Special Needs, Inclusion seminars Wednesday

Wednesday
10:45
Technology in Transition

E A Draffan, BDA

Introducing ways of helping students with dyslexia to make the most of the assistive technologies available to enhance coping strategies throughout their educational career. Examples will be provided to show how to use specialist software alongside general technologies found in schools, colleges and universities - some free, some expensive!

12:00
Personalised Learning for All

Carol Allen, NASEN

Personalised learning has been a key feature of effective working practice for students who experience barriers to learning for many years. This session will look at how the same principles can be extended to support staff and voluntary helpers to provide an inclusive learning environment for all by using ICT and technology. Practical examples and ideas will be demonstrated.

13:15
The Right to Read: Reasonable Adjustments for Reading Impaired Students

Ian Litterick, BDA

What does the law say? How can you help your visually and other reading impaired students, including those with dyslexia to access the written curriculum under SENDA? Present reality and future vision for services, techniques and technology for providing reading materials in accessible alternative formats throughout education.

14:30
Special Schools - Becta's Self-Review Framework and the ICT Mark

Chris Stevens and Sally McKeown, Becta

Chris and Sally will outline the ways in which special schools should approach using the Self-review framework to reflect their good practice and how they will achieve recognition through the ICT mark for work they do with pupils who have the most complex needs.

What ideas or practice would you hope to adapt and incorporate into your own classroom practice from attendance at any of these sessions? Are there enough SEN/Inclusion sessions in the BETT seminar programme? Post your thoughts and help shape the discussions about the future of the BETT seminar programme.