2025 Seminar Highlights - Tes SEND Show North 2026

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Keynote: SEND, forensic mental health and the young offender’s unit: a journey too close for comfort

45 mins

Dr André Imich OBE, SEN and Disability Specialist Adviser

Natasha Chalk, Head of EK Outreach - EK Outreach Services

Safeguarding our SEND children and understanding risk, child protection thresholds and multi-agency working

45 mins
- Leadership and management
Seminar Plus+: Introduction to supporting sleep management Strategies for children

90 mins
- Cognition and Learning

The Strategic SENCO - Leading on Inclusive Practice

45 mins
- Leadership and management

Everyone has a North Star! Preparation for adulthood for children and young people with SEND

45 mins
- Post 16 / Preparing for adulthood

The importance of partnership in leading on whole school inclusion

45 mins
- Leadership and management

Seminar Plus+: A sensitive trauma informed approach to supporting students that engage in self harming behaviours

90 mins
- SEMH

Preventing emotionally based school avoidance: learning from insights of the lived experiences of children and young people with poor social, emotional and mental health

45 mins
- SEMH

How and why do Nurture Rooms work? An exploration of their potential, resourcing, management and effective usage

45 mins
- SEMH

ADHD in the Early Years and Key Stage 1

45 mins
- SEMH

Understanding how anxiety impacts learning

45 mins
- SEMH
Natasha Chalk, Head of EK Outreach - EK Outreach Services
Three steps to comprehensive learning and literacy enhancement: integrating assistive technology, phonics strategies and adaptive instruction

45 mins
- Cognition and Learning
- Sensory and physical

Seminar Plus+: Build an empathy-based approach with regard to SEND in your school

90 mins
- Communication and Interaction
Identifying and supporting students with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and Social and Emotional Mental Health (SEMH)

45 mins
- SEMH
Wendy Lee, Speech and Language Therapy Consultant - LINGO

A trauma informed approach to supporting children affected by domestic abuse

45 mins
- SEMH

Dyslexia, executive function and creative literacy

45 mins
- Cognition and Learning

An Introduction to Dyscalculia and maths difficulties

45 mins
- Cognition and Learning
Cat Eadle, Co-Founder - The Dyscalculia Network

Rob Jennings, Co-Founder - The Dyscalculia Network

Seminar Plus+: Authentic Leadership - helping you lead from your authentic power

90 mins
- Leadership and management

Principal educational strategies to support children and young people with ADHD

45 mins
- SEMH

A whole system approach to meeting SEND needs: putting funding for SEND into context to improve efficacy and standards

45 mins
- Leadership and management
Martyn Owen, SEND Transformation Lead - Doncaster council

Supporting individuals with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)

45 mins
- Communication and Interaction

Seminar Plus+: Understanding and supporting the impact dyslexia can have on wellbeing

90 mins
- Cognition and Learning

Saving time as a busy SENCO means being realistic about what can be achieved in the time available

45 mins
- Leadership and management