Rachel Wilkes

CEO, Humber Education Trust

Rachel Wilkes OBE is the Chief Executive Officer for Humber Education Trust which runs 13 primary schools and four all-through special schools in the Yorkshire and Humber region. She has worked in education for over 25 years and believes that all children are capable of great things when they are given the opportunity to shine. Rachel has been involved in system leadership at many levels during her career, providing school to school support, training and challenge to colleagues across the sector. Prior to becoming the CEO of Humber Education Trust in 2017, Rachel was Headteacher at Clifton Primary School and a National Leader of Education. Rachel is passionate about inclusion and working collaboratively with partners to champion children to achieve their full potential, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

1 Workshop series two

Developing a sequential curriculum model for pupils with complex needs in mainstream settings, inclusion units and resource bases

This workshop will provide colleagues with an understanding of the curriculum continuum approach developed by Humber Education Trust which is used across both their mainstream and specialist settings. Attendees will understand the rationale for the progressive, sequential model developed, and the implementation approach adopted to ensure that pupils with complex needs can be supported in either mainstream or specialist settings.

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1 Main programme

Keynote panel: From policy to practice

This panel will reflect on the policy landscape post-White Paper and explore what this means in practice for our young people, schools, and trusts. Katherine will be joined by a panel of trust leaders, who will discuss how we move forward in planning our policies and processes to enact change in the lives of our young people and families. Panellists: to be confirmed