CDC National Virtual Event October 2021

On the 6th October 2021, CDC ran a national virtual event for SEND Leads, DCO/DMOs and Commissioners from across the country. The focus of this conference was on Learning Disabilities and Autism. The aim of the event was to update the sector, share knowledge and best practice and learn from each other. The main plenary session consisted of:

• NHSE/I Children and Young People’s Learning Disability and Autism Programme
  • Sue North, Head of Children and Young People, NHSE/I LD&A Programme
  • Phil Brayshaw, Children and Young People’s Team, NHSE Learning Disabilities Programme
• Update on Children and Young People’s Mental Health Programme and Senior Children’s Intervenors
  • Ian Lewis, National Children’s Services Adviser, CYP Mental Health Programme, NHSE

• Autism Strategy: Overview of the Strategy’s aims and first year implementation
  • David Logue, Senior Policy Adviser- SEND Systems Unit, DfE
• Early Identification of Autism project: Bradford Opportunity Area
  • Professor Mark Mon-Williams

A recording of the main session can be found here.

Attendees at the event were also given the opportunity to attend 2x workshops on variety of topics. Please find the workshop recordings below:

• Learning from Local Areas Strategic Working On The CYP Learning Disability And Autism Agenda
• Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial in Learning Disabilities and Autism: What is the training, why is it so important and how we gone about creating it
• Designing & Developing CYP Crisis Therapeutic and Least Restrictive Alternative Pathways to Admission
• Working strategically to embed the All Age Autism Strategy
• North East and North Cumbria Autism in schools project
• SEND Review Discussion workshop
• Approaches to sensory support:
  • Embedding sensory support in an SEN setting: it's more than a fidget toy…
  • The Sunflower Project: using a parent education programme to teach and embed sensory strategies
• Personal Health Budgets
• Myth-busting: a personal perspective from an autistic NHS Senior Manager

Slides can be found here.