CAPH Spring Conference - Transforming Inclusion
Weds 18th March 2026 | Wadebridge Showground
The collaborative Cornwall Spring term event brings together educational leaders from across the county, and aims to focus on what matters most in our schools: ensuring every child is seen, supported and given the chance to be their best self.
Key Themes and Focus Areas:
- Inclusion: A strong commitment to ensuring all children and young people—regardless of background or circumstance—have the support they need to thrive.
- Equity and Outcomes: Discussions centred on improving outcomes for all learners and closing gaps in attainment.
- Workforce Development: Addressing recruitment, retention, and professional learning across the education sector.
- Place-Based Leadership: Exploring how local contexts can inform and strengthen system-wide approaches to school improvement.
- Shared Vision: Aligning strategic priorities across the county to support coherence and collective impact.
Conference Highlights:
- Keynote Presentations from local and national leaders, sharing insight and challenge
- Panel Discussions on current issues facing Cornwall’s schools
- Collaborative Workshops designed to share best practice and foster innovation
- Networking Opportunities to build and deepen partnerships across sectors
The days agenda includes:
Strategy Updates from:
- Eveleen Riordan: Service Director for Education and Children’s Community Health: 2026 / 7 Priorities in Cornwall.
- Dr Cat Scutt OBE: Independent Chair of Cornwall Education Partnership: What is the CEP and the strategic priorities for 2025 / 6.
- Dr Jen Blunden OBE: CEO TPAT and Chair of the CEP Operational Board: Work completed, priorities and how this supports the CEP.
- Rachel Delourme: SEND strategy Update and the links back to the CEP and Op's Board.
Schools of Sanctuary - Natasha Davey Diop
- Safeguarding and CP Update
- Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Keynote Speaker: Mohammed Abdullah - Regional Director (South West) at The Reach Foundation, Founder of Drawbridge Collective and Trustee for Kernow Learning:
The Mattering Model: What if Belonging Is Only 50% of the Answer?
Keynote Speaker: Nia Richards – CCE - Creative Leadership in Challenging Times
Afternoon Roundtable Workshops:
- Carly Brooker: Cognition and Learning: Working Memory, how memory works, strategies and impact.
- Nicky Hepworth: Parental Engagement Framework
- Tre & Pet: Dandelion Learning – Greater Depth in Writing
- Laura Clitheroe: Maths Hub – Content TBC
- Christiaan Stirling: Emotional Logic – Improve emotional intelligence in difficult situations
- Faye Heming: School Support Solutions: Adaptive Teaching
- Nia Richards Chartered College of Education: The Leadership PlayBook
- Victoria Sargeant - Wolferstans Solicitors – HR for Schools – Employment Update (Inclusion)
Reaffirmed the power of connection between leaders, institutions, and communities as the foundation for long-term, sustainable improvement in education across the county and beyond.