SEND Conference programme 2025

Conference programme

09:20  Welcome and Introduction - Hannah Chamings, SEND Adviser, Devon County Council 

09:30  Devon SEND update - Kellie Knott, Deputy and SEND Strategic Director, Inclusion & Learning and Jack Newton, Deputy Director and Head of inclusion and Learning

09:45 Building a culture of belonging - Cultivating Care and Connection across Devon schools  - Mark Finnis, Director, Relational systems

We talk about inclusion. But do we design for it? 

Restorative and Relational Practice is about elevating the culture of a school so people are pulled in, not pushed out, about fostering a greater sense of belonging and a sense of community.

It’s about encouraging a willingness to act in the right way for the right reasons. 

So, how do you change the culture of a school? One classroom or room at a time. Where do you start? In the one you’re in now.

11:00 Refreshments, networking and exhibition

11:40 Working well together: the Four Cornerstones Approach - Parent Carer Forum

An overview of the Four Cornerstones framework which can be used to co-create genuine partnerships between children, young people, parent carers and practitioners

12:10 Move to workshop 1

12:15 Workshop 1 - see below details of workshops on offer

  • Pupil voice and person centred approaches (OAIP)
  • EBSA follow up – Attendance for pupils with SEND
  • How best to work with children and young people who require support with behaviours that emerge from dysregulation
  • Building relationships: How to use the Four Cornerstones Approach
  • Introduction to making sense of Neurodivergence in schools

13:20  Lunch, networking and exhibition

14:30  Move to workshop 2

14:35   Workshop 2 - see below details of workshops on offer

  • Pupil voice and person centred approaches (OAIP)
  • EBSA follow up – Attendance for pupils with SEND
  • How best to work with children and young people who require support with behaviours that emerge from dysregulation
  • Building relationships: How to use the Four Cornerstones Approach
  • Introduction to making sense of Neurodivergence in schools

15:40  Comfort break

15:45  Keynote session 2 

More information coming soon...

16:30  Close of conference - a continued chance for networking and discussion with the exhibition 

 

Workshop information