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🎧 Senior Leaders, DSLS, EDI leads, SENCOs
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Course outline

This webinar is designed specifically for SENCOs and senior leaders, where we will introduce and unpack the key themes and proposals set out in the forthcoming SEND White Paper. This session will offer insight into the policy direction, the rationale behind the reforms, and what they are likely to mean in practice for schools. We will explore how the changes could reshape SEND provision, accountability, and collaboration with local authorities and external partners, while also highlighting early steps leaders can take to prepare with confidence. 

Learning outcomes:  

• Understand the core proposals and priorities outlined in the SEND White Paper 
• Identify the potential impact on your school’s SEND provision, systems, and leadership responsibilities
• Explore practical, actionable steps to begin aligning your current practice with the anticipated reforms.

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Speaker: 

Charlotte Melhuish

Charlotte is a Partner in Stone King’s independent schools’ team and co-leads the firm’s dedicated special education provision team. She is extremely experienced providing advice and training for independent schools, independent special schools and non-maintained special schools on a range of pastoral care and operational matters and often speaks at events for the independent schools’ sector including for the ISBA, AGBIS, CISC and HMC. As well as being a member of the Education Law Association, Charlotte served for seven years as a governor of her local independent school, which catered predominately for children with mild to moderate learning difficulties.

Kenji Batchelor

Kenji is a Partner in Stone King’s independent schools’ team and specialises in advising independent schools and special schools and colleges on a wide range of charity law, governance, corporate, commercial, and strategic issues. He has particular expertise helping schools consider strategic projects such as mergers, acquisitions, joint-ventures and collaborations