Speech, Language and Communication Needs - London

09:00 – 09:45	Registration and refreshments
09:45 – 10:00	Chair’s introduction and welcome Kamini Gadhok MBE, Chief Executive, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
10:00 – 10:30 Keynote 1	The latest national plans for Speech, Communication Jean Gross, The Communication Champion
10:30 – 11:00 Keynote 2	Achieving effective collaborative working practices to meet the needs of all your pupils with SLCN Dr Victoria Joffe, Reader in developmental speech, language and communication impairments, City University
11.00 – 11.10	Questions
11:10 – 11:40	Morning refreshments
11.40 – 12.10 Keynote 3	Early identification and intervention: Recognising students with SLCN and taking appropriate action Professor Geoff Lindsay, Director, Centre for Eduactional Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), University of Warwick
12:10 – 13:00	Streamed sessions
1A	1B	1C
Coordinating teaching and support staff to ensure inclusion is a priority in all areas of the curriculum	Differentiation: Engaging and challenging all pupils in mixed ability classrooms Laura McClean, Speech and Language Therapist, NHS Islington	Enhancing your students social skills to assist them in developing healthy peer relationships Alex Kelly Social Skills Resource Author and Speech and Language Therapist
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Keynote 4	Providing effective joined up support for the families of your students with SLCN Lindy Peacey, PhD, CertMRCSLT, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Education, University of London, (CEDAR), University of Warwick
14:30 – 15:20	Streamed sessions
2A	2B	2C
Providing effective provision for pupils on the Autistic Spectrum to develop their communication skills Gareth D Morewood, Director of Curriculum Support [SENCO] and Clare Langton, Strand Manager: Communication & Interaction, Preistnall School, Stockport	Boosting your students self esteem and confidence levels to build their social and emotional skills Social Skills Resource Author and Speech and Language Therapist	Practical strategies for encouraging students to become active, independent and evaluative learners Dr Victoria Joffe Reader in developmental speech, language and communication impairments, City University
15:20 – 15:40	Afternoon refreshments
15:40 – 16:30	Streamed sessions
3A	3B	3C
Developing the student as a thinker: Effective techniques to develop language for thinking and questioning Mary Hartshorne Head of Quality and Outcomes, I CAN	Working with pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to narrow the gap in speech and language skills Amanda Desmond, Senior Teacher – Learning Support [SENCO], Southfields Community College	Working with students with challenging behaviour to identify any underlying speech, language or communication problems Amanda Hampshire, Speech and Language Therapist, County Durham and Darlington Community Health Services and Co-Author of “Communication In the Classroom”
16:30	Conference close

Speech, Language and Communication Needs – London