Kingsbridge Institute of Learning

Session Overview:

Children only get one childhood; all children deserve to get the support they need to thrive and prepare for success beyond school. For children and young people with SEND this is especially vital.
In this session, Gary Aubin will explore what the evidence suggests high-quality teaching should entail for pupils with SEND and how schools can move closer to achieving full inclusion. He will explore how leaders can evaluate the impact of their work and ensure leadership of SEND across a staff body.

Biography:

Gary Aubin is the author of The Lone SENDCO, a handbook of 300 questions and answers for busy SENDCOs. His second book, The Parent's Guide to SEND, is being released in late 2024.

He leads on a national SEND School Improvement programme with Whole Education, supporting schools and MATs to drive a whole-school approach to supporting pupils with SEND.

Gary is the Education Endowment Foundation's SEND Associate. In this role, he has worked extensively on sharing the evidence base behind high-quality teaching for SEND, as well as advised on the development of the SENCO NPQ.

As a Consultant, Gary has spoken internationally, advised the BBC, written content for the National Institute of Teaching and given talks to hundreds of Trust, Local Authority and school audiences.

Gary led on SEND provision for a Multi Academy Trust of 10 primary and secondary schools for several years. He is a secondary teacher, former primary and secondary SENDCO and former secondary Head of Year. Gary also authors the SENDMattersUK blog.