Downstairs Lecture Theatre)
What does a great education look like? Voices from inclusive practice — Kerrie King, Melanie Baggaley, Nick Binns and Kate Foxon
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
What does a great education look like? Voices from inclusive practice — Kerrie King, Melanie Baggaley, Nick Binns and Kate Foxon
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
ASDAN Breakout (Room 1)
Leading Inclusion Through Reform: Trust Strategies and Inclusion Bases in Practice — Rhian Warner and Cassie Young
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
Leading Inclusion Through Reform: Trust Strategies and Inclusion Bases in Practice — Rhian Warner and Cassie Young
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
MAT SEND Leadership (Room 2)
Applied healthcare delivery principles for children with SEND — Ellie Costello
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
Applied healthcare delivery principles for children with SEND — Ellie Costello
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
Inclusive Leadership (Room 3)
An Introduction to MAT Organisational Development and Action Learning Professor Toby Greany (11.55am-1.25pm)
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
An Introduction to MAT Organisational Development and Action Learning Professor Toby Greany (11.55am-1.25pm)
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
Making Education Whole (Room 5)
SEND ‘With’ Families, not ‘To’: Special Educational Needs...To Be A Partnership — Joe Pardoe
Making Change Happen (Room 6)
SEND ‘With’ Families, not ‘To’: Special Educational Needs...To Be A Partnership — Joe Pardoe
Making Change Happen (Room 6)
Making Change Happen (Room 6)
Panel discussion: AI for inclusion?
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
Panel discussion: AI for inclusion?
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
Futures Stage (Room 7) by Everway and Edufuturists
Every child needs to belong: building inclusive learning communities through character strengths — Dr Kaisa Vuorinen
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Every child needs to belong: building inclusive learning communities through character strengths — Dr Kaisa Vuorinen
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Understanding Needs (Room 8)
Navigating complexity through region-wide co-production — Dr Vikki Jervis, Susie Weaver, Rachel Delourne and Amy Daniels
System Leadership (Room 10)
Navigating complexity through region-wide co-production — Dr Vikki Jervis, Susie Weaver, Rachel Delourne and Amy Daniels
System Leadership (Room 10)
System Leadership (Room 10)
Secondary Inclusion Bases: examples from practice Anna Messides (Morpeth School)
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)
Secondary Inclusion Bases: examples from practice Anna Messides (Morpeth School)
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)
Inclusion Bases (Room 11)

12.45-13.25 — Lunch 1 or choice of Breakout Session

13.25-14.05 — Lunch 2 or choice of Breakout Session

15.40-16.25 — Choice of Breakout Session

16.30-17.00 — Closing Panel (ASDAN Main Stage — Upstairs Lecture Theatre)

17.00 — Day one close

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