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Sessions will explore how education spaces can better support pupils with SEND through inclusive design, early intervention, funding and collaborative delivery. Ideal for those involved in planning, designing or managing specialist provision.
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SEND Stage60 mins
- SEND Stage
This session explores the contrasting design approaches for two neighbouring all-through schools: The Hawthorns (for autistic pupils) and The Sir Geoff Hurst School (for children with SEMH). This discussion, between architect and end users, will focus on the experience of a recent procurement process, along with lessons learnt on the balance between engaging with specific SEND cohorts and the requirement for standardised special school design.
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SEND Stage60 mins
- SEND Stage
This panel session highlights innovative approaches to SEND education delivery. Prestley Wood Academy showcases a community-focused, inclusive school designed with end-user input, sustainability principles, and student wellbeing at its core. In parallel, Bracknell Forest Council shares key lessons from its fast-tracked SEND Safety Valve Programme, outlining challenges, mixed procurement routes, and the realities of local authority-led delivery.
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SEND Stage60 mins
- SEND Stage
This session brings together pioneering approaches that challenge conventional SEND design, highlighting the power of user-led, sensory-informed, and future-focused environments.
Chairperson
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SEND Stage45 mins
- SEND Stage
This session highlights how tailored spaces support young people with SEND as they prepare for adulthood, with a focus on life skills beyond the classroom.
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SEND Stage45 mins
- SEND Stage
This session will look at how modular construction plays its part in delivering local SEND places
Chairperson
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SEND Stage45 mins
- SEND Stage
Case study session on the Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People which provides care for some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, self-harm, trauma, and autism. Within this setting, is the Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School which offers a supportive, nurturing and kind learning environment dedicated to academic, emotional, and social development.
Chairperson