Tina Carrington

Director, Purpose-Driven Careers CIC
Enhance EHC is the go-to solution for developing better education, health and care plans (EHCPs). We offer specialist EHCP writing services, training and resources to help everyone involved to meet statutory deadlines, improve quality and consistency of plans, and develop their knowledge and skills. Enhance EHC’s range of EHCP solutions are underpinned by a wealth of experience and specific expertise. Established in 1996, we have produced over 190,000 EHC plans (previously SEN Statements), gained oversight of best practice across the country through our work with over two-thirds of Local Authorities (LAs) in England, and trained hundreds of EHCP writers. How we help We have been supporting LAs across England with writing EHCPs (/SEN Statements) since 1996. By providing flexible EHCP writing support, SEND teams are able to better manage variable workloads and dedicate their time to supporting families and working directly with schools and other professionals. Writing an EHCP is a specialised task that requires specific training. Our EHCP support offerings have therefore grown over the years to include CPD accredited online training courses for a wide range of professionals, including: LA SEND teams Schools SEND support organisations Individual plan writers Education/health practitioners involved in EHC Needs Assessments Courses range from requesting assessments and writing statutory advice, to drafting high-quality EHC plans – all of which are ideal for workforce development, new staff induction, ongoing professional development, and/or retraining for a career in SEND. We also believe in sharing good practice information and guidance for all involved in the EHCP process, which we do through our various guidance and resources, including EHCP Knowledge Hub articles, educational resource packs and free downloadable guides.
Everyone should be able to feel OK at school. But we know this isn’t the case for many autistic pupils. That’s why Ambitious about Autism, in partnership with Zurich and the Z Zurich Foundation, created the Autistic and OK programme. The programme is designed to empower autistic pupils to take control of their mental health and wellbeing, understand themselves better, and feel OK . We developed our Autistic and OK toolkit to run this innovative peer-led programme. This free resource is available for every UK secondary school and can be downloaded from our website.   We're excited to be part of the SEND Network connecting with teachers and SEND professionals to bring the benefits of the Autistic and OK programme to as many autistic pupils as possible!
Michael O'Dwyer

SENDCO, St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary Academy

PDA Dad UK

YouTuber/Neurodiversity Advocate, Devon Carers/DIAS/PDA Society

Amanda Allard

Director, Council for Disabled Children

Hannah McCormack

Early years lecturer N/A, And PhD Student at University of Dundee

Joss Lambert

Project Officer, Ambitious about Autism

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!
SEND Network

Content Team, SEND Network

Academy21 is proud to be the UK’s leading provider of live, online, alternative provision. We offer DfE Accredited Online Alternative Provision that works with you to support reintegration. We work in partnership with schools and local authorities to provide students who have additional learning needs or challenging circumstances, access, to the high-quality they need and deserve. Our fully qualified teachers deliver adaptive teaching through our 100% live lessons, building students’ confidence, with accessibility in mind. Academy21 offer a range of short, optional courses and individual support to provide a comprehensive solution for students who need more help to thrive at and beyond school. These optional short courses equip students with the skills they need to succeed academically and socially. Areas we can support: - Provision for Key Stage 3 and 4 students - In-house support for inclusion unit or ‘hybrid’ provision - Enhanced courses for students with additional needs - Anxiety management - Social skills - One-to-one counselling - Wellbeing mentoring - Maths support (KS4) - English as an additional language - Literacy support - Numeracy support Find out more about our provision on our website:  https://academy21.co.uk/ Contact us for more information: https://academy21.co.uk/contact/
Tes SEND Show

Tes SEND Show, MA Exhibitions

As the UK's largest show in the sector, the Tes SEND Show brings together expertise from across the sector to help you bring learning alive for pupils with SEND. Through a rich mix of content spread across two days, you will: gain the latest policy updates and what recommendations mean for you in practice take home tools and strategies at the cutting-edge of SEND provision put your questions to policy influencers share your successes and challenges with your peers test the latest products and receive exclusive offers from exhibitors The 2023 show saw a brilliant turn-out, with a packed floor of exhibitors, delegates and speakers. All seminars will be uploaded to the SEND Network video library.