CEOn Network Meeting – SEND and Inclusion

Provisional Agenda XR Lab, UPDC, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds

Focus: tbc – SEND and Inclusion – Provisional Agenda

Open to CEOs and Deputy CEOs (or representatives of CEOs)  from Suffolk and Norfolk and Cambridge/Peterborough

For further information on CEOn and to access previous CEOn documentation view here

10am – Arrival/networking (UPDC on Western Way, not the main WSC campus)

10:30am – Welcome – Mark Vickers MBE, CEO, Olive Academies with Lawrence Chapman, 

• Marc Roland,  – National Impact for Cross Trust Collaboration

• TBC: Dame Christine Lenehan: Ability or  Disability? Transforming Lives at Trust Level and Beyond

Dame Christine Lenehan is the Director of the Council for Disabled Children, a role she has held for over twenty years. She is a passionate advocate for disabled children’s rights, with a career spanning social work and various influential initiatives, including the Lenehan Review into the care of children with learning disabilities. Christine is dedicated to improving the lives of disabled children and young people.

The OFSTED perspective – Mark Vickers, MBE (plus guest Ofsted speaker – to be confirmed)

• Sharing Best Practice – identifiable solution approaches at trust and cross-trust collaborative level
• Craig D’Cunha, Active Learning Trust, speaking about Alternative Provision  (Provisional)

The Active Learning Trust provides comprehensive SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and inclusion support to ensure all students receive appropriate educational opportunities. Some of the key features include:

• Trust SENDCos
• Specialist Training
• Collaboration with Local Authorities
• Annual SEND and Inclusion Conference
• Resources and Materials

• Mark Woods, Meridian Trust speaking about (BAIP) Behaviour and Attendance Improvement Partnership system in Cambridgeshire

• BAIP is a partnership aimed at supporting students with behavioural, attendance, or other educational needs. It involves schools, the Local Authority, and other relevant agencies and professionals. BAIP ensures that students with complex needs receive appropriate support through alternative educational placements, targeted interventions to improve behaviour and attendance, and facilitating collaboration and communication among stakeholders. By adopting a collaborative and proactive approach, BAIP helps improve educational outcomes, behaviour, and attendance, promoting the success and well-being of students with complex needs.

• Jonathan Taylor, Sapienta Trust – The RISE Programme

The RISE programme, initiated by the Department for Education, aims to improve schools with consistently poor Ofsted inspections. It involves RISE advisers, who are educational experts in school improvement. Sapientia Education Trust, through its chief executive Jonathan Taylor, supports “stuck” schools in Norfolk and the Eastern region. The programme provides targeted interventions to eligible schools and offers a universal service to share best practices and encourage peer-to-peer support. Its goal is to improve educational standards and outcomes, breaking the link between young people’s backgrounds and their future success.

• Confederation of School Trusts (CST) Steve Rollet / Leona Cruddas – input or as observer (Provisional)

Steve Rollett is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST). With a background as a history teacher and vice principal, Steve has extensive experience in education policy. He has served on various advisory bodies, including Ofsted’s curriculum advisory group and the Department for Education’s remote learning advisory group. At CST, he plays a key role in supporting school trusts across England.

12:15 – Refreshments

12:45 – DfE update – Jonathan Fairclough

13:15 – Summary/Networking

13:45 AOB

14:00 – Close

AGENDA – TIMINGS BELOW WILL BE UPDATED IN DUE COURSE

Future Dates:

• Summer 2025 – 3rd July 2025 (Joined by Cambridge CEON) – Bury St Edmunds

• Future dates tbc

• Festival of Learning – April 2026 – TBC