Contact and NNPCF Virtual Joint Conference 2021-22 Annual Virtual Joint Conference Part 2 Part 2 of the Joint Conference took place on 23rd and 24th March. Please see below for links to recorded sessions from the conference along with presentations and resources as they come available in the following days. Wednesday 23rd March An update on the SEND Review and Green Paper with Minister Quince. View the recording of the session. NHS England and NHS Improvement learning disability and autism updates. View the recording of this session along with the presentation. Enabling a culture of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. View the recording of the session along with the presentation. Thursday 24th March NNPCF AGM – A review of the last year and coproducing our priorities for the coming year. View the recording of the session along with the presentation. SEND Green Paper – NNPCF response. View the recording of this session along with the presentation. 2021-22 Annual Virtual Joint Conference Part 1 Part 1 of the 2021 annual joint conference took place from 29th November to Wednesday 1st December, many thanks to all of those who were able to join us. For those who were not able to join us for some or all of the sessions please see the below recordings of sessions along with associated presentations and resources. The conference was made up of a variety of sessions including workshops, interactive information sessions, opportunities to feedback and ask questions, learn about health and regional work, and the launch of our diversity toolkit to help you to reach out further into your communities. Monday 29th November Introduction to 2021 Virtual Conference. View the recording of this session along with the presentation. Compassionate Communication & the power of empathy. View the recording of this session along with the presentation. Alternative Provision: Vision for Reform. View the recording of this session along with the presentation. Tuesday 30th November What are the Health priorities for the NHSE/I SEND programme and how can we continue to work together Nationally, Regionally, and Locally with parent carers? View the recording of the session along with the presentation from the session along with the in-session feedback results. Dame Christine Lenehan: Finding out what works in practice, and what needs to change. View the recording of the session along with the presentation. Wednesday 1st December Ministerial keynote speeches. View the Ministerial keynote speeches. Engaging well with young people’s forums. View the recording of this session. The presentation will be available shortly. Suzy Powell: Deputy Director, Department for Education live Q&A. View the recording of the session. Creating welcoming and inclusive PCFs: Introducing the new Diversity Toolkit. View the recording of this session and download the presentation. Download our newly launched our Diversity and Inclusion toolkit – building welcoming, inclusive community representation in parent carer forums. 2020-21 Contact & NNPCF first virtual national parent carer forums’ conference Outcomes of part two of Contact/NNPCF virtual national parent carer forums’ conference A massive thank you to everyone who joined us during our first virtual conference week in November/December 2020, and the second part of the conference in March 2021. We are really pleased that so many of you enjoyed it and took learning back to your forums and areas. We had a massive 1,991 registrations across both parts of the conference, and a total of 1,423 attendances across all sessions, with an overall attendance rate of 71.5% which is amazing! Recordings and resources from the webinars and presentations are below, for those who would like to revisit a session or those who were unable to attend sessions. Monday 15 March NNPCF AGM (Annual General Meeting) – view the recording of the session and download the presentation. The Mental Health and Wellbeing session was not recorded however download the Mental Health and Wellbeing for parent carer forums handout. Tuesday 16 March 2021 What needs to change in the SEND system – we all know the problems but what are the answers? NNPCF input into the SEND review. View the recording of the session and download the presentation. Update on the SEND Review – with Mike Davies, Deputy Director, SEND Review Team. View the recording of the session and download the presentation. Outcomes of part one of Contact/NNPCF virtual national parent carer forums’ conference Monday 30 November Introduction and welcome to the 2020 virtual Contact/NNPCF conference week. View the recording of the session. Keynote address and Q&A with Professor Russell Viner, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, member of SAGE Children’s Task and Finish Group, and Chair of the NHSE Children and Young People’s Stakeholder Council. View the recording of the session. Keynote address and Q&A with Ray James, Head of LDA at NHS England, and Sue North, Head of Children’s LDA programme. View the recording of the session. Wellbeing and Resilience in trying times with Karen Hoe. View the recording of the session and the presentation. Tuesday 1 December Developing a system of support that is fit for purpose with Huw Davies, Chief Executive, BASE. View the presentation from this Zoom session. Keynote speech with Justin Tomlinson MP, DWP Minister. View the recording of the session. School exclusions and managed moves – DfE roundtable/listening session/workshop with Claire Hughes, Policy Advisor for Exclusions at the DfE. View the presentation from this Zoom session. Wednesday 2 December The future of area SEND inspections, presented by Nick Whittaker HMI, Specialist Adviser, Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities, Ofsted. View the recording of the session along with the associated presentation. Common myths in SEND law with Wendy Rainbow, Legal Team Manager, IPSEA. View the presentation from this Zoom session. Mental Health – what does it mean to you? Awaiting the presentation from this Zoom session. Thursday 3 December Diverse Community Engagement with Katie Donovan-Adekanmbi, Inclusion and Cohesion Specialist, Diversity Trust. See the presentation from this Zoom session. Engaging children and young people in effective decision-making, presented by Jo Carr, Senior Participation Development Officer, Council for Disabled Children, and Paul Crawte, Head of Young People’s strategy, KIDS. View the presentation from this Zoom session. Introduction to Parent Carer Participation, presented by Ruth Hobbs, Chair of Somerset Parent Carer and Richard Jaramba, Chair of Leicester City Parent Carer Forum. View the recording of this session. View the presentation from this session along with related recordings ‘What is a Parent Carer Forum and what do they do‘ and ‘Making a Difference: Why should I join my local Parent Carer Forum.’ Friday 4 December Restorative practice: Removing barriers to co-production using restorative approaches with Barry Jones. View the presentation from this Zoom session. Ministerial Keynote from Vicky Ford MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families. View the recording of this session. Virtual Conference closing remarks and thanks. View the recording of this session.