Hi everyone!  I'm Joss and I work for national charity Ambitious about Autism on our Autistic and OK programme for secondary schools. Autistic and OK is a groundbreaking peer-led programme that aims to support autistic pupils with their mental health and educate the wider school community on autism.  Our programme aims to build a whole-school community where autistic pupils feel understood and accepted. I'm excited to connect with members of the SEND Network and hopefully bring the benefits of Autistic and OK to as many UK secondary schools as possible. Please do get in touch via messaging or email if you have any questions or queries, I'd be really happy to answer them!

Hi, I'm Tina, a former experienced teacher, and I have been working with PANS PANDAS UK, a charity focused on these post infectious neuro-inflammatory conditions for around three years. These conditions can cause children to quickly deteriorate from doing well in school to having complex needs. Awareness about these conditions is currently low, but it is improving thanks to recent advances in the medical field, a Parliamentary debate and media coverage. PANS/ PANDAS can present with some unusual characteristics, and this combined with a lack of awareness and training for schools has made things more difficult. The recent recognition of both PANS/PANDAS as distinct diseases by the NHS, now presents a great opportunity to raise further awareness across education. 

Awesome Archie officially began during the lockdown of 2020. Like most people, being tasked with staying at home, Awesome Archie struggled… as did many other families with children who have neurological differences. We decided to try and help those families… as well as trying to help ourselves.  We managed to write and publish four books, all explaining about neurodiversity.  We have provided hours of tutoring and online art therapy sessions (free of charge) and have been a source of information for parents and carers either in person or online. Anything we don’t know,, we will help you to find out! Awesome Archie (non-profit organisation) has continued to grow from strength to strength and is now what I (Rebecca Clapcott – Founder of Awesome Archie) do, fulltime. Both Awesome Archie and I also travel to several schools across Dorset and Hampshire to provide free educational workshops and in-school support as often as we can and I am currently (voluntarily) providing several children with regular one-to-one support.

I was a special schools teacher for 28 years then an ICT SEN Advisor for a local education authority before setting up my own Assistive Technology company doing consultancy, assessment and training in the area of Assistive Technology. I am a council member for the British Assistive Technology Association and the producer of "The Power of Assistive Technology film series.  I am a freelancre trainer with Neurobox as well as an international speaker  at events here in the UK at The Dyslexia Show,  BETT Show & BDA groups around the country

I’m Nancy, Events and Marketing Executive at Speech & Language Link. My role is to ensure that we listen to your experience of working with SLCN in school and of course to highlight how our support packages can help. I am always delighted to be out and about around the country at education and SEND conferences and exhibitions. It’s great to chat face to face and to find out more about what you need to help your pupils.A large part of my role includes managing our Link Live online conferences. Our termly, twilight sessions feature guest speakers focusing on a wide range of topics relevant to speech and language support. Maybe I'll see you there!  Find out more about The Link Live Sessions here Have you seen your FREE copy of The Link magazine land in your school? If not, head over to view it online here for some fantastic SLCN CPD.

I am a very passionate educator with good experience of special needs. I'm very interested in delivering first quality teaching to learners ensuring inclusivity. 

Advocating for children with SEN & Disabilities. I am a parent to neurodivergent young people varied in ages and stages of their education. I have qualifications in (SEND) Special Education Law and Disability Needs. achieving a higher distinction in Levels 1,2 & 3. Inclusive education, knowing what we are meaning differing perspectives on inclusion. In medical, social barriers to inclusion. Learning through play Strengthening learning through play in early childhood education programmes  Makaton signing course Working with children with speech and language disorders (Elkan) Sensory integration and sensory difficulties Understanding Autism with open learn Understanding living with a health condition and how it can affect attendance Ehlers Danlos syndrome Understanding Childhood speech apraxia and phonological disorder Understanding mental health in childhood and young people.