Speakers

Anne Hayward (Conference Chair)
Director of Anne Hayward Consortium and Specialist SEN Ofsted Consultant

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jonathan Duff (Keynote)
Head of Unit, Post-16 Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities
Department for Education (DfE)

'Post 16 proposals of the SEN Green Paper: Next Steps document'    

The presentation will outline proposals for 16-25 year olds in the recently published Support and aspiration: A new approach to special educational needs and disability – progress and next steps, including the new 0-25 Education, Health and Care Plan and Supported Internships for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.

Julie Lynes-Grainger (Keynote)
Head of Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities, Education Funding Agency (EFA)

'Education and Training Funding for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities', including:    

• Current funding across provider types for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• Demographic growth capital fund
• How to become an EFA funded Independent Specialist Provider for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• EFA role in Direct Payment pilots and post 16 element of the school funding reform next steps

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'LSIS and learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and the staff who support them: An update'

Viv will talk about what LSIS are currently doing to support the sector in relation to learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities including the work on the SEN Green Paper, the Enhancing Learning Support project, specialist teaching and learning support qualifications; work around D/deaf learners and staff….. among other things.

Teresa Kelly
Principal, Abingdon & Witney College

'Developing a Transition Model'

This session will look at the experience of Abingdon and Witney College in Oxfordshire in developing an integrated transition programme between school and college for young learners with severe learning difficulties.  Using a social enterprise working model as the tool, the college and partner schools have developed and embedded a common transition curriculum that is delivered across all partners and is also used as the primary basis for the assessment and content of the individual learning programme.  Teresa will set out the model that has been developed and also look at some of the hurdles and issues that have had to be overcome.

Rebecca Stanley
Nottinghamshire Micro Services Co-ordinator, Community Catalysts CIC

'People & possibilities'

Hear from two innovative new social enterprises;  Rebecca from Community Catalysts will share her experiences of supporting innovative and imaginative micro enterprises and the challenges they face getting established in a personalised marketplace. Jill and a colleague from Pulp Friction will talk about their fabulous micro enterprise, how it got started, achievements to date and how it manages to simultaneously offer opportunities, challenge preconceptions and .....make you smile

Ceri Edwards

'From SEN to Masters - Case Study'

Ceri is a 24 year old young man who will share his experience of difficulties at primary school, receiving a diagnosis of severe Dyslexia, mild Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyscalculia at the age of 10. Ceri will explain how he learnt to make the best use of his strengths and went on to achieve several GCSE's, AS, A levels and an honours degree. Ceri is now working full time and studying part time for a Master's degree in Philosophy.

Jackie Edwards, Ceri's mother will also be available to answer any questions.