LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND DISABILITY

WEDNESDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2017
9.30 for 10.00AM - 3.30PM
ROBENS SUITE 29TH FLOOR TOWER WING
GUYS HOSPITAL

AGENDA FOR CONFERENCE

9:30Coffee and Networking Opportunity

10.00Welcomes and apologies for absence

10:05 General Matters including:

i. Election of Chair, Vice Chair, Steering Group and appointment of Secretary and Treasury function

ii. Matters arising from the Minutes of the last meeting to include 1. Future Speakers

iii. Dates for Conference and Steering Group for 2017/8 – to note and dates for 2018/9 – to agree

iv Treasurer’s Report (Papers 4 and 5)

v Honoraria for Secretary and Treasurer function

vi. SEN and Disability Tribunal User Group (to note)

vii. Evaluations – feedback from July 2017

viii. Constitution

10.30PRESENTATION

DfE Update

Caroline Cane/Becky Benwell

Assistant Directors SEND

This session will provide information about the DfE’s current thinking on local authority SEN and what has been learned so far from CFA 2014 and its Implementation. What is going well and what is of concern. There will be opportunities for discussion, questions and answers.

12.15 Lunch and further Networking Opportunity

13.00Independent and non-maintained schools and other issues

13:15Fiona Scolding - Barrister - Legal Update with focus on Post 16 and Workshop (It is expected that Fiona will have some handouts and also material will be on the web site later. Members are asked to come with any interesting cases known to them!)

14.45Member Issues/Updates

15.00Evaluations (see reverse of Agenda)

15.15Close

Next Meetings: Spring Term 2017:Conference 14.03.18 Steering 24.01.18

NB: Invoices previously sent for annual administration fees 2017/18 - also current list of paid up members for 17/18 (Papers 4/5) – please check if your subscription has been received

Apologies/enquiries to Chris Luck, 41, Spital Lane, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5PQ

Tel: 01277 227595 Mobile: 07973 895512. E-mail address

WEB ADDRESS:

London and Home Counties Regional Conference

DfE Perspectives of SEND and Legal Update

15th November 2017

Evaluation Form

It is of great help for future planning if you can complete this form before leaving

Please rate each area/presentation from 5 to 1 by circling each item appropriately:

5 = Excellent 4 = Good 3 = Average 2 = Below Average 1 = Poor

Excellent / Good / Average / Below Average / Poor
Conference Content (was it relevant and appropriate) / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
DfE Update / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Legal Update / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Workshop / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Conference location and acoustics / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Networking / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Conference Value for Money / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1

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