Collaborative quality assurance in SEND: A multidisciplinary approach‍

Join us at our second webinar, where we’ll dive deeper into the power of a multidisciplinary approach to quality assurance in SEND.

We've lined up an incredible panel of guest speakers, including local authority professionals and strategic SEND leaders, who will share their insights and practical strategies for implementing multidisciplinary quality assurance.‍

Webinar focus:
🚀 Actionable approaches to improving EHCP standards
🚀 Real-world experiences, making it relevant for all local authorities, regardless of prior engagement with Invision360.

Please note this webinar will not be focused on the Invision360 tools

Thursday 20th March
3:00-4:30pm
Watch a recording of the session

Our speakers:

Chris Munday

A former, experienced Director of Children's Services and National Chair of the ADCS Resources and Strategy Committee, Chris has also spearheaded the Change Programme in London

Chris is committed to working with children and young people and parents to get the best outcomes.

In the session Chris will consider

• What is important for leaders about Quality Assurance?
• What can be learnt from other sectors about Quality Assurance?
• How can you ensure your Quality Assurance framework or system is looking at the right things?
• How can you move from a compliance-based system to best practice?
• How can you involve key stakeholders in the practice of quality assurance
• How do you highlight the positives and negatives from your quality assurance?
• In recent inspections the Quality Assurance approaches he has introduced have received positive recognition.

“A comprehensive, child-focused and collaborative auditing programme accurately informs leaders about the quality of frontline practice”. (Ofsted 2024)

“Parent representatives feel respected and valued as part of strategic and operational teams. One parent told us, ‘We work fantastically well together.’ Parents and carers help leaders to design and deliver different services in the area. Their views are taken seriously, and they contribute to decision-making at all levels”. (Ofsted 2022)

Sam Scullion SEN Manager - Transformation at London Borough of Merton

Sam is a seasoned SEN Manager with 18 years of experience in SEND. She's been a key player in the London Borough of Merton and is currently leading the charge in transforming the SEND service. Sam will share how she has developed the moderation process for auditing annual reviews and how the findings from this moderation results inform training and skill development for the SEND team.

Joanne Mills - SEND Specialist and Consultant

With 30 years in education and SEND, Joanne has dedicated her career to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs. She spent 20 years as a secondary school SENCO before moving into local authority leadership, where she spearheaded service transformations, championed co-production, and led award-winning digital transformation in EHCP processes.

Now running her own SEND consultancy, Joanne works with schools, trusts, local authorities, and charities to drive positive change across the sector. She is Level 7 qualified in psychometric assessment and a British Psychological Society member. Passionate about inclusion and collaboration, Joanne is committed to making SEND processes more effective, transparent, and child- centred.

“Let’s Not Make QA Personal" – Building shared ownership in EHCP quality

Join Joanne as she explores her experience of shifting the focus of EHCP quality assurance from individual caseworker skills to a collaborative, system-wide approach leading to increased quality. Joanne will share insights on how every sector can take ownership of the process, ensuring consistently high-quality plans that professionals can confidently discuss and deliver.