The four Centres for Excellence (CfE) in SEND are each hosting Communities of Practice (CoPs) covering topics within their individual themes (People – Weston College, Community – City College Norwich, Careers – Oldham College and Specialist Support – Natspec). These CoP are open to anyone working in Education and Skills with an interest in improving experiences for learners with an inclusion need (SEN). The focus of the CoPs is to share and identify effective practice and to work collaboratively as a community of professionals to address challenges.
In addition to our CfE and Employer Spoke events, you might want to check out joint school and FE ‘Specialist Spotlight’ CPD events delivered by nasen which are part of the Universal SEND Services programme. The events are booked via the . Those events highlighted as Post 16 are listed below with a direct link to book.
23rd, . This webinar, delivered by Natspec, will identify the challenges many learners with SEND have with learning new skills and knowledge acquisition. It will explore successful teaching strategies to aid memory and recall, leading to more effective learning over time. 16:00 – 17:15
24th, . This webinar, facilitated by Oldham College, will explore how to empower learners with SEND for success in the modern workforce. Focusing on self-employment, enterprise skills, and adapting to 21st-century work patterns, participants will gain valuable insights into supporting learners with SEND as they develop the confidence, skills, and mindset needed to thrive. Attendees will learn practical strategies for fostering independence, adaptability, and resilience in learners with SEND. 15:00 – 16:30
28th, . Facilitated by Oldham College, this Community of Practice will demonstrate how students and practitioners can effectively use the UCAS platform to support learners with an EHCP on their pathway to university and higher education institutions (HEIs). Attendees will have the opportunity to influence future content development for the platform. By the end of the session, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to navigate UCAS for learners with an EHCP, understand new initiatives and upcoming changes, and be equipped to contribute to shaping future updates to the platform. 15:30 – 16:30
28th, . Learn more about supporting learners with SEND to move employment, measuring quality and outcomes. This session will be facilitated by NDTi and the British Association of Supported Employment (BASE). We will be joined by Alicia Moyles from the Education People. There will be an opportunity for discussion as well as hearing from speakers. 16:00 – 17:00
30th, . This session, facilitated by Natspec, will focus on how the effective use of repetition can enable learners with SEND to remember more and do more over the course of their learning programmes. This includes developing schemes of learning that include repetition. 15:45 – 16:45
13th, . This session, facilitated by Natspec, will focus on how consistent classroom routines can support learners with SEND to effectively learn new skills and knowledge. To include the structure of your lesson, sequencing content and creating an effective environment in which to learn. 15:45 – 16:45
27th, . This session, facilitated by Natspec, will focus on how assessment can be used creatively to support learners with SEND to remember and learn more over time. This includes strategies for giving feedback that enables learners to understand and plan for their next steps 15:45 – 16:45
As part of our Community of Practice offer, we have produced a number of resources and delivered a number of free training sessions. The resources and recordings of webinars can be found on the under the headings used across the SEND Exhibition website.