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CPD and NETWORKING
Events
Our calendar of events is below. Please click on an event to find out more and register. A number of our courses are free.
All Events
Behaviour - Is there another way
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Relational Attachment Trauma Classroom CPD
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DE ESCALATION AND POSITIVE LANGUAGE CPD 1 DAY
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DE ESCALATION AND POSITIVE LANGUAGE CPD 3 DAY (train the trainer)
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Inclusion Conference
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Kindness Principle
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INCLUSION LEADER WELCOME MEETING
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INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING AUTUMN 1: 5 October 2022
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INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING AUTUMN 2 3 November 2022
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EBSNA Course Jan 2023
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INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING SPRING 2 8 March 2023
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MAKING IT STICK TRAINING 23/24
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Inclusion Conference - Values into Action
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INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING SUMMER 1
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RELATIONAL CLASSROOMS 23/24
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EBSNA COHORT 1 23
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INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING SUMMER 2 11 July 2023
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INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING OCT 23
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EBSNA Secondary Sharing Practice Jan 2024
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Inclusion Leaders Network Meeting
Termly network meetings for inclusion leaders to share approaches to support inclusive practice.
AGENDA:
‘Inclusion Insights’
· A Teach Meet style session to share practice.
· Please bring along an idea or an approach to share with the group
· ‘Which part of inclusive practice in your school are you most proud of?
Challenges
· What are your challenges?
· What support can we provide?
National update
Local update
Conference marketplace
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, DE24 8XL
INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING 15 FEB 24
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Drawing and Talking 13/3/24
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INCLUSIVE ATTENDANCE CPD LAUNCH EVENT
An INCLUSIVE approach to improving ATTENDANCE
Join us for FREE TRAINING to support your school to improve attendance. Led by Wayne Harris, a national attendance leader with a track record in enhancing attendance in Primary and Secondary school settings, join us to be empowered to create a culture where EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Inclusive Attendance Launch CPD Event 21st March 2024
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SEND: COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Reflective Inquiry Cycle: Supporting the Attendance of Learners with SEND
Led by Alistair Crawford, the inquiry project will bring together leaders and practitioners from 10 schools across the city (mainstream & specialist) to share practice and explore the unique challenges learners with SEND face with regards to attendance and collaborate on innovative and proactive approaches & solutions.
Venue : St Martin's School, Alvaston, DE24 0BT
Kate Cairns Learn the Child 2024
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Communities of Practice: SEND
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Communities of Practice: Social Worker
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Attendance Leads Strategy Network - April 24
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Dr Rachel Sawyer: Parent Experiences of EBSNA
PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR SERIES
Dr Rachel Sawyer
Parent Experiences of EBSNA
Rachel is an Educational Psychologist who completed her doctorate on EBSNA.
She will present her published paper and vital research on Parents' experiences of emotionally-based school non-attendance informing a framework for successful reintegration
Venue : Microsoft Teams
Children with a Social Worker: COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
Supporting Attendance of Children with a Social Worker
Facilitated by University of Derby, this programme will utilise their expertise in research and practice around Inclusion and SEND. This is a coaching-style programme that will give participants access to advice and guidance from key professionals across the city to support you with any LAC, CIN or CP students experiencing barriers to attendance in your school.
Venue : University of Derby
INCLUSION LEADER NETWORK MEETING MAY 24
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Inclusion Conference Sharing Solutions 2024
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Dr Pooky Knightsmith: A Sense of Belonging
PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR SERIES
Pooky has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, is the author of many books, is the research and development director at Creative Education and is a former chair of the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Coalition.
Venue : Online
Designated Teacher Network Meeting
Network Event for Designated Teachers for Children in Care
Join us for a school network event for Designated Teachers for LAC.
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
Roma / New Communities Cultural Awareness
Supporting attendance of GRT and New Communities pupils
A 90 minute online session raising awareness of the ethnic, cultural, educational and linguistic backgrounds of new arrival EAL pupils/students including Roma from central and east European countries.
