EBSA Conference 2027 - Beyond School Avoidance: Breaking Barriers, Building Belonging

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EBSA Conference 2027

BEYOND SCHOOL AVOIDANCE:

Breaking Barriers, Building Belonging

Practical Strategies to Support Pupils and Improve Attendance

Trainers for this course

Emma Pinnock

As an educator Emma has had a rich and varied career. She has been a teacher for over 20 years, working in a range of environments such as PRU’s, Hospital schools, Special schools an...d Mainstream education. Emma’s passion to support SEND has derived from her professional and personal Journey. This has led to her belief in people’s abilities to overcome barriers and difficulties. Emma has also been in a range of senior management roles and her last role in education was as the Head of a specialist provision, focused on the needs and education of children with autism.

Kelly Hannaghan

Kelly puts wellbeing at the heart of education. She is an award-winning motivational speaker and school improvement advisor, published author and founder of ‘Family Matters’ empower...ment programme.

Kelly has worked systemically with some of the most challenging communities, helping families thrive in difficult circumstances. She advises in the development of staff wellbeing to improve teacher retention and embeds purposeful strategies to support School Leader’s emotional health. Kelly is an advocate for Senior Mental Health Leads and helps drive school development processes forward, whilst creating outstanding outcomes and awards for many organisations. She is a trailblazer within the Wellbeing Lead Network for supporting pastoral teams. Her work is recognised by the DfE, NCB, The Anna Freud Centre and The Education Support Partnership as a lead influencer of mental health and wellbeing in education.

Kelly is currently leading on the DFE Wellbeing for Education Return Programme within Kent County Council.

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Lens is so easy to use for all of SLT. We love the infographics created as provides great visuals for governor feedback and discussion. Also the alignment with the inspection framework.

Greenhill School

At All Saints Primary School, we have found Lens to be an extremely valuable tool in supporting our self-evaluation and school improvement processes. Its clear alignment with the Inspection Framework helps provide clarity, supports distributed leadership across the school and enables evaluation activity to be both efficient and purposeful.

All Saints Primary School

I’ve been using Lens for several years now, and it’s an excellent tool for organising monitoring outcomes under Inspection framework headings, supporting clear identification of strengths and areas for improvement, while producing a comprehensive summary for SMT, Governors, and as a valuable discussion document for Inspection visits (even when not required).

Santes Fair School