SEND and inclusion professional community

The CST SEND and inclusion professional community offers a unique development network for those leading on SEND and inclusion within school trusts.

Our professional communities provide support and development opportunities, through a blend of expert input on key practice challenges, facilitated discussion, and networking.

The community offers a safe and supportive environment in which to develop your understanding of some of the key challenges related to SEND and inclusion, to access expertise from across the sector and beyond, and to build a professional network.

By joining, you will open up opportunities to engage through:

  • Termly virtual community meetings
  • Networking with colleagues across our sector
  • Access to CST briefings and guidance.

As a member of the community, you will also gain exclusive access to our virtual platform, that connects you with a community of information, resources and support, that you can access anytime and anywhere. On the platform you'll find an ever-growing collection of resources, containing information about key knowledge areas needed in our profession, as well as a space to connect, learn and interact with your peers from across the country.

Membership of the community is included for employees of member trusts as a benefit of CST membership. Join using the button below with your MyCST membership details.

Join our SEND and inclusion professional community

Session Overview

Session One
Tuesday 26 November 2024, 10:00-11:00

Speakers: Nicole Dempsey, Director of SEND and Safeguarding at Dixons Academies Trust

We know from EPI that the primary school a child attends is a key factor to if they are identified as having SEND and the type of SEND a child has. At Dixons, aligned identification of SEND is currently one of our ‘big moves’, or priority areas, and this session is a summary of our journey so far; why we felt it was a priority, the challenges, what we have achieved and are going to do next.  It is also an opportunity to sense check our thinking and processes and hear how other Trusts are tackling the same issues.

Session Two
Tuesday 18 March 2025,10:00-11:00

Session Three
Tuesday 24 June 2025,
10:00-11:00 

 

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Charity no: 1107640

Contact details

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39 Nottingham Road
Stapleford
Nottingham    NG9 8AD

0115 9170142

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