What the lead trustee for SEND needs to know and do
The SEND trustee role can be instrumental in ensuring high quality, inclusive education. The Academy trust governance guide makes clear that boards must retain responsibility for strategic oversight of SEND practice across their trust. This oversight has become essential in the context of increasing recognition of special educational needs, financial and resourcing pressures on trusts, changing policy requiring greater inclusivity in mainstream settings, and the potential development of resource bases and in-school units.
This seminar draws upon CST’s thought leadership publications A good life and Five principles for inclusion to support SEND lead trustees to develop inclusive culture, receive robust assurance of the trust’s specialist provision, and to champion the needs of pupils. Together we’ll look at compliance as a starting point and explore how trustees can make sure there is an equitable quality of education for all children within their trust.
Who is it for?
This course is for people in the following roles in trusts of all sizes:
- Trustees who have taken on the SEND lead role or sit on committees with oversight
- Governance professionals
- SENDCos, to enable effective partnership working with the trust board
- Trustees who wish to increase their understanding of all aspects of governance
What you will gain
We'll learn about the legal and statutory guidance, including the latest developments in SEND, from an expert guest speaker. Seminar leader Jackie Eason MBE will provide guidance and advice on how to deliver the role of being the SEND lead trustee.
The role of SEND lead trustee can be overwhelming and should never be overlooked; this seminar provides the essential support to make the role achievable and rewarding.
This course will give you:
- Insight on the relationship you need to build with the trust SENDCo
- Guidance on the information you need that will provide assurance of standards
- Ideas for the communication pathways that will allow you to hear the voice of your families and communities
- An understanding of the risks and opportunities you’ll need to tackle to deliver your vision and values
Train all your link trustees and save
Book all three of our role-specific trustee courses - for safeguarding, SEND, and careers - and get 10% off when you book together with our trustee pass.
CST members £225+VAT / Non-members £345+VAT
Jackie’s knowledge, empathy and communication skills were first class. I emerged with several ideas for enhancing my own role and that of my members’ team as a whole.
05:00 pm
- CST members £95+VAT
- Non-members £125+VAT
Train all your link trustees and save
Book all three of our role-specific trustee courses - for safeguarding, SEND, and careers - and get 10% off when you book together with our trustee pass
- CST members £225+VAT
- Non-members £345+VAT
