**Wraparound Provider Network**
This online forum via Zoom provides a termly opportunity for out of school providers to come together
- peer-to-peer networking & support
- receive updates from the local authority Wraparound Lead
themes - SEND Training, Out of School Alliance membership, revenue grant monitoring, & impact of EYFS safeguarding reforms
Forum Aims: This forum equips participants with knowledge & skills to
- share best practice policies & procedures
- maintain high professional standards
- keep children at the heart of practice
Target Participants:
before/after school providers (on non domestic
premises)
holiday club providers
primary schools delivering wraparound care
including breakfast clubs
youth & community clubs
before/after school providers (on non domestic
premises)
holiday club providers
primary schools delivering wraparound care
including breakfast clubs
youth & community clubs
The changing role of SEND Governance
This course will explore the specific and important role of the SEND Governor ensuring:
- The legal requirements are in place and are known and understood by all staff and adults working in your school
- That your school is ambitious for all our children with SEND and they are supported to reach their full potential
- The SEND governors have the required skills and knowledge to challenge the provision in place and the use of the notional SEND budget
There will also be an opportunity for governors to understand the process of applying for an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) including the amount of evidence that is required and discussions with external agencies, this will also include the timing and procedure for the annual reviews.
Governors will:
- have a clear understanding of their role
- have the knowledge and expertise to hold the school to account for ensuring that the policies and processes are in place and that they are being consistently applied
- have a good understanding of what they should monitor and challenge and how that is reported back to the full Governing Board
- have the knowledge to inform their Governing Boards of how the money for SEND pupils is spent and its impact
- understand the rigour and time commitment to the EHCP application process, the implications for the staff managing this process and the need to ensure that there is enough capacity for the role.
All Governors, but especially those with SEN responsibilities
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
5th February 2026 (6:00pm - 8:00pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams
Tutors
Members of the SEN team
*Curriculum & Teaching*
By the end of the course, you will :
· know the Planning Cycle - how to use observations, planning and assessment to meet children’s needs
· to discuss the different type of assessments to inform the planning and implementation for children’s learning and development.
· develop your skills in observing children – what should be considered to build a picture and to assess what stage of development a child has reached.
· focus on the EYFS Statutory Framework, ‘Development Matters’, ‘Birth to Five Matters’ and other non-statutory guidance to support your understanding of child development
· highest quality practice ideas around teaching and learning of the curriculum
PVIs and Childminders
Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations to support Autistic Children
This session will provide an introduction to Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations and the rationale for using these with autistic students. Practical application in a school setting is also provided.
Pupils will:
- be supported to understand social situations through a story-based approach
Practitioners will:
- have an in-depth knowledge of how social stories and comic strip conversations can support autistic children to understand and manage social situations, and be confident in using these approaches with students themselves
Settings will:
- be supported by staff who are confident about the rationale and theory behind social stories and comic strip conversations
Staff supporting autistic pupils in schools, SENCOs, Teachers, and Teaching Assistants