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Working with Parents, Carers and Families
- Online
- South West England
- 12 Jan 2022 (16:00 - 17:00)
This series of three webinars will support schools in developing and evaluating how they work with families to maximise engagement and outcomes. The series will focus on using evidence to inform the graduated approach to SEND support, in order to help schools and settings achieve the best possible outcomes for children young people and with SEND.
This series will feature speakers from Special Needs Jungle and the National Network of Parent Carer Forums. The series is suitable for practitioners across all phases of education, from both mainstream and specialist settings.
Part 1: Tuesday 12th Oct 2021, 16:00-17:00 - Developing positive relationships with families
- This session will explore tools and approaches that schools can use to improve relationships with families, including identifying evidence-based approaches that impact positive relationships and exploring strategies to help school leaders implement new approaches.
Part 2: Thursday 18th Nov 2021, 16:00-17:00 - Making SEND progress meetings meaningful for all
- This session will explore how to have open and honest conversations about learners' needs and will include a discussion of the tools to help make evidencing progress manageable and effective for all involved. The session will also look at how to improve pupil and parent involvement in progress meetings and support families understanding of the process.
Part 3: Wednesday 12th Jan 2022, 16:00-17:00 - Preparing young people for transition: a co-ordinated approach
- The final session in the series will explore how schools can work with families to prepare young people for transition, including supporting families to understand the different phases of transition and sharing strategies that can reduce anxiety for students and families.
You can find the recording and materials from Part 1 and Part 2 here.
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Suitable for: Assistant Head Teacher, Consultant, Deputy Head Teacher, Governor, Head Teacher, Inclusion Manager/Leader, SENCO, Senior Leader, Teacher
Meet your trainer
Tania Tirraoro
Tania Tirraoro is the founder and co-director of the influential, award-winning SEND website, Special Needs Jungle. Tania is the parent of two adult autistic children and was diagnosed as autistic herself as an adult. She is a member of the Whole School SEND Impact Steering Group as well as several other national SEND and medical advisory groups. Tania is also an Ehlers Danlos syndrome/chronic pain advocate, an author, and a former television journalist, as well as a recent grandmother!
Meet your trainer
Rebecca Tranter
Rebecca Tranter is the Lead for the Specialist Autism Support Service at Fosse Way School, where she leads a service to support autistic children and young people to reach their potential and thrive within their educational placements, alongside developing Autism-awareness and understanding within the wider community. Becca is an experienced lead trainer for the Autism Education Trust and Strategic Partner for the South West Schools Programme, alongside an experienced SEN Teacher, Specialist Leader of Education and member of many local advisory and strategic groups. Becca shares the vision of an autism-friendly and understanding world where diversity is celebrated and differences accepted.
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Ros Luff
Ros Luff is a parent, former school governor for SEN and describes herself as a SEND Advocate. Her youngest child is autistic and has experience of both mainstream and specialist schooling. Ros has been involved with parent carer forums for over ten years. She has seen the SEND system from SEND pathfinder, Children's & Families Act 2014, implementation and now informing on the SEND review.
