NASS Conference 2026: agenda and talks
43 sessions across 3 theatres. Times and access details as published by the organiser: always check the official programme on the day.
Wednesday 11 November 2026
- 09:30–09:45
- 09:45–10:05Why young people's voices matterPlenaryIncluded
Sam Webster, Former student, William Henry Smith School
- 10:05–11:00Juggernaut thinking: the mindset that underpins the future of your organisationPlenaryIncluded
Diana Osagie, Founder, Courageous Leadership
- 13:20–14:00The pause before the room: looking after your own lane in uncertain timesPlenaryIncluded
Elly Chapple, TEDx speaker and author of Diagnosis: Human, #FlipTheNarrative
- 14:00–15:00Next steps for SEND reformsPlenaryIncluded
Dame Christine Lenehan DBE, Strategic Advisor on SEND, Department for Education
- 16:30–17:30NASS Awards 2026PlenaryNetworkingIncluded
Thursday 12 November 2026
- 09:00–09:30NASS AGMPlenaryInvite only
- 09:30–09:40
- 09:40–10:20Ready or not? Keeping a step ahead of Ofsted, the DfE and everyone else! What special schools need to do nextPlenaryIncluded
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Goddard Education
- 10:20–11:10Ofsted: one year of inspections of special schools under the new framework. What have we learned?PlenaryIncluded
Lee Owston, National Director of Education, Ofsted · Rebecca Bhageerutty, Mortimer House School · Calvin Wallace, Peterhouse School · Laura Thackaberry, Quest Academy
- 13:20–14:00
- 15:05–15:15