SEND Bites podcast

In our series of SEND Bites podcasts, ASCL Inclusion and SEND Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with leaders around the country on leadership in the SEND sector.

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Soofia Amin, Assistant Headteacher, Kensington Primary School and John Claughton, Retired Headmaster, King Edward’s School Birmingham and Co-founder of WoLLoW. Their discussion focuses on languages and highlights the opportunities this presents to school leaders around inclusion, but also celebrates young people and their potential.

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks to Clare Belli who is an SEND leader for Southampton Inclusion Partnership, Whole School SEND and HISS. Clare shares the learning and impact of the Autism in Schools Project in which all Southampton Schools have participated. Having seen the impact of the programme on school improvement and family engagement, Post 16 Settings are now taking up the opportunity.

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland discusses family hubs with Julie Greer, Regional Coordinator and SEND Advisor, National Centre for Family Hubs, and Sally Kendrick, who leads on family hub development in Plymouth.
 

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Charlotte O'Regan, Senior Schools Engagement Manager at the Sutton Trust and former vice principal, regarding the launch of a pledge to review school admissions.

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Dr Irfan Khawaja, Senior Lecturer in Physical Education at Birmingham City University, regarding 'Ramadan Guidance for Schools and Educational Settings: Physical Education and Physical Activity'.
 

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Caroline McCallum, Speech and Language Therapist regarding Verbo, an online speech and language therapy toolkit developed by therapists from Homerton Healthcare.
 

In this edition, ASCL SEND and Inclusion Specialist Margaret Mulholland speaks with Stephen Parsons, Speech and Language Therapist and Chair of National Association of Professionals concerned with Language Impairment in Children (NAPLIC) regarding Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
 

In this edition of the podcast, Margaret Mulholland talks to Alessandro Capozzi, Executive Headteacher, Academy21.

Rena Johnson, English Teacher and SEND Lead for English, Lilian Baylis School

Professor Barry Carpenter, International Educational Consultant

Katherine Walsh, Regional SEND Leader for South Central England and Northwest London