Cardiff seminars 2026
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09:00 - 09:50
Practical strategies to increase parental involvement in school
This seminar offers participants a wealth of tried-and-tested strategies to build stronger partnerships with parents and carers.
09:00 - 09:50
Cracking numeracy through a phonics-style approach
This session is for teachers/schools who haven’t yet ‘cracked the system’, ensuring children always have the expected quick and accurate response when processing basic number.
09:00 - 09:50
SEN Seminar
The importance of recognising and including neurodivergent Staff
We often focus upon our neurodivergent pupils, but what about our staff, our neurokin and colleagues? Read more...
09:00 - 09:50
SEN Seminar
Teaching and learning in a neurodiverse world
During this session, Nina Jackson, a neuodiverse educator herself, will guide you, share strategies, skills and ideas to support teaching and learning in a neurodiverse world. 
09:00 - 09:50
SEN Seminar
What a 4 year old can teach you about autistic communication differences
This seminar will look at how his insight into things like processing delays, play and cultural communication traditions apply in the classroom and at home.
09:00 - 09:50
Assessment for teaching Intervention: SpLD in mathematics
A look through the current steps involved with gathering evidence and getting an assessment which includes a diagnosis of Dyscalculia or a Specific Learning Difficulty in mathematics (SpLD). Read more....
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Rob Jennings & Cat Eadle,
09:00 - 09:50
SEN Seminar
Rhythm, regulation, and repair: Harnessing music therapy for trauma recovery.
This interactive seminar introduces teachers to the science behind rhythm and trauma, and equips them with practical rhythm-based strategies to build trauma-sensitive learning environments.
09:00 - 09:50
The Inner Sanctum: Combating isolation in schools & colleges
This session brings together the core ideas of Mental Wealth, the Mental Wealth Team Scorecard, and the 7 Pillars of Self-Care. Read more....
09:00 - 09:50
Many hands workshop
Relax and reflect in our quiet corner, browsing a curated selection of print resources that support inclusive and bilingual learning. Read more...
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Dr Ali Hanbury, Carys John, Fflur Dafydd, Rachel Lloyd, Dafydd Morris
09:00 - 09:50
Beth sydd cyn cam cynnyddd 1? Addasu darpariaeth dysgu sylfaen i gyd-fynd a’r cwricwlwm lleoliadau nas cynhelir
Bydd y seminar yn cyflwyno sut aeth Ysgol Eifion Wyn ati i newid eu darpariaeth dysgu sylfaen i gyd-fynd â gofynion y cwricwlwm hwn gan gynnwys yr amgylchedd, oedolion sy’n gallu dysgu a profiadau sy’n ennyn diddordeb.
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Rhodri Gwyn Jones
09:00 - 09:50
Clicks: Helping Young People Be Their Best Selves Online
In this seminar, Natasha Devon MBE will outline some of the key principles and practical guidance for teachers and other school staff.
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Natasha Devon MBE
09:00 - 09:50
Getting under the skin of it: Applying an anti-racist lens to curriculum design
This interactive workshop moves beyond tokenistic inclusion to explore authentic, meaningful curriculum design through an anti-racist lens. We will examine the importance of selecting the ‘right’ resources that reflect diverse voices and experiences and demonstrate practical strategies for embedding anti-racism into teaching and learning.
09:00 - 09:50
Creating inclusive learning environments: Belonging for every learner
This engaging seminar, led by Joanne Lockwood from SEE Change Happen, explores how schools and colleges can create truly inclusive cultures where every learner — including those with ALN/SEND — feels valued and supported.
09:00 - 09:50
Joy as a language and strategy – creating classroom culture
Joy is both a language and a strategy that shapes classroom culture. Explore how emotions, gratitude circles, Joy Journals, and playful games foster connection, trust, and behaviour management. Read more...
09:00 - 09:50
Exploring contextual safeguarding
Explore risks beyond the home by understanding how peer groups, online influences, and local environments shape safeguarding concerns. Recognise external factors that increase vulnerability, including gang involvement, exploitation, and harmful social dynamics. Read more...
10:30 - 11:20
You are a Behaviour Guru
The session is packed with practical tools you can use straight away, focusing on recognising the early signs of disruption, regaining focus without confrontation, and creating a positive classroom climate that promotes respect and responsibility.
