Learn new strategies and approaches for the home and classroom in The Hub: Theatre 2.
This year’s programme includes presentations on subjects such as: challenging behaviours, sensory processing, and sleep disorders; finding the right school; school inclusion and reintegration; Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and using live data to enhance quality of life; estate planning for parents of children with autism; autism and interpersonal effectiveness skills; and creating an individual approach to the curriculum that works.
The Hub: Theatre 2 has a seating capacity of 80 and sound is relayed to the audience through wireless headsets to reduce noise levels in the hall.
Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive as early as possible before the session you wish to attend to save disappointment.
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9.50 – 10.10 | The new AET progression framework | Sarah Broadhurst, Director at Autism Education Trust and Suzanne Farrell, Education Consultant at Autism Associates |
| 10.15 – 10.35 | Using Widgit Online to support challenging behaviour at home and in school | Sue White, Senior Educational Specialist at Widgit Software |
| 10.40 – 11.00 | ActiVise What’s Next!: An autism friendly app providing certainty of your next step in any setting | Jane Stroud, CEO of Acognia |
| 11.05 – 11.25 | Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and using live data to enhance quality of life | Anna Selby-Wells, Marketing Manager at Home From Home Care |
| 11.30 – 11.50 | Autism and interpersonal effectiveness skills | Dr Freya Spicer-White, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Outcomes First Group |
| 11.55 – 12.15 | Challenging behaviours, sensory processing, and sleep disorders | Sharon Baillie, Product Advisor at Safespaces |
| 12.20 - 12.40 | A can-do attitude | David Robinson, An Adult on the Spectrum Supported by Lifeways Group |
| 12.45 – 13.05 | Moving from paper based to electronic AAC | Keira Fewtrell, Assistive Technology Specialist at Smartbox Assistive Technology |
| 13.10 – 13.30 | Enabling not disabling - an ambitious approach to the curriculum | Sarah Wilkinson, Assistant Headteacher and SENDCo, and Liz Wynne, Assistant Headteacher at West Kirby School and College |
| 13.35 – 13.55 | School inclusion and reintegration | Rachelle Russell, Director of Education at MacIntyre |
| 14.00 – 14.20 | Crafting connection – transforming material, transforming self | Graeme Cheyne, Director of Marketing and Admissions at Ruskin Mill Trust |
| 14.25 – 14.45 | Finding the right school: A journey of discovery, despair and hope | Christopher Beck, Student, and Natalie Mills, Occupational Therapist, at Alderwasley Hall School and Sixth Form |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | A longitudinal case study to demonstrate real life outcomes through the use of intensive interaction | Wendy Sparling, principal of Oliver House School, Priory Group |
| 15.15 – 15.35 | Preventing and challenging exclusion | Andy Cutting, School Exclusion Service Coordinator at the NAS |
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.20 - 10.40 | Using Widgit Online to support challenging behaviour at home and in school | Sue White, Senior Educational Specialist at Widgit Software |
| 10.50 – 11.10 | What has the world of autism got to offer? Quite a lot actually | Andrew Whitehouse, SEND Consultant at People First Education with support from TTS |
| 11.20 – 11.40 | Promoting better sleep | Joe Booker, Autism Practitioner in Outreach Services at Seashell Trust |
| 11.50 – 12.10 | Mental capacity. Focus; sexual activity decisions | Kate Adams, Independent School Nurse at St John’s Catholic School for the Deaf |
| 12.20 – 12.40 | Reducing the impact of sensory challenges in a practical way | Steven Michaëlis, CEO of SAS Centre |
| 12.50 – 13.10 | Best fit? Right fit? Creating an individual approach to the curriculum that works | Sarah Wilkinson, Assistant Headteacher and SENCo at West Kirby School and College |
| 13.50 – 14.10 | Anxiety, sticky thoughts and unhelpful feelings: Tom's story | Clare Cusack, Parent and co-founder of Orkid Ideas |
| 14.20 – 14.40 | Estate planning for parents of children with autism | Philip Ogden, Senior Estate Planning Consultant at Estate Planning Solutions |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | Effective communication between home and school and avoiding disputes | Carla Manini Rowden, Head of Casework Services at NAS |
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