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Meeting the Needs of Every Child (3pm - 5pm)

  • Online
  • 29 Sep 2026 (15:00 - 17:00)
early years

This FREE online session will provide practitioners with a thorough overview of inclusive practice for SEND in the early years.

The 2-hour webinar will cover the following topics:

  • Responsibilities of practitioners and settings towards children with SEND and their families
  • The role of the SENCO, Key Person and wider professionals
  • Building positive and effective relationships with children and their parents/carers
  • Strategies for effective, inclusive practice
  • nasen's free training materials

This session is suitable for:

  • Early Years practitioners working in maintained settings, PVI settings or as childminders.
  • Those working in the role of key person
  • New EY SENCOs
  • Best Start Inclusion Practitioners (BSIPs) working in family hubs.

Throughout this webinar, you will be invited to participate in a range of activities to support your learning.

IMPORTANT: In order to access these activities, please make sure you download the supporting documents before the webinar using the link below and either print them or have them available on your screen: Resources

DATA AGREEMENT: I agree to my personal details (name, email, role and Local Authority) being processed by nasen and the Local Authority to facilitate my attendance at the webinar.

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Suitable for: Early Years Practitioner, Other, SENCO

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Meet your trainer

Anna Speke

Anna is an Education Officer at nasen, and leads on their Early Years work.  She is an experienced primary school teacher, SENCO and SEND Lead, having worked across different local authorities and within multi-academy trusts.  Anna has experience in both specialist and mainstream settings, and has led a communication and interaction hub provision, working between specialist and mainstream settings to support children with a range of additional needs.   

As well as being an advocate for inclusion by design in all settings, Anna has a particular interest in animal assisted therapies, outdoor learning and Forest School, and how these are of holistic benefit to all learners, particularly those with SEND.