10:30 - 11:20
Three leadership habits that make school life harder (and drain your budget) — and what to do instead
Some leadership habits make school life smoother — and some quietly drain time, money and energy. In this practical, good-humoured session, Sonia Gill unpacks three common habits that unintentionally create workload, inconsistency and budget pressure.
10:30 - 11:20
Wellbeing is a work of heart – Looking after your own wellbeing so you can look after others.
Join Nina Jackson, International Mental Health and Wellbeing Consultant and Advisor in a session full of practical ideas, strategies and tools to support your own wellbeing as well as those of your children and young people.
10:30 - 11:20
SEN Seminar
Autistic identity – mental and physical health
This seminar will look at the journey people go on to autistic identity and explore its relevance to mental and physical health. We will reflect on the role schools play in this journey.
10:30 - 11:20
SEN Seminar
Understanding and Supporting children and young people with a dual diagnosis of ADHD and Autism.
In this session, I will explore the increasing prevalence of the diagnosis of AuDHD. Studies suggest that between 30- 50% of children and young people with one diagnosis also meet the criteria for the other.
10:30 - 11:20
Present and speak with confidence and influence
In this dynamic session, delegates discover how to present their ideas and opinions with clarity, confidence and impact.
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Susan Heaton-Wright
10:30 - 11:20
SEN Seminar
Dyslexia and me – Understanding dyslexia for education Staff
This will develop your understanding of Dyslexia and the challenges faced in education, looking at the latest guidance and definitions.
10:30 - 11:20
SEN Seminar
Ways to empower your SENDCO
Ways to ensure that Head teachers and Senior Leaders act as ‘Gatekeepers’ for the ALNCO/SENDCO in their school as everyone is speaking the same ‘ALN/SEND language.
10:30 - 11:20
How to be a happy human
This session explores what it really takes to be happy in life and work.
10:30 - 11:20
Supporting attendance for pupils in receipt of pupil premium
This practical seminar explores key factors contributing to lower attendance among disadvantaged pupils.
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Stephen C. Burnage
10:30 - 11:20
10 ways to improve writing in your school
Join this session to discover how to engage and motivate your young writers! You’ll learn how to build a daily writing routine, improve writing stamina and engage even your most reluctant writers. Leaving you ready to spark their imagination and creativity every day!
10:30 - 11:20
Top Tips for efficient and effective teaching and learning
This session will provide attendees with practical ways of being more effective in the classroom in spite of a very challenging context, including immense resource pressures, and a lack of time.
10:30 - 11:20
Creative approaches to everyday welsh
Discover how music and creativity are transforming the way children learn Welsh. This seminar showcases a hugely popular methodologthat embeds everyday language patterns through songs, rhythm, and playful activities.
10:30 - 11:20
Y Big Bocs Bwyd
Mae Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw yn ysgol pob oed yn Nhorfaen ac maent wedi ymgymryd â phrosiect cyffrous er mwyn mynd i’r afael â lleihau effaith tlodi yn eu cymuned. Yn y sesiwn hon, fe fydd Helen Rogers yn cyflwyno rhesymeg, gweithredu ac effaith clodwiw y cynllun.
12:00 - 12:50
Empowering literacy through creative technology.
Technology is often perceived as a hurdle in enhancing literacy outcomes. However, in this session, Mr P will illustrate how technology can not only eliminate these obstacles for children but also enable them to utilise their writing creatively to produce various multimedia outputs.
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Mr P (Lee Parkinson MBE)
12:00 - 12:50
“From trauma informed to trauma responsive”
A whistle stop tour of what it means to be Trauma Informed and how to put a plan in place to make a difference. The underpinning theories of Trauma Informed Schools and Communities, and a few tasty take-away strategies. Audience – All
12:00 - 12:50
SEN Seminar
Social skills training for autistic children. Is it really looking at how to fit in?
Social Skills training in education, is it truly Neuroinclusive? Exploring the need to redefine what we see as social skills training, to look at the needs of all Neurotypes, with a view to increasing understanding and reducing anxiety. Working towards a Neuroinclusive environment! Audience – All
12:00 - 12:50
SEN Seminar
Leading a neurodiverse classroom.
This session will explore this and focus on what a reasonable adjustments offer might look like?
