Resources
Our team of education specialists have put together a bank of information, support and resources. This provides you easy access to the most up-to-date knowledge and support which is rooted in research and evidence-informed best practice.
Please note: Our resources reflect the terminology and accepted language of the moment in time at which they were produced, and sometimes, although content remains relevant and valid, as our knowledge and understanding grows, some of the terms may not be what we would now choose to use.
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Latest Resources
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SEND CPD on Demand Content Guide
- Webcasts
- 31 Dec 2025
Free
We’ve designed this subscription with the entire education sector in mind, but to help make your decision, about what content to access first, we have created a content guide.
Working with families: Effective and holistic practice - Your choice webinar recording
- Webcasts
- 26 Feb 2025
£10.00
This session explores parent partnerships, and how to engage successfully with parents, alongside looking at person centred working and how to include parent/ carer voice in education. The session is for primary and secondary phases.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
Twilight Talks: Beyond Boundaries: Leading Great SEND Provision across a Trust
- Webcasts
- 13 Feb 2025
Free
In this talk, Natalie Packer and David Bartram will share ideas for effective leadership of SEND across a Trust or group of schools.
Twilight Talks: A focus on good practice for SEN casework teams
- Webcasts
- 13 Feb 2025
Free
This talk will cover the recent research conducted into the needs of SEN Casework teams and the support required to address some of the issues, such as recruitment and retention and the need for targeted training.
Twilight Talk: Supporting Children and Young People with PANS and PANDAS in Educational Settings
- Webcasts
- 12 Feb 2025
Free
In this talk Tina Coope from the charity PANS PANDAS UK will discuss: What are PANS and PANDAS? How do the conditions impact on children and young people in the classroom? How can schools begin to provide support?
Twilight Talks: Supporting staff to assist learners with VI with the Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Webcasts
- 28 Jan 2025
Free
This session will be delivered by representatives from the Thomas Pocklington Trust
Supporting writing skills in the classroom
- Webcasts
- 09 Dec 2024
£10.00
This webcast is for teachers and teaching assistants to improve their understanding related to writing skills, what underpins effective writing, what challenges may be experienced by some children and young people, and how they can support.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
Twilight Talks: Sensory processing and supporting neurodiverse students in the classroom
- Webcasts
- 28 Nov 2024
Free
Ali Neal, who will deliver this session, is an occupational therapist with a specialist interest in helping schools maximise the success of their pupils with SEN or who are neurodiverse.
Twilight Talks: Supported internship programmes: an excellent pathway into employment for young people with SEND
- Webcasts
- 18 Nov 2024
Free
Find out why supported internship programmes are proven to be excellent pathways into employment for young people with SEND and how you can use this information to better prepare your students for the world of work.
Inclusive Maths for Primary settings: Literacy-based needs & SATs
- Webcasts
- 11 Nov 2024
£10.00
This session focuses on developing literacy opportunities for pupils with SEND and how to identify opportunities to make maths relevant, meaningful and part of development of metacognitive skills.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
Twilight Talks: Accessibility by design for FE Colleges, why does it matter and how do you do it?
- Webcasts
- 08 Nov 2024
Free
Discover the benefits that assistive technology and accessible design has for all students by hearing from real life users with different disabilities and learning differences
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Twilight Talks Research Series: Digital story telling in inclusive primary settings
- Webcasts
- 18 Oct 2024
Free
In this session delivered by Kalliopi Kritsotaki, UCL’s faculty for Education and Society, participants will explore how Digital Storytelling can enhance writing skills for students with dyslexia by addressing spelling difficulties
Supporting reading comprehension in the secondary school
- Webcasts
- 14 Oct 2024
£10.00
This webcast explores the difficulties students in secondary settings may experience with reading, and provides recommendations and guidance for teachers and practitioners to support them.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
Inclusive Maths for Primary settings: Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and support in maths
- Webcasts
- 16 Sep 2024
£10.00
This session explores a deeper look at SpLD areas of need and how to develop accessibility as part of the universal provision to support learners.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
Supporting spelling in the classroom
- Webcasts
- 09 Jul 2024
£10.00
This webcast is for teachers and practitioners who want to support children and young people with spelling difficulties. This webcast is suitable for both primary and secondary phases.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
Autistic learners and the mainstream setting - Your choice webinar recording
- Webcasts
- 24 Jun 2024
£10.00
This webinar looks at inclusive practice to support all learners, including those who are autistic.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
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Twilight Talks Research Series: Do you understand, or do you just listen? – Co-producing research in Specialist (Autism) Mentoring
- Webcasts
- 17 Jun 2024
Free
Universities in the UK have seen a remarkable increase in the number of autistic students, with some 18,800+ in attendance. More than half receive funding for Specialist (Autism) Mentoring to “remove barriers to learning”.
Inclusive Maths for Primary Settings: Supporting Autistic learners within maths and problem-solving strategies
- Webcasts
- 14 Jun 2024
£10.00
In this session we will be taking a deeper look at the area of greatest increase, autism, within primary settings and focusing on support across the curriculum and particularly the area of problem-solving within maths.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
Supporting working memory within the classroom
- Webcasts
- 16 May 2024
£10.00
This webcast explores the role of working memory in learning, and how difficulties in this area can impact learning; before going on to suggest to strategies which may help support students with challenges in this area.
This resource is FREE with SEND CPD on Demand
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Twilight Talks Research Series: Using focus groups in education setting
- Webcasts
- 13 May 2024
Free
This session will introduce learners to focus groups as an effective method for collecting views from multiple stakeholders and it will provide an overview of focus group methodology.