Equal Education offers specialist 1:1 tuition to improve academic and pastoral outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged students, including Children Looked After, those with Special Educational Needs and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children. We work with qualified teachers, an evidence-based model demonstrating an average of 5 months additional progress (EEF), aligned with our social mission to overcome barriers, increase engagement and aspirations.

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/

The Complete Education Solution (TCES) is a social enterprise providing special education through our Good schools and specialist services for neurodiverse pupils aged 7 to 19. With schools and services in London and our TCES National Online School, we are able to work with pupils right across the country; the majority of our places are funded by Local Authorities. For the last 25 years we have provided sector-leading therapeutic education and a pupil leadership curriculum across our two day schools and TCES Create Learning Primary and Create in the Community services, which work with more complex pupils who need intensive support as part of our ‘step down’ model. TCES National Online School provides a full curriculum for children who are unable to physically attend school for a variety of reasons, including severe anxiety and school phobia. Most of our pupils present with significant complexity and co-morbidity linked to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including childhood trauma or secondary trauma linked to family marginalisation, loss of homes or relationships or pupil bullying and multiple exclusions. On joining us, pupils will have already — on average — experienced three permanent exclusions, been out of full-time education for up to 15 months and are recognised to be substantially at risk of being unemployed, developing severe mental health problems and potential involvement with the criminal justice system later in life. Between three and five years after leaving a TCES school or service, 90% of our students are in education, training or employment, going on to study at college and university and pursuing careers in social care, retail and theatre amongst others. Our authentic commitment to inclusion has enabled us to work with over 3,500 children and young people, and in our quarter of a century we have never permanently excluded a single child - fixed term exclusions have also been reduced to zero. We will never give up and never exclude. You can watch some of our content on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TCEducationServices/videos

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 2025 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. 

In the UK today, it's estimated that 20% of the UK's population has a disability, somewhere in the region of 14 million people. With a system that's often difficult to navigate, societal barriers, a lack of services, and challenges with the accessibility of the built environment, the end-user is often left unable to participate in daily life as they should.  It's for this reason that BATA is passionate about ensuring that disabled adults and children as well as older people get access to the AT and accompanying services that they have a right to, so that they can remain as independent as possible. We do that through (more below): Advocacy Empowering and Strengthening Challenging Stigma Research and Partnerships Creating Community  BATA is here to advocate and raise awareness on issues surrounding AT to governments, businesses and communities. We aim to capacity build and strengthen our sector and industry, challenge stigma, create a vibrant community and network that supports our mission, and finally, push for better information and evidence through collaborations, partnerships and research. We aim to respond to the UKs current context and remain flexible to support our members in a variety of ways as changes happen. BATA aims to become the one-stop-shop for advice and information on AT for end-users and businesses, and we regularly share referrals to our membership as they arrive. Our current members are suppliers, assistive technology (AT) professionals, universities, organisations who provide support to people who need AT solutions as well as charities.  *Please note that BATA cannot endorse any particular technology and does its utmost to remain impartial. BATA shares experiences and information but no opinion on which technology/software is most appropriate. BATA is not an assessor* 

Hi, My name is Cheryl and I am an award winning trainer and consultant working across the UK as well as being an international speaker, supporting early years settings and schools to deliver quality neuroinclusive practice.  I have 30 years experience within the sector and am passionate about ensuring ALL of our children are supported to thrive through understnading and connection.  I am a parent to two amazing boys who are neurodivergent and ensure my lived experiences are shared to support others. 

Support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities is in the midst of major reform, culminating with the SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan this spring. As the overall volume of needs becomes greater and more complex, professionals face increasing challenges to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people with SEND. Organised by Children & Young People Now, the SEND Summit takes place in central London.

A former lecturer in further education, I was a member of the special needs team at Becta. I have been a full time freelance journalist since 2007 when I won a Journalist of the Year Award for responsible reporting of epilepsy.  I write features, columns, reviews, blog posts, lifestyle and parenting articles. I am a member of the Potential Plus group and have recently been writing about young people with high potential who also have dyslexia, autism and mental health conditions.Books include: How to Help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child Crimson White Ladder 2012 (foreword by Tom Pellereau, former winner of The Apprentice) Brilliant Ideas for using ICT in the Inclusive Classroom with Angie McGlashon Routledge 2014 I also wrote the foreword for a DME Handbook for Parents/Carers written by Denise Yates in partnership with Potential Plus UK and The Potential Trust. This will be published by Jessica Kingsley in 2002

Children and Young People Now is the magazine and website for all professionals who work to improve the life chances of children, young people and families. It is the essential resource on the learning, development, wellbeing and safeguarding of children and young people, from birth to the age of 19. Children and Young People Now will enable you to: Stay up-to-date with the latest news and policies Meet your information and professional development needs Improve the life chances of the children in your care