12:00 - 12:50
Communicating with impact: Helping teachers inspire, influence and be heard
In this impactful presentation, I explore why others may not always see us as credible, what credibility truly means, and how to communicate it with confidence Attendees will leave with practical strategies and simple, powerful techniques to consistently demonstrate their professionalism, expertise and authority—ensuring their voices are heard and respected.
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Susan Heaton-Wright
12:00 - 12:50
From drifting to shifting as leaders-conscious leadership and how it works in our organisations
Julie will be using Jim Dethmer’s ‘Conscious Leadership’ tools to locate ourselves as leaders and consider how we shift into a curious and coaching mindset to improve our own well-being.
12:00 - 12:50
SEN Seminar
SEND Identification and Its impact on progress, resources and Well-being
This session will highlight the importance of SEND identification and practice and its impact on resources, progress and well being of the school community.
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Emma Noel Pinnock
12:00 - 12:50
Building your mental wealth team for resilient teaching & leadership
Teaching and leadership demand huge emotional and mental energy — you simply can’t do it alone. This session explores how to build a Mental Wealth Team that strengthens resilience and reduces the pressure educators often carry in silence.
12:00 - 12:50
Understanding Misogyny and Incel Culture
Understand the influence of online misogyny and how harmful ideologies are spread through social media, gaming, and online forums. Explore the link between misogyny, peer relationships, and school culture and how to promote gender equality and respect.
12:00 - 12:50
AI-enhanced reading for all: Removing barriers, raising expectations
We will examine how to support decoding, fluency and comprehension through UDL and inclusive literacy. The message is we don’t lower the challenge; we remove the barrier so every learner can access ambitious texts and make progress.
12:00 - 12:50
The Conscious Classroom: the key to Self-leadership
In a world increasingly dominated by AI, how do we nurture the full range of human intelligence in our classrooms? These are the keys for children to flourish in the future. Read more...
12:00 - 12:50
Building character & essential skills through outdoor learning
This talk would explore how outdoor education supports development of children’s character, resilience, and independence.
12:00 - 12:50
SEN Seminar
Myth busting AAC and what that means for supporting autistic children in your classroom
In this workshop we will explore what the current understanding is of AAC and bust some myths that can restrict access to AAC by sharing community sourced information and current research.
12:00 - 12:50
Llyfrau darllen er pleser i blant ac anghenion dysgu ychwanegol
Trosolwg o brosiect newydd cyffrous i gyhoeddi llyfrau Cymraeg gwreiddiol i blant rhwng 7 a 12 oed sydd ac anghenion dysgu ychwanegol. Prosiect dan nawdd Adnodd i gyhoeddi 24 llyfr darllen er pleser ac adnoddau dysgu, a chyfle arbennig i weld rhagflas o gyfrolau’r gyfres.
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Cynrychiolydd o’r Cyngor Llyfrau ac arbenigwr ADY
13:30 - 14:20
Tech tools to transform your teaching
Mr P will share and demonstrate his favourite tech tools that he utilises as a teacher to minimise workload, enhance learning, and achieve better outcomes.
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Mr P (Lee Parkinson MBE)
13:30 - 14:20
Your fastest route to school improvement — and it’s practically free
Improvement doesn’t always need more money — sometimes it just needs better exposure. In this energising session, Sonia Gill explores how high-performing schools accelerate progress by deliberately surrounding themselves with the right influences.
13:30 - 14:20
Why Welsh role models matter
This seminar explores why Welsh role models matter for identity, belonging, and broadening pupils’ understanding of diversity.
13:30 - 14:20
SEN Seminar
Leading outstanding SEND provision.
This seminar will highlight the importance of leadership in achieving outstanding SEND practice. ( we can discuss the word Outstanding if it is too connected to Ofsted) During this session, I will share about the importance of Vision, leadership, resources and supporting staff well being and knowledge.
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Emma Noel Pinnock
13:30 - 14:20
How to build a happy team
This session explores what it really takes to create happy teams that feel good and perform well. Read more...
13:30 - 14:20
SEN Seminar
Exploring semi-speaking as a communication identity in schools
This workshop will discuss practical ways to support the children in your class/ school to explore their communication identity and communicate in a way that works for them. This includes understanding communication capacity and using technology/ communication apps.
13:30 - 14:20
Managing the perfect storm: Attendance, behaviour, and mental health
This seminar equips school staff with practical strategies to proactively address the interconnected challenges of attendance, behaviour, and mental health.
