The theme for the conferences this year is: Neurodiversity and how this impacts on social and emotional behaviours and mental wellbeing

An opportunity to network with other SENCOs from across the authority.

The day includes two keynote speakers with a wealth of different experience around working with pupils with neurodiversity and how this impacts on social and emotional behaviours and mental wellbeing. A range of workshops will be available in the morning and afternoon sessions which delegates can choose to attend.

Our first keynote speaker is David Burns MBE. David is passionate about the education of children with additional needs and is the author of several books and guides. He is involved in a range of initiatives, including Time for Autism at Brighton Medical School and Autism Hampshire’s Experts by Experience and Health forums. David was awarded an MBE in 2020 for services to children and young people with autism.

Our second keynote speaker is Suzy Rowland. Suzy is an author, Autism & ADHD Specialist, Adaptive Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, and speaker. She founded the happyinschool (H.I.S.) project to provide creative and interactive training and consultancy, rooted in lived experience. She works directly with local authority schools, families, and young people, examining challenging issues and situations and building connections that enable educators and families to work collaboratively, for successful educational outcomes.

Search and book on the learning zone using keywords: Co-ordinator Conference

Price: Sub £160 / SLA £70 / Full £192

A reminder that all of our upcoming SEN courses can be found here:

Course: Upcoming SEN Courses (hants.gov.uk)

You will also find further information including the keyword search to use when searching and making a booking on the Learning Zone.

Materials and power points from the recent session for secondary school leaders Practical Project Sharing that has made a difference to Teaching, Learning and Leadership have been uploaded to the Leadership Moodle (available through this link: Practical Project Sharing 1 July)

This session focused on pupils identified as SENDK and the practical implementation of the strategies and advice in the Hampshire document SEN Support Guidance for Schools. The materials include those generated by three projects which are being carried out with secondary schools by members of the HIAS secondary team, and a comprehensive presentation focused on the use of visuals from a specialist speech and language therapist.

The presentations are titled:

• From advice to practice – learning from the application of the HIAS SEN Support guidance: An introduction to the day
• Using reading age information to make a difference to whole-school literacy
• Labels limit learning: meeting the needs of SEN Support pupils in the classroom
• Making a difference with vocabulary and oral language
• What one thing

This session for leaders in secondary schools was very well received and will run again in the Autumn Term 2022 (date to be confirmed). Please check the Learning Zone for details.

We offer a variety of courses to help teachers and leaders in their careers. These cost-effective courses cover a wide range of topics and in all subject areas.

Please visit SEN Courses on the main menu on the right to view available courses and keyword searches to help you book on the Learning Zone.

Or visit Our Upcoming Training Offers for our complete training offer.    

Learning Zone guidance

Our latest Learning Zone User Guide, can be accessed from our HIAS Moodle home page. 

Need help?

If you need to speak to a member of the HTLC bookings team, please email: htlc.courses@hants.gov.uk or call 01962 718600.

A reminder that you can now book our Secondary SEN networks starting in the autumn term. Don’t forget to take advantage of our early registration process which enables your school to register staff for all termly subject network sessions for the 2022-23 academic year via a single online booking form. This simple, one-time process will ensure that session dates are confirmed in your diary at the beginning of the academic year.

Networks costs, per session:

Virtual networks:               Sub £50 / Full £60 / SLA £35

Face to Face networks:     Sub £70 / Full £84 / SLA £35

Open the attached to view the full schedule of SEN sessions for the year, then click the link below to access our booking form:

Secondary subject networks 22-23 - booking form