The 2025 SEND statisticsindicated that over 1.7 million pupils in England have special educational needs (SEN). This was an increase of 93,700 (5.6%) pupils since 2024. In total almost 20% of our school population have an identified SEN.
The governments SEND agenda is indicating that more must be done to support this increasing number of pupils in our mainstream schools and not look to increasing specialist provisions.
The imminent School’s White Paper will hopefully give us an indication of how the government mean to support mainstream schools.
In the meantime, we need to be developing support strategies for this increasing number of pupils in our mainstream schools.
This course will offer evidenced based approaches to What works for SEND pupils.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This masterclass will enable you to:
Understand the three levels of SEND support – universal, targeted and specialist
Explore models of high-quality teaching and provision for pupils with SEND
Gain strategies for trauma-informed, inclusive practice
Learn how to work effectively with support staff, specialists and external agencies
Take away practical tools and resources to use immediately in your school.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
SENCOs, Assistant SENCOs and those aspiring to the role.
FACILITATOR
Lorraine Petersen has 25 years’ experience in the mainstream school environment as a Teacher and Headteacher. From 2004 – 2013 Lorraine was CEO of NASEN, a charitable organisation supporting all those who work with children and young people with SEND. She worked on a number of projects with various agencies including the Department for Education, the National College of Teaching and Leadership & UKTI, not to mention being a chair, keynote speaker & workshop facilitator at numerous national & international events and conferences.
