With just one month to go, the countdown to the Tes SEND Show 2024 is officially on! Join us on 11-12 October 2024 at the iconic Business Design Centre in London for a comprehensive programme of SEND learning.
Make the most of your time
The CPD-accredited seminars are designed to ensure you make the most of your time away from your educational setting.
This is your chance to enhance your professional development with valuable insights and practical strategies tailored to your needs.
Seminars Include:
How race plays a part in the diagnosis of black and mixed-heritage autistic girls and women and how to ensure needs aren’t missed
Amanda Hind, Autism and SEND consultant & PhD researcher – Amanda Hind Autism & SEND Consultancy
This session explores the identification of autism in Black and mixed-heritage women and girls, and some of the barriers to diagnosis. It highlights how autism impacts women and girls, and people of Black heritage, before focusing specifically on the complexity of being autistic, Black and female. It concludes by exploring the school experience of Black autistic girls, including those without a formal diagnosis, and detailing strategies to support them.
Autistic girls – and how to support them in school
Sarah-Jane Critchley, Founder – Different Joy Partnership
Autistic girls often fly under the radar at school. Many struggle in class and at school are not seen by school staff who may think they are ‘Fine in School’. Girls are less likely to be identified, diagnosed and supported than boys. Without a supported environment, girls will mask their difficulties with a profound impact on their academic performance, school attendance and mental health. In this seminar Sarah-Jane will share how to interpret how autistic girls present, from an insider perspective; specific issues they face and explore specific curriculum ideas to reduce their vulnerability.
Empowering Neurodivergent Learners through the use of AI
Anne Sheppee, Neurodiversity consultant
Fee Kempton, Ed Tech Consultant
This seminar looks at how AI can remove barriers to learning both in and out of the classroom and, by using innovative and practical strategies to empower neurodivergent learners. Both the challenges and opportunities this brings within the context of current education policy and demands of the class teacher will be addressed. They will explore a range of AI-powered applications supporting pupils with areas such as time management, reading and organisation.
