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Katherine Walsh

Director of Inclusion, River Learning Trust, and Chair of the SEND and Inclusion Professional Community
Katherine Walsh is the Director of Inclusion for River Learning Trust. She is an experienced teacher and school leader and has led SEND provision in primary and secondary schools in England and America. Over the past ten years, Katherine has developed particular expertise in working with leadership teams to develop school-wide systems, establishing shared and inclusive visions for the education of children and young people with SEND. Katherine was a lead author on the Department for Education commissioned Whole School SEND Teacher Handbook: SEND. Katherine is the Chair of the SEND and Inclusions Professional Community.

1 Workshop series two

Innovative provision in primary mainstream settings - Strategic deployment of resources to enable early intervention

<span class="TextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8">There </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8">not being</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8"> sufficient funding for schools to routinely employ class-based teaching assistants or 1:1 teaching assistants for children with EHCPs</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8">, m</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8">ainstream primary schools are no longer able to operate in the ways they are used to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8">River</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW265530436 BCX8"> Learning Trust (31 schools) looked to a creative solution, exploring the legislation and guidance to open 'The Willows' at New Marston Primary School. Anne Heavey, Director of Insights for Ambition, will be joined in conversation with Katherine Walsh, Director for Inclusion and Beth Middleton, Willows Leader and Class Teacher.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW265530436 BCX8"> </span>

1 Workshop series one

Enacting inclusive provision through the power of peer review

<span class="TextRun SCXW52861433 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52861433 BCX8">Peer reviews are a structure that can mobilise expertise within and across schools and trusts. In this workshop, Toni Bailey of Creative Education Trust and Vanessa Wallden of The Howard Partnership Trust will discuss ways in which peer reviews have been a vehicle to improve provision for pupils with SEND. The conversation will share examples of how they have been used to ensure learning and knowledge-building between mainstream and specialist settings.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW52861433 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"> </span>

09:15

1 Main programme

Welcome remarks

Welcome remarks from Katherine Walsh, Director of Inclusion, River Learning Trust and Chair of CST's SEND and inclusion professional community.

16:00

1 Main programme

Final reflections and close