Raising the achievement of Looked After Children - London

Programme

09.00 – 09.45		Registration
09.45 – 10.00		Chair’s welcome and address Natasha Finlayson, Chief Executive, The Who Cares? Trust
10.00 – 10.40 Keynote 1		Meeting your responsibilities to promote the attainment of Looked After Children in schools and colleges: An overview of legal developments Sarah Erwin, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP
10.40 – 11.20 Keynote 2		Understanding the new inspection framework and exploring effective practice for raising the achievement of Looked After Children Chris Batty HMI, Interim Divisional Manager Social Care & National Lead for Safeguarding and LAC inspections, Ofsted
11.20 –11.50		Morning Refreshments
11.50 – 12.20 Keynote 3		Working in partnership to support the achievement of your Looked After Children Sue Dean, Education Consultant and former Virtual School Head, Nottinghamshire
12.20 – 13.20		Streamed Sessions 1
1A			1B	1C
Practical tips for effectively fulfilling your role as a Designated Teacher Elaine Willey, Designated Teacher for Looked After Children, Whitefield School			Building self-esteem and resilience to help Looked After Children achieve their potential Sue Soan, Author & Principal Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University	Tracking the progress of Looked After Children: Effectively collecting and analysing data Jonathan Francies, Deputy Head, The Grove School
13.20 – 14.20		Lunch
14.20 – 15.20		Streamed Sessions 2
2A			2B	2C
Developing effective Personal Education Plans & exploring use of an ePEP to ensure each child receives the right support Marion Russell, Education Consultant (County), Lancashire's VirtualSchool for Children in Care			Understanding attachment disorder and how this affects the way Looked After Children learn Tina Rae, Senior Educational Psychologist, London Borough of Hillingdon	Engaging with carers and parents to improve achievement and support the well-being of LAC Dave Thompson, Designated Teacher for LAC & Chloe Bridge, Senior Teaching Assistant, Trent Valley Academy
15:20 – 15:40	Afternoon Refreshments
15:40 – 16:30	Streamed Sessions 3
3A			3B	3C
Effectively implementing one-to-one tuition to accelerate the learning of your Children in Care Zoe Westley, School Improvement Adviser (Social Inclusion), Hartlepool Children’s Services			Delivering effective training for staff to raise awareness of Looked After Children’s needs Abi Atkinson, DIrector Student & Leaning Services, Leeds City College	Supporting the needs of Looked After Children and Care Leavers at Post 16 to improve outcomes Care Leavers will lead this presentation facilitated by Ingrid Sutherland, CORE Education (part of Foster Care Associates)
16:30	Conference Close