What are the benefits to practice?
- A shared understanding of inclusive culture – exploring how schools can create environments where every child feels a sense of belonging, develops their identity and has opportunities to flourish.
- Confidence in articulating inclusive practice – understanding how to present inclusion effectively through the language of inspection, ensuring that strong practice is recognised and evidenced during Ofsted visits.
- Strategies for supporting vulnerable learners – particularly pupils who find writing challenging, disengage from literacy or communicate in different ways.
- Creative approaches to literacy – learning how storytelling, talk, drama, poetry, performance, art and other multimodal approaches can enable children to engage with literacy without the barrier of extended writing.
- Whole-school tools and strategies – gaining ideas that can be implemented immediately to strengthen teaching, curriculum design, participation and inclusion across all phases.
- Inspiration and renewed purpose – leaving with fresh thinking, practical resources and the confidence to ensure that every child is seen, valued and supported to flourish.
Speakers
- Christian Foley
- Rachel Higginson
- Helen Youngman
Workshops
Titles coming soon
Agenda
- 9am: Arrival and breakfast networking
- 9.30am: Opening keynote
- 10.15am: Workshop part 1
- 11am: Comfort Break
- 11:15am: Workshop part 2
- 12.30pm: Lunch and networking
- 1.30pm: Workshop with Christian Foley
- 3pm: Updates from BDSIP
- 3.30pm: Conference closes
Who is this conference aimed at?
- Headteacher
- SENCO
- ARP Lead
- Senior Leader
- Middle Leader
- Deputy Head
Booking confirmation including access information and important pre-course information will be sent to you upon booking.
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Contact information
For specific enquiries about this course, please contact Helena Brooks at helena.brooks@bdsip.co.uk.
For general booking or CPD enquiries please contact CPDEvents@bdsip.co.uk