Conference Overview & Agenda

This page displays the in-depth agenda for the 2024 NDC Conference.

This annual member/partner conference is a unique opportunity for organisations and professionals to gain insight and informed knowledge on a range of specialist subject matters linked to current and future policy and practice. The programme will include numerous areas of focus spanning education, health and social care, justice and reform. The annual conference is a unique opportunity for professionals to discuss best practice and share learning. Hear the latest information from leading experts in the field and learn from case studies illustrating best practice. 

Our inaugural conference will take place at the Bridgewater Hall, Central Manchester and will allow our many partners and members to meet in person alongside the various online working groups and symposiums they have been involved in throughout 2024. 

TimeChildren & Young People's Mental Health : a vision for send/semh, reform, delivery, approach
09:00 - 09:10Chairs Opening Address - TBC
09:10Manifesto For Change
Amy Whitelock Gibbs - Chair, Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition
09:30SEND/SEMH Reviews : Breaking Down Barriers , Expanding Opportunities
Vicky Foxcroft - MP for Lewisham Deptford & Shadow Minister for Disabled People
09:50Platinum Partner
Speaker TBC
10:10Question & Answers
All Speakers
10:25 - 11:00Break
11:00The Impact Of Hidden Sensory Difficulties On Behaviour
Speaker TBC
11:20Gold Package Partner Presentation * Submissions Being Accepted & Considered *
Speaker TBC
11:40Gold Package Partner Presentation * Submissions Being Accepted & Considered *
Speaker TBC
12:00 - 12:20 Break
12:20Neurodiversity As A Diagnosis
Speaker TBC
12:40Gold Package Partner Presentation *Submissions Being Accepted & Considered*
Speaker TBC
13:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:15Understanding Impact Of Mental Health Of Neurodivergent People
Speaker TBC
14:35Gold Package Partner Presentation * Submissions Being Accepted & Considered *
Speaker TBC
14:55Gold Package Partner Presentation * Submissions Being Accepted & Considered *
Speaker TBC
15:15Gold Package Partner Presentation * Submissions Being Accepted & Considered *
Speaker TBC
15:35Question & Answers
16:00Closing

Conference Agenda 2024