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Stephen C. Burnage
13:30 - 14:20
SEN Seminar
Beyond behaviour: Seeing the meaning in neurodivergent communication in the early years
When we reframe “challenging behaviour” as information, everything changes. We invite early years educators to look beneath the surface of behaviour and see the messages neurodivergent children are sending through their actions, emotions, and responses to the world around them.
13:30 - 14:20
GarageBand for Oracy: Creative voice, talk and literacy through music technology.
A hands-on session exploring how GarageBand for iPad can supercharge oracy, literacy and creativity in the classroom. GarageBand is Apple’s free “recording studio in your hand” for beginners, but many don’t know where to start.
13:30 - 14:20
Wellbeing in nature: re-connecting students amid post-pandemic challenges
Focused on the growing role of mental health in schools, this session would highlight the latest research on nature- based learning and how outdoor residential trips positively impact students’ wellbeing. Nigel would also offer actionable ideas for teachers to embed meaningful outdoor experiences, even within tight timetables, to support students’ emotional regulation, confidence, and social connectivity.
13:30 - 14:20
Estyn: adding value to the education system
The session outlines the stages of inspection, interim visits, and what providers can expect from our processes, while also signposting wider improvement resources to support ongoing development.
13:30 - 14:20
Astudiaeth Achos
Mae Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin wedi cael eu cydnabod gan Estyn am arfer effeithiol sydd yn rhoi pwysigrwydd mawr ar weithio gyda rhieni a’r gymuned leol i godi hyder disgyblion i ddarllen trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Mae’r seminar hwn yn cyflwyno sut mae’r ysgol yn llwyddo i wneud hyn yn effeithiol
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Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin
13:30 - 14:20
Trochi Effeithiol yn y Blynyddoedd Cynnar
Mae Dr Sian Wyn Siencyn yn arbenigwraig yn y blynyddoedd cynnar ac yn y seminar hwn bydd yn cyflwyno sut mae trochi plant di-Gymraeg yn effeithiol yn eu blynyddoedd cyntaf yn yr ysgol.
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Dr Sian Wyn Siencyn
15:00 - 15:50
From inclusive practice to inclusive culture- a practical approach to supporting every learner
Explore how embedding meaningful relationships is at the heart of creating safer and more inclusive environments, emphasising the principle that people follow people before they follow rules.
15:00 - 15:50
SEN Seminar
From add-on to all-in: Creating and embedding neurodiversity-affirming cultures in the early years
This session challenges that mindset inviting you to move from add-on to all-in, embedding inclusion as the heartbeat of their practice. 
15:00 - 15:50
“Burnout, broken belief systems & the silent collapse of educator confidence: The 2027 reset you cannot ignore”
This explosive session exposes the hidden emotional toll behind rising workloads, shrinking resilience, and the pressure to “stay strong” while feeling anything but.
15:00 - 15:50
Fake news! Empowering students in the age of misinformation – practical media literacy for the classroom
This interactive seminar dives into practical, classroom-ready strategies for teaching media and information literacy.
15:00 - 15:50
Measuring success in prevention and de-escalation
This inspiring and interactive seminar redefines how success is measured in behaviour support, shifting the focus from incidents to impact.
15:00 - 15:50
Developing inclusive spaces and adaptive teaching methods for dual language learners.
This session aims to develop an understanding of what ‘inclusive spaces’ means beyond physical access.
15:00 - 15:50
Estyn: ychwanegu gwerth at y system addysg
Mae’r seminar codi ymwybyddiaeth hwn yn darparu trosolwg o Estyn a sut mae ein gwaith yn cefnogi’r system addysg yng Nghymru.
15:00 - 15:50
Cyflwyniad i Addysg Cwtch – codi ymwybyddiaeth o hyder o ran ‘Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb.
Mae prosiect Addysg Cwtch yn cefnogi athrawon, arweinwyr, a chymunedau ysgol gyfan i gyflwyno ‘Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb (ACRh) o ansawdd uchel yn hyderus. Ei nod yw helpu pob plentyn a pherson ifanc i feithrin perthnasoedd cadarnhaol sydd wedi’u gwreiddio mewn empathi, ymddiriedaeth a dealltwriaeth.
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Sarah Yates, Kayleigh Lloyd Thomas