Venue : Virtual
Emotionally-Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA)
Introduction to the ATTEND toolkit
Develop an understanding of the impact on students who are having severe difficulties attending school, how to identify those at risk and how to support them.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
PARENT PARTNERSHIP TRAINING
Forging Positive Relationships - delivered by Anna Freud
Anna Freud, in collaboration with the co-founders of the Pears Family School, have developed an introductory training programme for mainstream primary and secondary schools to develop an understanding the complexities of parental engagement and develop the skills and knowledge on how to improve parental relationships within your school.
Venue : Online
Train the Trainer - Parent Workshop on EBSNA
Supporting families experiencing EBSNA
Led by Educational Psychologist, Dr Judith McAllister, this training session will follow train-the-trainer model to equip school professionals with the tools and resources to support parents with EBSNA.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Inclusion Conference
Sharing Solutions
We would like to invite Derby city schools and local organisations to join us for our annual Inclusion Conference. We've got an exciting day planned with some great keynote speakers, workshops with tangible takeaways and a marketplace with schools and organisations sharing solutions.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, Derby DE24 8XL
Free for Derby City Schools u00a3375 per delegate for schools outside of Derby.
EBSNA COHORT 2 24
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EBSNA COHORT 3 24
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FASD 2024
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Play Therapy 2024
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Attendance Leads Strategy Network
Network meeting for Attendance Leads in all settings to share challenges and solutions.
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Attendance Leads Strategy Network
Network meeting for Attendance Leads in all Derby settings to share challenges and solutions.
Venue : Online
Relational, Attachment and Trauma Informed Classrooms - 7 Day Course
Relational Attachment and Trauma Informed Classrooms with Alison Lumley
Relational Attachment and Trauma Informed Classrooms with Alison Lumley. The Value for all Children.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
EBSNA: Train-the-trainer
To support delivery of whole staff training and approach to EBSNA
Whole School Approach to EBSNA
A half day workshop for schools that have accessed the EBSNA course.
To support delegates with:
- Whole school INSET / CPD session
- Implementing the approach within their setting
- Toolkit for u2018in-houseu2019 delivery
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
EBSNA Pathway: Breakfast Briefing
An introduction to the EBSNA pathway
A briefing session to launch the EBSNA toolkit, developed by the LA, including:
An opportunity to understand how the new EBSNA pathway works for CYP struggling to attend school due to emotionally based reasons
Signposting to strategies and interventions that school leaders can use to support their CYP
Sharing of the EBSNA Graduated Approach
Available resources to use when working with families of CYP with EBSNA
Introduction and explanation of the new Health Needs Education Panel and referral process
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Enhancing Effective Internal Alternative Provision
Led by Respect Collaboration of Schools
This one day course will equip you with the information to enhance or develop appropriate internal alternative provision to supplement the experience for young people who may need something to your current schools core diet.
Venue : Respect Collaboration of Schools, Unit 16 Victoria Way Pride Park Derby DE24 8AN Parking at Pride Park Stadium
Autism Advocates
Autism Education Trust Training
Would you like to promote a positive attitude towards acceptance and understanding of autism in your educational setting?
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
Designated Senior Mental Health Leads Network Meeting
Half termly face to face network meetings for DSMHL
Venue : TBC
Digital Conference for Attendance
Exploring attendance from policy to practice
A full day online conference led by national experts in the field of attendance to support you in creating a strategic whole school attendance culture.
The sessions will explore: policy, guidance and data, practice and interventions and parent engagement.
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Enhancing Effective Internal Alternative Provision
Respect Collaboration of Schools
By the end of this course you will be equipped with the information to enhance or develop appropriate internal alternative provision to supplement the experience for young people who may need something to your current schools core diet.
Venue : Respect Collaboration of Schools Unit 16 Victoria Way Pride Park Derby DE24 8AN Parking at Pride Park Stadium
Vic Goddard: Attendance Culture
Professional Seminar
Originally known as 'Educating Essex' Headteacher, but now very much a national leader and esteemed speaker of education. Vic will talk about his experience of improving attendance for his pupils.
Event will take place via Teams.
