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Reform into Reality: Leading Inclusion with Confidence  -  Exploring how school leaders can translate the latest government SEND & Inclusion reforms into sustainable, system-wide improvement.

The SEND Leadership Summit returns for its fifth year, delivered in partnership with the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). This exclusive one-day conference, part of the Tes SEND Show London, brings together education leaders to learn alongside peers and sector experts.

Following the DfE’s Schools White Paper and SEND consultation outcomes, which will set out ambitions for specialist SEND support in every school and community and wider reforms to improve outcomes, the Summit provides a timely forum to hear from peers, and reflect on what these changes mean in practice.

Attendees will explore the evolving SEND landscape, network with peers and consider how they, as sector leaders, can shape and implement these reforms to deliver improved outcomes for all children and young people.

Your summit ticket gives you:

  • Access to the main Tes SEND Show Friday Keynote session
  • Exclusive access to the SEND Leadership Summit Keynote
  • Interactive workshops run by prominent figures within the sector
  • Networking lunch and refreshments throughout the day
  • Invitation to the drinks reception alongside speakers and other invited guests after the summit.

What should I expect?

The keynote and workshop sessions will be run by those at the forefront of driving change for SEND and will allow time for activities and reflection. The programme timetable also includes opportunities for delegates to visit the exhibition and exclusive access to speakers at the summit.

Price:

£215 + VAT (Public Sector – please note that proof of eligibility will be required at the event) 

£297 + VAT (Private Sector)

ASCL members are entitled to a discount on the above prices please visit the ASCL website for more details

SEND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT PROGRAMME 2026

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09:30
  1. SEND Leadership Summit
    60 mins
10:50
  1. SEND Leadership Summit
    25 mins
    This presentation will share insights from a participatory research project, funded by Ofsted, that explored how vulnerability is understood, and how it can be most usefully conceptualised by educatio ...
11:35
  1. Refreshment Break & Networking
    SEND Leadership Summit
    10 mins
11:45
  1. SEND Leadership Summit
    25 mins
    Labels are necessary but not sufficient. Diversity meets unity when we focus less on individual labels and more on collective barriers to learning. This session will explore 2 out of 4 ingredients for ...
12:45
  1. Lunch, Exhibition and Networking
    SEND Leadership Summit
    75 mins
14:15
  1. SEND Leadership Summit
    35 mins
    Effective inclusion goes beyond SEND; it is contextual, personal and dependent on collective action to drive meaningful improvement. This session explores what is often overlooked in inclusive practic ...
14:50
  1. SEND Leadership Summit
    20 mins
    The Work Between Us: Making Local Partnerships Work For Inclusion. Effective inclusion depends on the partnerships we build. Claire Thomson explores innovative collaboration from the local authority p ...
15:10
  1. Refreshment Break & Networking
    SEND Leadership Summit
    10 mins
15:20
  1. SEND Leadership Summit
    20 mins
    Lingfield Education Trust was set up to be ‘inclusive’ – but what exactly does this mean for daily practice at the chalk face? This session looks at how Trust-wide inclusive principles can be used to ...
16:00
  1. SEND Leadership Summit
    20 mins
    Joe Lane will set out what a transformed SEND system should look like when built around children's aspirations and the realities of frontline delivery. He will explain how new accountability structure ...

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