SEND searchlights webinar series 2025
Our monthly webinar series ‘SEND Searchlights’ features short, 30-minute episodes where experts share insights and knowledge on all things SEND assessments. It also offers a space for schools to ask us their own burning questions. You can view recordings of all our previous SEND Searchlights webinars here.
You can see all our upcoming webinars below:
Tuesday 9th December (8am – 8:30am UK time) – Turning data into decisions
Join us for this practical session as we take anonymised assessment data and investigate what the information shows about the learner, and what key questions practitioners might ask when deciding on next steps.
A little bit more about the facilitators:
Polly Marsh
Polly has over 10 years of teaching experience, having worked in both state and independent primary schools. After qualifying as a teacher, she then completed the National Award for SENCo. In 2019 she became a Specialist Leader in Education for SEND and progressed to Inclusion Lead, followed by Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion, where she completed her NPQSL.
Debbie Baird
Debbie is a Trainer within the practice team who has a wealth of SEND experience. Prior to joining Renaissance, her background was in Special Education. She worked in a SEMH school for fourteen years working with children aged 5-19 who had complex social, emotional, communication and mental health difficulties across a range of cognitive abilities. She also has qualifications in supporting children with Dyslexic tendencies.