SfL online conference - Looking Beyond: the benefits of learning from other settings and cultures

Philip Garner (Editor-in-Chief Support for Learning), Annamarie Hassall MBE (CEO nasen)

Introduction, official welcome and housekeeping

Keynote: Dr Fiona Forbes (Peel Language Development School, Western Australia)

Towards Inclusion – an Australian Perspective revisited

Breakout room A

Chair: Binghan Liu - Brunel University of London

Breakout room B

Chair: Ozlem Isik - Brunel University of London

Dr Helen Benstead and Reece Sohdi - University of Sunderland

“Hear My Story”: Enhancing pupil voice in SEND education through digital storytelling

Nadia Cooke - British Council

Empowering Teachers through Community: Enhancing SEND Practice Across Cultures

Kate Duggan and Rachel Johnson - Seashell Trust

Understanding Complexity: Insights from Seashell’s Sector-Wide Survey on education Provision for Children and Young Adults with Complex Learning Disabilities

Hatice Ulu Aydın - Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Türkiye

Neurodiversity in Storybooks and Preschool Inclusion: Findings from a Pilot Study on Peer Attitudes

Kyleigh Marie Kai-Li Melville - University of Birmingham

A mixed-methods exploration of school staffs’ experiences with multi-sensory environment use with neurodivergent students

Naomi Ashman - UCL

Where Have All the SENCOs Gone? How Professional Development Experiences Impact Special Educational Needs Coordinators’ Role Retention

Gokhan Bas - Department of Educational Studies, School of Education, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Merkez, Nigde, Turkey

Are teachers aware about summer learning loss in students with SEND? A cross-sectional research

Otto Henrique Silva Ferreira - (inED/ESEIPP) Centre for Research and Innovation in Education, School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Transdisciplinary Approaches to Inclusive Language Education for Young Learners in Brazil and Portugal

Lunch

Breakout Room A

Chair: Binghan Liu - Brunel University of London

Breakout Room B

Chair - Ozlem Isik, Brunel University of London

Binghan Liu - Brunel University of London

Playing to Learn: A Literature Review on Gamification Strategies in Language Learning for SEND Students

Ozlem Isik - Brunel University of London

New Country, New Challenges: Reframing Adult Migrants as SEND Learners in Inclusive ESOL Classrooms

Maria Nieves Marin Regalado - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) Spain

Special Education in Spain: What Can England Learn?

Rabia Shunaid Khan - American School of Creative Science, Nad Al Sheba – Dubai

Beyond the Surface: A Critical Analysis of Superficial Differentiation and the Pursuit of Purposeful and Meaningful Inclusion in Mainstream Schools

Dr Zibiah Alfred Loakthar - University of Essex

Enabling Deaf learners to achieve to their fullest potential in a mainstream primary school setting

Seyda Sari Yildirim - Necmettin Erbakan University, Türkiye

Elevating ELT Pedagogy: Bridging Teacher Training Gaps for Inclusive Support of Specific Language Learner Difficulties

Philip Garner (Editor-in-Chief Support for Learning)

Closing remarks