Bridget Jones, Regional Facilitator, West
Midlands SEN Regional Partnership writes –
Early Intervention is a major thrust in the
DfES SEN Strategy ‘ Removing Barriers to Achievement’. This
has been further reflected in the objectives of the West Midlands
SEN Regional Partnership Action Plan 2004 – 05. Similarly
‘Every Child Matters’ has a focus on early intervention in the
proposals for the integration of children’s services.
It is proposed to hold a series of themed
regional seminars to provide a common understanding of what is
meant by early intervention within the European, National and
Regional context and the implications for policy development for
local authorities. Seminars will enable colleagues to share
information about major trends in development in a European and
International context. The seminar themes will re-visit
current early intervention and examine national strategy exalting
early intervention.
Sunfield Professional Development Centre (PDC)
has been commissioned to organise this seminar series and Professor
Barry Carpenter will act as Convenor. Overleaf is an outline
of the seminar series and its progression. Seminar 1 has
now occurred and laid the foundations for future seminars.
As soon as dates and venues are confirmed, colleagues will be
circulated. Bookings will go directly to Sunfield PDC –
Tel. No: 01562 883183 or email:
rosew@sunfield.worcs.sch.uk
|
|
|
Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic |
Venue
|
|
AUTUMN TERM |
1 |
September 24th
2004 |
Dr. Philippa
Russell
Adviser, DfES
|
Policy Development
in Early Intervention |
Sunfield PDC
Sunfield, Clent,
Stourbridge,
Worcestershire,
DY9 9PB |
|
2 |
November 4th
2004 |
Lesley Campbell
Children’s
Officer, Mencap
|
Developing
a National Centre for Excellence in Early Intervention |
To be confirmed
|
|
|
3 |
January 12th
2005 |
John Ford
DfES |
Early Support
Pilot Programme (ESPP) |
To be confirmed |
|
SPRING 2005
|
3 |
February 1st
2005 |
Peter Limbrick
(Interconnections)
&
Jill Wellings
(Wolverhampton)
|
The Team around
the Child – the Keyworking Approach |
Sunfield PDC |
|
4
|
February 9th
2005
|
Barry Carpenter
CE, Sunfield |
Defining Early
Intervention & International & European Perspectives
|
Sunfield PDC |
|
5 |
March 8th
2005
(full day) |
Mandy Addenbrooke
(Warwickshire)
Jan Hutchinson
(Coventry)
Sue Barnett
(Solihull)
|
Regional Initiatives
& Developments in Early Intervention |
To be confirmed
|
|