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Inclusion Leaders Network Meeting
Autumn Term network meeting
Join us for our termly Inclusion Leader Network Meetings!
Venue : Pirde Park Stadium
Bridge the Gap: Mental Health and Attendance
Targeted support for students
A half day workshop which will explore some of the barriers presented by mental health needs of students in regularly attending school, as well as suitable interventions and approaches to creating a positive and nurturing environment.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
The Rage for Life - David Taransaud
How to connect, empathise and work with challenging children and young people.
Explore how to connect and communicate with hard-to-reach children and young people.
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
EBSNA - Emotionally-Based School Non-Attendance
One day course
Led the the Derby Educational Psychologist Team. This one day training will explore:
- How to identify and understand the various factors within a child, home and school which interact to both cause and maintain school non-attendance
- How to gather information for an individual student to understand the push and pull factors around non-attendance
- How to co-construct a plan
- How to work-with and support parents and young people along the way
-Consideration of whole school approaches to prevent risk of school non-attendance
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Designated Teacher Network Meeting
Network Meeting for Designated Teachers of Looked After Children
Networking event for Designated Teacher for LAC.
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
Designated Senior Mental Health Leads Network Meeting
Half termly face to face network meetings for DSMHL
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Attendance Leads Strategy Network
For Attendance Leads to share knowledge and good practice around updates and strategies to improve attendance.
Venue : Online
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Enhancing Effective Internal Alternative Provision
Respect Collaboration of Schools
By the end of this course you will be equipped with the information to enhance or develop appropriate internal alternative provision to supplement the experience for young people who may need something to your current schools core diet.
Venue : Respect Collaboration of Schools, Unit 16 Victoria Way Pride Park Derby DE24 8AN Parking at Pride Park Stadium
A Culture of Belonging - School Case Study
Case Study: Carr Manor Community School: a culture of belonging
Case Study: Carr Manor Community School: a culture of belonging
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
Designated Senior Mental Health Leads Network Meeting
Half termly face to face network meetings for DSMHL
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Inclusion Leaders Network Meeting
Spring Term network meeting
Join us for our terms Inclusion Leader Network Meeting!
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
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Play Therapy 2-day Course
To understand the guiding principles of a Theraplay-informed model for working relationally with children & young people in education settings.
To consider how Theraplay principles can be applied to everyday education challenges, using whole classroom, small group or individually targeted interventions.
25th February 2025 and 26th February 2025
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
A Culture of Belonging - DAY 2 Immersion Day
School Visit to Leeds
School Visit Immersion Day to Carr Manor, Leeds
Venue : Carr Manor School
Drawing and Talking
Drawing and Talking Training
Become a Drawing and Talking Practitioner.
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
Designated Teacher Network Meeting
Designated Teacher Network Meeting for Looked After Children
Designated Teacher Network Meeting for LAC.
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
PEIA Attendance Programme Breakfast Briefing
Sharing Impact and Recommendations
A briefing session to share the impact of the PEIA Attendance Programme CPD and recommendations moving forward.
Ellie Costello (Director of the nationally-acclaimed organisation Square Peg) will give the keynote speech.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Carr Manor - Day 3 Inclusive Culture Workshop
Inclusive Culture Workshop (for staff who did the School Visit)
We invite you to join us for Day 3 of the Carr Manor training opportunity, for an Inclusive Culture Workshop.
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
Designated Senior Mental Health Leads Network Meeting
Half termly face to face network meetings for DSMHL
Venue : TBC
Boys\' Impact Regional Conference
Join us to explore key issues impacting boys' attainment and progression in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, guided by the 'Taking Boys Seriously' principles.
Join us to explore key issues impacting boys' attainment and progression in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, guided by the 'Taking Boys Seriously' principles.
