Yorkshire and The Humber
In Yorkshire and The Humber SEND Leaders are currently working with LAs, Opportunity Areas, MATs, Dioceses and schools to develop solutions to enhance SEND related school improvement and workforce development.
We are committed to improving the quantity and quality of trained SEND Reviewers. We have a developed network of specialist Teaching Schools and SEND Reviewers and are continually enhancing this talent pool. We are developing locality specific ‘provision maps’ for SEND CPLD to close gaps in workforce development and encouraging all schools to sign up to the Community of Practice.
We recognise the importance of engaging with children and families to support school improvement. We will collect and collate examples of Best Practice relating to SEND regional issues and share these cross-regionally. We are also sharing excellence in SEND ITT by contributing to research projects.
Local authorities in this region
- Barnsley
- Bradford
- Calderdale
- Doncaster
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Hull
- Kirklees
- Leeds
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- Rotherham
- Sheffield
- Wakefield
- York
Your Regional SEND Leads
Nicole Dempsey is Trust Director for Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities and Safeguarding at Dixons Academies Trusty, a multi-academy trust with schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester. She is also a Deputy Regional SEND Lead in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, for Whole School SEND, a consortium of organisations committed to enhancing the quality of education for learners with special educational needs and/or disabilities throughout England. She writes about SEND and inclusion on her blog, inco14.wordpress.com, and posts on X under the username @NDempseyDTA.
Nicole Dempsey
Anna joined the Whole School SEND team in 2021 and has worked supporting young people with additional needs for the last 13 years. Anna has worked in both primary and secondary settings, led specialist provisions within mainstream schools and as a SENDCo. Anna was a contributor to the Teacher Handbook: SEND, Embedding Inclusive Practice and has been the lead for the North in running the Professional Development groups. Anna is dedicated to improving the support and inclusion of all young people and their families within the education sector. She is currently SENDCo at Fulford School in York.
