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Keynote: Reforming Education Systems for Inclusion and Equity and DfE Policy Update.

13 Mar 2026

09:30 - 10:30

Speakers

Dame Christine Lenehan DBE, Strategic Advisor, SEND, DfE

Tom Rees, Chief Executive of Ormiston Academies Trust and Strategic Advisor, SEND, DfE

Amanda Corcoran, Director of Education - Manchester City Council

Marcia Brissett-Bailey, Educator, Author, Careers Coach, Dyslexia Advocate & Neurodiversity Champion -

Lorraine Mulroney, Head of SEND - NHS England

Liz Devlin, IPSEA Legal Team - Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA)

Mel Ainscow CBE, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Manchester; Professor of Education, University of Glasgow; Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology

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