Venue : Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham
Designated Senior Mental Health Leads Network Meeting
Half termly face to face network meetings for DSMHL
Venue : Enterprise Centre, Bridge St, Derby DE1 3LD
Designated Teacher Network Meeting
DT Network Meeting for Looked After Children
DT Network Meeting for Looked After Children
Venue : Pride Park Football Stadium
Inclusion Conference
Our annual inclusion conference.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, Derby DE24 8XL
Inclusive Attendance Bronze Kitemark (session 1 of 4)
Bronze Kitemark
Access to the UK's only accredited pedagogy of attendance
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
u00a3450 + VAT total per school
Workshop
Afternoon Training for Fostering, Adoption, SGO and Kinship Parents and Carers
Autumn Term 2025
Venue : Reach Centre, Riverside Court, Derby DE24 8JN
Evening Training for Fostering, Adoption, SGO and Kinship Parents and Carers
Autumn Term 2025
Venue : Reach Centre, Riverside Court, Derby DE24 8JN
Relational, Attachment and Trauma Informed Classrooms 2025/26 - seven day course
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
DSMHL Network Meeting
DSMHL
DSMHL half-termly networking
Venue : TBC
Inclusion Networking \'coaching circles\'
Inclusion Network Meeting
Everyone is welcome to join us for our termly network meeting focussed on INCLUSION.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Bags of Character (Primary schools)
Challenge Academy u2018Bags of Characteru2019
Facilitated by educational leaders and behavioural specialists this highly engaging, fun, dynamic CPD uses practical accessible processes to change behaviour and support children.
Venue : Darley Barn
Bags of Character (secondary schools)
Challenge Academy Bags of Character
Participants will engage in activities from Challenge Academy’s ‘Bags of Character’.
Venue : Darley Barn
Inclusive Attendance Bronze Kitemark (session 2 of 4)
Bronze Kitemark
Access to the UK's only accredited pedagogy of attendance
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
u00a3450+VAT total per school
Workshop
Come and See Us \'Coaching Circles\'
An opportunity to hear and see inclusive practice in action
Venue : Chellaston Academy
Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance
EBSNA
Develop an understanding of the impact on students who are having
severe difficulties attending school, how to identify those at risk and how to
support them.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Designated Teacher Network Meeting
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, Derby
DSMHL Network Meeting
DSMHL network meeting
Half-termly DSMHL network meeting
Venue : TBC
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - supporting children and young people
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
EBSNA (follow up session)
EBSNA
Follow up session for those that attended the one day training in November 2025
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
DSMHL Network Meeting
DSMHL Network Meeting
Venue : TBC
Afternoon Training for Fostering, Adoption, SGO and Kinship Parents and Carers
Spring Term 2026
Venue : Reach Centre, Riverside Court, Derby DE24 8JN
Evening Training for Fostering, Adoption, SGO and Kinship Parents and Carers
Spring Term 2026
Venue : Reach Centre, Riverside Court, Derby DE24 8JN
Play Therapy - two day course
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Inclusion Networking
Network meeting
Join us for our termly network meeting focussed on INCLUSION. Any member of staff is welcome to attend.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Inclusive Attendance Bronze Kitemark (session 3 of 4)
Bronze Kitemark
Access to the UK's only accredited pedagogy of attendance
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
u00a3450+VAT total per school
Workshop
Working with children with Visual or Hearing Impairment
Gain practical ideas and strategies to effectively support children with vision or hearing impairments in the classroom and early years setting.
Gain practical ideas and strategies to effectively support children with vision or hearing impairments in the classroom and early years setting.
Venue : Derwent Primary School (Community Room) St Mark’s Road Chaddesden, Derby DE21 6AL
Introduction to Executive Functioning (Richard Cooke)
deepen your understanding of executive functioning and metacognition and enhance your practice
Join Assistant Educational Psychologist Richard Cooke and Sarah Collings online for two live webinars designed to deepen your understanding of executive functioning and metacognition and enhance your practice.
Venue : Online
Assisting and Moving training
for staff supporting children with disabilities
Assisting and Moving training in all ways and very helpful
Venue : Online
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Inclusion Leaders
DSMHL Network Meeting
DSMHL Network Meeting
DSMHL Network Meeting
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Designated Teacher Network Meeting
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Carr Manor - Immersion Day with a Derby Perspective
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Hot Topic - Social care & SEND, A working partnership - Hosted by DerbySAL
A partnership that puts the Child at the centre.
