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19th
October 2007
We
are pleased to invite you to nasen's Autumn Conference ‘Special
Schools Matter’, an event dedicated to the needs of Special Schools
and providers of specialist care for children and young people.
The
event brings together a range of esteemed speakers including Dr.
Michael Farrell, who will look at the changing role of Special
Schools. Bringing 25 years experience in special education, Dr.
Barry Carpenter OBE discusses the changing pattern of disability
that has occurred worldwide. These changes are not just attributable
to traditional causes such as Down’s Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy
but to an increased prevalence in conditions such as Fragile X
Syndrome and Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. Sadly some of the ‘new’
causes of disability are due purely to changes in social behaviour
towards alcohol, smoking and drugs, and are 100% preventable.
As
a practitioner, it is important for you to have a clear picture
of what the changing patterns are, so many of these themes will
be examined in greater detail at our seminar sessions led by a
range of renowned and stimulating speakers.
Additional
features: As
always this nasen conference provides great networking opportunities,
but also has the added benefit of running alongside ‘Special Needs
London’, also being held at the Business Design Centre on the
19th and 20th October.
For
further information about Special Needs London visit
www.teachingexhibitions.co.uk.
Who
should attend? The
conference will be of interest to all leaders and practitioners
in Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units, as well as other
providers of specialist care for children and young people.
For
further information
and to join visit
www.nasen.org.uk or telephone 01827 311500.
Conference
Fees: Conference
Delegate rate nasen member £150
Delegate
rate non-nasen member £250
Conference Programme
The
Changing Profile of Childhood Disability - implications for teaching
and learning
Professor
Barry Carpenter OBE, Principal and Chief Executive,
Sunfield
School
The
Changing Role of Special Schools
Dr
Michael Farrell, Independent Consultant
Current
understanding of issues resulting from pre-term birth
- Pathways
of development, psychological, social and educational
Dr
Patricia Champion, The Champion Centre, New Zealand
Mental
Health and Special Needs
Professor
Richard Rose, School of Education, University of Northampton
Fragile
X Syndrome
Professor
Jeremy Turk, St. George's, University of London
Foetal
Alcohol Syndrome
Susan
Fleisher, National Organisation for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
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