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Inclusion and SEND CPD calendar 2026/27

Training for mainstream practitioners is offered throughout the school year by Southwark's Inclusion and SEND Consultants team, Cherry Garden special school and the Autism Support Team.

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Autumn term 2026

Date and time Session For Lead Booking
Thursday 10 September, 11.00am to 12.30pm Annual review: specialist settings Specialist settings KH Register: Annual review: specialist settings
Wednesday 23 September, 3.00pm to 4.00pm CENMAC series: primary reading Primary CENMAC Register: CENMAC - Primary reading
Wednesday 30 September, 4.00pm to 5.00pm Preparing for Ofsted All settings SR Register: Preparing for Ofsted
Tuesday 13 October, 4.00pm Ordinarily Available Provision All settings GJ Register: Ordinarily Available Provision
Wednesday 14 October, 3.00pm to 4.00pm CENMAC series: primary writing Primary CENMAC Register: CENMAC - Primary writing
Tuesday 10 November, 2.00pm to 3.30pm Annual review: requesting additional funding or a new setting All settings KH Register: Annual review: requesting additional funding or a new setting
Wednesday 11 November, 3.00pm to 4.00pm CENMAC series: secondary reading Secondary CENMAC Register: CENMAC - Secondary reading
Thursday 12 November, 9.30am to 3.30pm Primary good practice event
Full day, in person at Southwark College		 Primary DS Register: Primary good practice event
Wednesday 18 November, 2.00pm to 3.00pm EHCP secondary: implementing professional advice and interpreting Section F Secondary EK Register: EHCP secondary: implementing professional advice and interpreting Section F

Wednesday 25 November 9.30am to 3.30pm

Tech fair 1.15pm to 3.30pm

 Secondary SENCo day and technology fair
Full day, in person at Southwark College for secondary (afternoon only for primary)		 Primary and secondary Team Register: Secondary forum and Tech fair 
Wednesday 2 December, time to be confirmed CENMAC series: secondary writing Secondary CENMAC Register: CENMAC - secondary writing
Wednesday 9 December, 2.00pm to 3.00pm EHCNA requests: making an EHCNA request in nursery and EYFS Early years EK Register: EHCNA requests: making an EHCNA request in nursery and EYFS

 

Spring Term 

Date and time Session For Lead Booking
Wednesday 13 January, 4.00pm to 5.00pm Annual review: primary mainstream Primary KH Register: Annual review: primary mainstream
Thursday 21 January, time to be confirmed TAC meetings and multi-agency work All settings Team Registration page to follow
To be confirmed Primary SENCo forum: mental health theme
Full day, in person. Venue to be confirmed.		 Primary Team Registration not open
Wednesday 3 February, time to be confirmed CENMAC series: primary maths Primary CENMAC Registration page to follow
To be confirmed Secondary SENCo forum: mental health theme
Full day, in person. Venue to be confirmed.		 Secondary Team Registration not open
Wednesday 10 February, 2.00pm to 3.00pm Writing SMART outcomes for EHCPs using the golden thread All settings EM and EK Register: Writing SMART outcomes for EHCPs using the golden thread
Wednesday 24 February, 2.00pm to 3.30pm Revised banding and using the audit tools All settings Inclusion and Monitoring Register: Revised banding and using the audit tools
Wednesday 3 March, 2.00pm to 3.00pm EHCNA: responding to parental anxiety and parental requests All settings EK and SIAS Register: EHCNA: responding to parental anxiety and parental requests
Monday 8 March, 2.00pm to 3.30pm Annual review: post-16 settings Post-16 KH Register: Annual review: post-16 settings
Wednesday 17 March, time to be confirmed CENMAC series: general accessibility features All settings CENMAC Registration page to follow

 

Summer Term 

Date and time Session For Lead Booking
Tuesday 27 April, time to be confirmed Early identification in the EYFS Early years DS Registration page to follow
Week commencing 26 April and week commencing 17 May Secondary SENCo visits to primary schools Primary and secondary Team Arranged by the team
Tuesday 18 May, 9.30am to 11.00am Annual review: under 5s Early years KH Register: Annual review: under 5s
To be confirmed Good practice event: primary
Full day, in person. Venue to be confirmed.		 Primary Team Registration not open
Tuesday 29 June, morning Primary to secondary transition event
In person. Both phases attend and primary SENCos depart at lunch. Venue to be confirmed.		 Primary and secondary Team Registration not open
To be confirmed Secondary SENCo forum: transition networking
In person, following on from the transition event. Secondary and post-16 transition networking, feedback and reflection. Venue to be confirmed.		 Secondary and post-16 Team Registration not open
Wednesday 7 July, 2.00pm to 3.00pm EHCNA requests: demonstrating good Assess, Plan, Do, Review All settings EK Register: EHCNA requests: demonstrating good Assess, Plan, Do, Review
Thursday 8 July, 1.30pm to 3.00pm Annual review: secondary mainstream Secondary KH Register: Annual review: secondary mainstream

 

Training and support from special schools

Southwark has an excellent special school sector, providing high-quality education for young people with a wide range of complex learning needs. Special school staff are keen to collaborate with mainstream colleagues to develop teaching, learning and assessment strategies for learners with SEND in all settings.

Cherry Garden special primary school, for children with severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties, offers a bespoke range of training and support activities. Please note that Cherry Garden do not support children and young people with a diagnosis of autism.

Cherry Garden upcoming training events for mainstream schools

 

Autism Support Team

The Autism Support Team offer outreach support, along with online and in-school training sessions on working with children and young people with a diagnosis of autism. Schools can also access outreach support for whole classes or individual pupils.

View the full AST training calendar here.

To request outreach support, complete the relevant referral form, either whole class or individual, and send it to AutismSupportTeam@southwark.gov.uk.

 

 

Other CPD: nasen, EEF and the IOE

nasen

SENCos have a key role in facilitating effective professional development for colleagues. nasen offer a wealth of resources, webinars and training events supporting senior leaders, SENCos, teachers and support staff.

nasen CPD and resources

Education Endowment Foundation

The Education Endowment Foundation conducts research and produces evidence-based guidance reports and toolkits on a variety of topics, supporting schools, colleges and nurseries.

Latest EEF guidance reports

Graduate taught programmes

The UCL Institute of Education is a world-leading centre for research and teaching in education, ranked first in the QS World University Rankings for education for nine years running. It offers a range of taught graduate programmes with a specific focus on SEND.

Institute of Education courses for SENCos

Questions about training?

Contact the Inclusion and SEND team at selainclusionandsend@southwark.gov.uk