Venue : Online
FREE
Meeting | Network Meeting
Introduction to Metacognition (Sarah Collings)
Join Assistant Educational Psychologist Richard Cooke and Sarah Collings online for two live webinars designed to deepen your understanding of executive functioning and metacognition and enhance your practice.
Executive Functioning and Metacognition live webinars Join Assistant Educational Psychologist Richard Cooke and Sarah Collings online for two live webinars designed to deepen your understanding of executive functioning and metacognition and enhance your practice.
Venue : Online webinar
Hot Topic - Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) hosted by DERBY SAL
Empowering SENCOs to make HAF accessible for every child
Venue : Virtual
FREE
Network Meeting | Workshop
Inclusion Networking \'coaching circles\'
Networking Meeting
Join us for our termly network meeting focussed on INCLUSION. Any member of school staff is welcome to attend.
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Hot Topic - Online Safety, hosted by DerbySAL
Safe & Sound will be delivering support for professionals around Online Safety
Venue : Online
FREE
Network Meeting
Hot Topic - Metacognition, hosted by DerbySAL
Metacognition - the key to deeper and more confident learning
Venue : Online
FREE
Meeting | Network Meeting
Immersion Day at Carr Manor Community School
Venue : Carr Manor Community School, Leeds
Drawing and Talking
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Hot Topic - Anti Bullying, hosted by DerbySAL
Venue : Online
FREE
Meeting | Network Meeting
Sustaining Mentally Healthy Schools: Leadership from the Inside Out
Sustaining Mentally Healthy Schools
This full-day programme is designed to support DSMHLs in strengthening both their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing, and their personal leadership.
Venue : Rolls Royce Leisure Pavillion, Moor Lane, Derby, DE24 9HY - Nightingale Hall
Hot Topic - What is a SEN/disability \'Law in practice\', hosted by DerbySAL
Turning SEND legislation into confident, everyday practice
Venue : Online
FREE
Meeting | Network Meeting
Inclusive Attendance Bronze Kitemark (session 4 of 4)
Bronze Kitemark
Access to the UK's only accredited pedagogy of attendance
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
£450+VAT total per school
Workshop
Working with children with Visual or Hearing impairment
Gain practical ideas and strategies to effectively support children with vision or hearing impairments in the classroom and early years setting.
Gain practical ideas and strategies to effectively support children with vision or hearing impairments in the classroom and early years setting.
Venue : Derwent Primary School (Community Room) St Mark’s Road Chaddesden, Derby DE21 6AL
Hot Topic - SEND Voice Parent Carer Forum, hosted by DerbySAL
Empowering parent carer voices to shape better futures
Venue : Online
FREE
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Hot Topic - YMCA Family Navigators hosted by DerbySAL
Venue : Online
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Meeting | Network Meeting
NEN Autism Advocates Making Sense of Autism
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
Designated Teacher Network Meeting
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Hot Topic - Nursery/PVIs to Primary Transition
Venue : Online
Inclusion Conference
Inclusion Conference
Our favourite event of the year!
Venue : Pride Park Stadium
Summer SENCO Network Forum
Connecting SENCOs, strengthening support
Venue : University of Derby -Kedleston Road
FREE
Conference | Network Meeting
Belonging Matters: ELSA Conference 2026 (STePS)
Join STePS for a special event for Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs) and their line managers spotlighting the key areas of belonging, voice, relationships and resilience.
Venue : The Rolls Royce Pavilion (aka Derby Leisure & Events), Moor Lane, Rolly-Royce, Derby, DE24 9HY. Free parking on site.
£30
Conference
Critical Incidents in Educational Communities (STePS)
Training for School based Senior Leaders
Planning cannot prevent a critical incident from occurring, but it can help school leaders provide a more effective and considered response at a potentially overwhelming time. This is free training.
Venue : Virtual
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
Inclusion: Everyone. Everyday. Everywhere.
Derby City INSET Day
Our Derby City INSET Day dedicated to INCLUSION
Venue : Vaillant Live
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
NEN Autism Advocates Network
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre
NEN Autism Advocates Good Autism Practice
Venue : Kedleston Road Training Centre