Contact & NNPCF Joint Conference
2025-26 Contact & NNPCF Joint Conference and evening social event 3rd February 2026 Sheffield
The Contact & NNPCF Joint Conference took place on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 at the Mercure Sheffield. The conference and evening event were both well attended. See the Highlights film from the day.
2024-25 Conference
The Contact & NNPCF Joint Conference took place on Tuesday 4th February 2025 at the Mercure Northampton. This event was really well attended. See the Highlights film from the day and the following presentations from the Conference.
- View the presentation from the ‘NNPCF and Contact update’ with NNPCF Co-Chairs & Olivia Newbolt of Contact.
- View the presentation from the ‘What Works in SEND: Holding onto hope’ presented by Amanda Allard, Director, Council for Disabled Children.
- View the presentation from the SEND System reform: How can we build consensus and trust? presented by Ben Bryant, Director, ISOS Partnership.
- View the presentation from the ‘National developments, what’s next? Current developments in SEND thinking and policy – session’ led by Dame Christine Lenehan, Strategic Advisor on SEND, Tom Rees, Chair of Expert Advisory Group (EAG) for Inclusion & Professor Karen Guldberg, Chair of the Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group.
- View the presentation from the ‘LDA and SEND update’ presented by Phil Brayshaw, Head of Children and Young People National Learning Disability and Autism Programme, NHS England.
November 2024 Contact & NNPCF Joint Virtual Conference Recordings.
The Contact and NNPCF Joint Virtual Conference took place on Wednesday 20th November 2024.
The Virtual Conference was made up of 4 sessions and those sessions that were recorded can be viewed on YouTube via the following links.
- NNPCF AGM & NNPCF & Contact Planning for the year ahead. View the recording and download the presentation from the session.
- Change Programme Partnership. View the recording and download the presentation from the session.