Following on from the SEND and Inclusion update at the Chair of Governors meeting on 24th March, a further event is planned on 1st July at 4-6pm. The aim of this event is to help Governors be aware of the ambitions for children and young people with SEND and know their responsibilities for children with SEND in schools. 

This event will provide an opportunity to hear more about the SEND and Inclusion Change Programme from Duane Chappell, SEND & Inclusion Strategy & Commissioning Manager, and we will also be joined by Professor Adam Boddison to talk about the national context.

Professor Boddison is Chief Executive at the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) and Chair of Whole School SEND. He is also a National Leader of Governance and sits on the boards of the Active Learning Trust and the Academies Enterprise Trust, which together provide education for more than 40,000 children across 80 schools (and 6600 staff) spanning primary, secondary and specialist settings. Adam is a Trustee of the Potential Trust, a member of the National SEND Forum and a Fellow of the RSA as well as Chair of the National SEND Reference Group. Prior to this, Adam was Founding Director of the Centre for Professional Education at the University of Warwick and Academic Principal for IGGY (a global educational social network for gifted teenagers).  He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Wolverhampton, a published author and a qualified clinical hypnotherapist. 

For more information on Professor Boddison please visit https://www.adamboddison.com/ 

For more information on the SEND and Inclusion Change Programme please see this short video   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkuJmpUnO34 (NB some timescales have been impacted due to Covid-19).  

We look forward to seeing you on 1st July. In the meantime, if you have any queries, please email sendchange@warwickshire.gov.uk. Thank-you.