: Implementation of Special Educational Needs in Mainstream School’s One-day conference for SENCO’s and school leaders

Ruth has worked in Special Education for over 25 years – working in a range of different schools and settings across all age groups.

Ruth has had three headships in special schools and has also worked on projects within the Local Authority and Third Sector organisations ‑always with a focus on leading and developing high quality provision for pupils’ and their families.

The Special Partnership Trust is a specialist educational trust on a journey to raise the bar and set new standards for Special Educational Needs (SEN) throughout the South West.

We provide our young people with the highest quality education, give them access to the best opportunities available to them, and take pride in giving them a sense of self worth and purpose – built on a foundation of resilience and independence.

John has been a teacher for 24 years, the last 19 in Cornwall. He currently works as an Assistant Principal at Mounts Bay Academy, Penzance. He is also Content Lead for Secondary Literacy for RS Network.

John is interested in supporting schools to make evidence-informed decisions by gathering and interpreting data to identify priorities, exploring approaches to meet those priorities and implementing them effectively. He has provided extensive support to schools across the Southwest on a range of issues, including SEN, Metacognition, Learning Behaviours and Secondary Literacy.