On Thursday 20 March 2025, the What Works in SEND (WWiS) Programme ran a National learning Event.
The What Works in SEND Programme is an ambitious learning and innovation programme designed to generate high quality evidence of what works (and what doesn’t) in SEND service improvement and practice models.
As you will have seen we have many new reports, case studies and implementation tools available on the What Works in SEND website.
We held a series of virtual learning seminars focused on sharing the learning from the What Works in SEND Programme and this event was an opportunity to showcase the learning that was not captured in these learning seminars. The event included:
- An introduction to the concept of the Effective Practice Evidence Framework – Ben Bryant, Director, Isos Partnership
- What makes Joint Commissioning effective in Local SEND Partnerships? Penny Smith, Research Fellow, University of Warwick
- Creating an Outcomes Focussed Commissioning Strategy in SEND – Charlotte Mitchell, Assistant Director for Integration and Health, Rochdale
- Delivery of services for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities – Sarah Gorin, Assistant Professor, University of Warwick
- A VCS partnership model for ND support in Buckinghamshire – Sarah Sweet-Rowley, Chief Executive, Autism Early Support
- Q&A Panel: Joint Commissioning & Models of Service Delivery
- Learning from Local Areas – Research & Improvement for SEND Excellence (RISE) Partnership – Sam Gomarsall, Programme Lead – Health, Council for Disabled Children
- What does good look and feel like for co-production in SEND – Meanu Bajwa-Patel, Research Fellow, University of Warwick
- Lincolnshire Young Voices, Children and Young People – Andrew Garbutt & Alfie Allison, Lincolnshire County Council
- Developing Strategic Coproduction, Wiltshire Parent Carer Council & Wiltshire Council in Partnership – Stuart Hall, Strategic Director, Wiltshire Parent Carer Council & Kathryn Davis, Director for Education and Skills, Wiltshire Council
- Q&A Panel: Co-production
A recording of the session can be found below:
If you have any questions please contact us: whatworks-send@ncb.org.uk