Session recordings

Tuesday 28 February

Tackling stigma and improving health and wellbeing in children and young people. 

Speaker Russell Carter, Consultant in Public Health and Nicola Ellis, Consultant in Public Health.


Introducing Waltham Forest Family Hubs.

 Speaker Sade Alade. 


Giving under 5’s the Best Start in Life and school readiness.

Speaker Eve McLoughlin.


Information and Update on the Waltham Forest Autism Strategy.

Speaker Ellie Miller, Autism Strategy and Employment Project Manager. 


Managing a falling roll within our primary school   

Speaker Merryl D’Souza, Headteacher of St Joseph Infants and Junior schools, Nicola Brunton, Chair of Governors Federated St Joseph Infants and Juniors and Lindsay Jackson, Assistant Director Post 16 and School Operations. 


A whole life approach: Post 16, Jobs, Skills and Growth 

Speaker Lindsay Jackson, Assistant Director Post 16 and School Operations, Rebecca Davey, Assistant Director Employment Business and Skills 

Wednesday 1 March

Update on Mental Health in Schools 

Speaker Catherine Hutchinson, Senior Public Health Strategist 


Health protection in schools: supporting vaccination programmes and preventing illness through IPC 

Speaker Seeta Reddy (LBWF- Consultant in Public Health) and Ed Stagg (LBWF – Public Health Strategist) 


Alps: Driving Quality Outcomes in KS5 

Speaker Lindsay Jackson, Assistant Director Post 16 and School Operations, & ALPs Specialists 


Storytelling and Voice 21  

Speaker Kate Westcott, Voice 21 


Asset Management through a Climate Change Lens 

Speaker Angela Ferdinand-Sergeant, Schools Asset Management Team Leader 


Area SEND Inspections: Framework and Handbook January 2023 

Speaker Kashif Nawaz, Assistant Director for SEND 

Thursday 2 March

Undertaking Investigations 

Speaker Carlene Reid & Donna Carby (Schools HR) 


Working together to improve School Attendance 

Speaker Tahira Ahmed, Senior Behaviour, Attendance and Children Missing Officer 


Update on the Education Financial Recovery plan 

Speaker Lindsay Jackson, Assistant Director Post 16 and School Operations 


The role of the LADO (Safeguarding) 

Speaker Caroline Coyston Waltham Forest LADO and SIE Team Manager & Susannah Bennett Waltham Forest LADO and SIE Assistant Team Manager 

Friday 3 March 

 Preparing for Adulthood and Supported Internships 

Speaker Janice Heath, SEN Manager and Ellie Miller, Autism Strategy and Employment Project Manager 


A Reading Framework for Waltham Forest Schools – How to improve reading skills for low attaining students in all schools.   

Speaker Sonia Ali – Advisory SEN, Dyslexia/Literacy, ADHD specialist teacher at SENDsuccess 


Creating a culture of sustainability 

Speaker Poppy Flint, Climate Action Outreach Coordinator, Emily Hirst, Carbon Literacy Coordinator  

Last update: Thursday 16th of March 2023 10:46:38 AM