Learn practical strategies and approaches which can make a positive difference in the Hub Theatre 2.
Just some of the presentations you will find here include: Positive Behaviour Support: improving quality of life, health and wellbeing; night time safety for those with no sense of danger; handy tips to prepare for an SEN tribunal; how play and LEGO brick-based therapy can be used to support child wellbeing; estate planning for vulnerable beneficiaries; bridging the gap of engagement from children’s to adult services; and innovative education: engaging students through individualised approaches to develop essential life skills.
The Hub: Theatre 2 has a seating capacity of 80 and sound is relayed to the audience through wireless headsets to reduce noise levels in the hall.
Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive as early as possible before the session you wish to attend to save disappointment.
| Time | Presentation Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09.50 - 10.10 | Day opportunities with Choice Care: helping families stay together | Louise Parker, Head of Services; Louisa Jane Parker, Service Development Manager; Sharron Keown, Community Development Manager at Choice Care; and Sarah McIntosh and Tash Brough, Day Opportunities Clients of Choice Care |
| 10.20 - 10.40 | A life in miniature: the inspirational journey of the world's greatest micro sculptor | Willard Wigan MBE, Creator of the smallest sculptures ever made by a human hand |
| 10.50 - 11.10 | Positive Behaviour Support: improving quality of life, health and wellbeing | Anna Selby-Wells, Communications Manager at Home From Home Care |
| 11.20 - 11.40 | Night time safety for those with no sense of danger | John Cousins, Director of Murrays Medical UK |
| 11.50 - 12.10 | Make your own kind of music - a mix of video and live discussion | Staff and students from Mercury College Choir |
| 12.20 - 12.40 | Handy tips to prepare for an SEN tribunal | Beverley Watkins, Education Solicitor and Managing Partner of Watkins Solicitors |
| 12.50 - 13.10 | The science of fun: how play and LEGO brick-based therapy can be used to support child wellbeing | Dr Elinor Brett, Child and Educational Psychologist, and Director of Play Included CIC |
| 13.20 - 13.40 | Tips for conversation partners working with Gestalt Language Processors (GLPs), with a focus on sensory regulation | Natasha Ward, Assistive Technology Specialist at Smartbox |
| 13.50 - 14.10 | Modelling like no-one is watching! How to use Widgit Symbols in aided language input to learn and play | Sue White, Senior Education Specialist at Widgit Software and Jo McNulty, Speech and Language Therapist at The Speech Bubble (paediatric speech and language therapy practice) |
| 14.20 - 14.40 | Innovative education: engaging students through individualised approaches to develop essential life skills | Rachel Newman, College Principal at Beechwood College |
| 14.50 - 15.10 | Unlocking communication: the power of symbols | Alice Langley, Training and Events Manager at Tobii Dynavox |
| 15.20 - 15.40 | Active support - bridging the gap of engagement from children's to adult services | Amber Kingsnorth, Specialist Support Lead at Lifeways |
| Time | Presentation Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.50 - 11.10 | Positive Behaviour Support: improving quality of life, health and wellbeing | Anna Selby-Wells, Communications Manager at Home From Home Care | |
| 11.20 - 11.40 | Estate planning for vulnerable beneficiaries | Phil Ogden, Senior Estate Planning Consultant at Estate Planning Solutions | |
| 11.50 - 12.10 | Sensory seekers versus sensory avoiders | Deborah Tolley, Founder and Owner of Ali's Sensory Boxes | |
| 12.20 - 12.40 | The best approach to supporting your child - sharing strategies from the relational approach developed by Act For Autism, the 3 C Pathway | Tessa Morton, Founder of Act for Autism | |
| 12.50 - 13.10 | Active support - bridging the gap of engagement from children's to adult services | Joanna Lourmpa, Group Lead Specialist Support Manager and Bethany Johnson, Specialist Support Practitioner at Lifeways | |
| 13.20 - 13.40 | Unlocking communication: the power of symbols | Alice Langley, Training and Events Manager at Tobii Dynavox | |
| 13.50 - 14.10 | Night time safety for those with no sense of danger | John Cousins, Director of Murrays Medical UK | |
| 14.20 - 14.40 | Our unique nursery | Rebecca McClean, Nursery Manager at Special Steps | |
| 14.50 - 15.10 | Autism Research at the University of Birmingham | Dr Catherine Manning, Associate Professor in Psychology, and Professor Caroline Richards, Professor of Neurodevelopmental Conditions, at the University of Birmingham |
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