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Past events 2020/21

#SeeMe: Increasing the visibility of children excluded from school

IRN ACEs (Sarah Martin-Denham) with ACE Network NE

Wednesday 7 July 2021

Programme

• 9:30 - 9:50: The #SeeMe Project
• 9:50 - 10:30: Why #SeeMe is needed: Lessons from University of Sunderland research on school exclusions
• 10:30 - 10:45: Break
• 10:45 - 11:30: Introducing the project partners and the research team: Next steps
  
  
  

Friday 2nd July 2021

Independent SENCO Network: University of Sunderland
Convened by: Sarah Martin-Denham

Programme:

• 9:20: Welcome Susan Edgar, Head of School
  
  
• 9:30-10:15: Sarah Martin-Denham and Danny Kilkenny: Houghton Kepier School: ‘Let’s get SMART targets cracked’
  
  
• 10:15-10:45: The value and purpose of practitioner enquiry: Sharing NASENCO award projects.
  Room 1: Kimberley Graham: PACE (Playful, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy) SEMH and Autism
  Room 2: Peter Monaghan: Remote learning for Further Education learner with SEND
  Room 3: Tania Watson and Imogen Dickson: The challenges of the SENCO role in the prison context
  
  
• 10:45-11:00: Movement break
  
  
• 11:00-11:45: Supporting Transitions: Getting it right.
  Room 1: Early Years to Primary
  Room 2: Primary to Secondary
  Room 3: Secondary to FE/Adulthood
  Room 4: Managed Moves/School Exclusions
  
  
• 11:45-12:30: Square Peg, Fran Morgan and Ellie Costello: Let’s talk about the barriers to attendance
  
  
• 12:30- 1:00: Lunch
  
  
• 1:00-1:45: Keynote: Capturing communication and language needs Johanna Butler, SENCO, Hopespring Education
  
  
• 1:45- 2pm: Break
  
  
• 2pm- 2:45: Showcasing effective use of technologies for
  Room 1: Early years
  Room 2: Primary education
  Room 3: Secondary education
  Room 4: Further and adult education
  
  
• 2: 45: Thanks and Close

The IRN ACEs and ACE Network NE: A conversation with... 

The conversations discussed all aspects of childhood adversity, special educational needs, mental health and school exclusion.

A conversation with SENCOs - 12 May 2021
Speakers: Sarah Martin-Denham, Al Coates, Lucy Harrison and Kelly Neeson

'Prison Education' - 5 May 2021
A conversation with Dr Tania Watson and Imogen Dickson 
Speakers: Sarah, Al, Tania and Imogen


'Colour blindness' - 28 April 2021
A conversation with Kathryn Albany-Ward 
Speakers: Sarah, Al and Kathryn

'Child Sexual Exploitation' - 21 April 2021
A conversation with Katy Horne of the Children Society
Speakers: Sarah, Al and Katy

‘Child-centred approaches to supporting good mental health’ - 14 April 2021
A conversation with Johanna Butler (SENCO) & Jake Vart (Headteacher) at Hopespring Education
Speakers: Sarah, Al, Johanna and Jake

'Off-rolling' - 24 March 2021
A conversation with Jo McShane
Speakers: Sarah, Al and Jo

'Bibliotherapy and its uses to explore the nature of traumatic childhoods' - 17 March 2021
A conversation with Dr Kim Gilligan
Speakers: Sarah, Al and Kim 

Leadership and research-led schools - 10 March 2021
A conversation with Claire Blackett, Hurworth House School
Speakers: Sarah, Al and Claire

Moving away from labels and the search for diagnosis - 3 March 2021
A conversation with Claire Blackett, Headteacher
Speakers: Sarah, Al & Claire

Collaboration, parenting and children's rights - 24 February 2021
A conversation with Emma Parker, parent and SENCO 
Speakers: Sarah, Ruth, Al & Emma

Collaborative working - 10 February 2021
A conversation with Catherine Landucci
Speakers: Catherine, Sarah & Ruth
Trauma-informed approaches in the classroom.

A conversation with SENCOs - 3 February 2021
Speakers: Sarah & Al
Sarah & Al spoke to three Special Educational Needs Coordinates (SENCOs) from three very different learning environments.

Reasonable adjustments to support children with disabilities - 27 January 2021
A conversation with Ruth Whiteside, Al Coates and Sarah Martin-Denham
Ruth, Sarah & Al looked at what can be done to support children's learning and their environment to support them to achieve their full potential.

Creating an inclusive 'behaviour' policy - 20 January 2021
A conversation with Ruth Whiteside, Al Coates and Sarah Martin-Denham
Ruth, Al & Sarah talked about the development, use, downfalls and benefit of Behaviour Policies.

A conversation about SMART targets - 13 January 2021
Speakers: Ruth, Al & Sarah
Ruth, Al & Sarah talked about Smart targets in relation to using them in conjunction with EHCPs or SEN outcomes.

Reflecting on 2020 - 16 December 2020
A conversation with Al Coates, Ruth Whiteside and Sarah Martin-Denham
Al, Ruth and Sarah talked about the highs and lows of the year.

A conversation with Jane Pickthall about being a trauma informed Local Authority - 9 December 2020
Hosted by Sarah Martin-Denham and Ruth Whiteside
Sarah and Ruth talked to Jane Pickthall, VSH, in relation to being a trauma informed authority and rolling out Friends Resilience in schools across North Tyneside.

Domestic Violence- recognising the impact on children - 2 December 2020
A conversation with Jeanine Hughes (University of Northumbria)
Speakers: Jeanine, Sarah & Al
How to raise voices in a digital age- new areas emerging involving young adults in a technological age- where best to spread to the word- opening up awareness- the uniqueness of the GENTOO approach (refer directly to the research by ‘SaferLives’

Sport as a mental health intervention - 25 November 2020
Al Coates MBE hosted 'A conversation with Tess Howard, England GB and Durham Dales Hockey Club' 
Speakers: Al, Sarah & Alfie of Durham Dales Hockey Club and Harriet Tebbs England Hockey
Discussion about mental health and wellbeing in young people and within club and international sport.

Re-engaging excluded pupils - 18 November 2020
A conversation with Donna Walker (HT of the Link), Denise Taylor (HT Beacon School of Light), Sarah Martin-Denham (University of Sunderland)

Experiences of school exclusion - 11 November 2020
A conversation with Donna Walker (HT of the Link), Denise Taylor (HT Beacon School of Light), Sarah Martin-Denham (University of Sunderland) 
Lessons from research: preventing school exclusion

A conversation wiith ACE Network North East, Ruth Whiteside and Sarah Martin-Denham - 4 November 2020

Launch week

• The Networks
• Purposes of the conversations
• COVID implications
• Placements/shortened placement
• Speakers over the programme - who will be coming on and why...