What we do
The SEND Strategic Early Intervention Team collaborates with mainstream schools to enhance support for SEND, focusing on early intervention, professional development, and targeted school support. They implement programs like the Relational Schools Programme and Special School Outreach to foster inclusive cultures and improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
The team's work currently sits within the SEND Transformation Programme in theme group one ‘Right Support Right Time’ which forms the cornerstone of the programme because success in enabling more children and young people to thrive in an inclusive settings, means better outcomes for children and young people. This theme is predicated on earlier help and prevention and is the foundation for sustainable change, trust and confidence across the SEND system.
Contact the team
If you know the name of the person you wish to contact, you can email them using the firstname.surname@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Projects
The team lead on the following projects.
Professional development
- Ordinarily available SEND provision (pdf format 4 MB)
- Inclusive Support Series
- SEND framework
- SEND Indicators Tool (xlsx format, 496 KB)
- Evaluate My School and EvaluateMySchool
- SEND CPD Programme development - a SEND CPD programme is currently being developed to support schools and settings in meeting the needs of children and young people with SEND. For current training opportunities please see Training and events and the SEND framework | Oxfordshire Schools
- SENDCO Helpdesk
SEND Live 2025
SEND Live 2025 “Making sense of SEND in the classroom," was an in-person conference aimed at SENDCOs, Inclusion Leads, Teachers, and TAs. This year's event focused on mental health and well-being for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The conference featured twelve practical workshops hosted by both internal and external educational consultants and professionals.
Keynote speaker Ben Juggins from Great Rollright Primary School opened the event by sharing his educational journey and the importance of employment opportunities for young people with SEND.
Notable workshops included:
- Teacher Wellbeing by Dr. Hester Riviere
- Accessibility across the Curriculum and The Power of Storytelling/Emotional Literacy by Dr. Sarah Moseley
- Playing with Uncertainty and Unmasking Authenticity by Dr. Jamie Galpin
- Emotionally Based School Avoidance Behaviours (EBSA) by Caroline Duncan (EPS)
- Compassion Informed Practice by Dr. Jon Reid
- Impact of the Environment on Our Wellbeing by The Mulberry Bush
- Staying in the Zone and Returning to the Zone by Tracy Chadwick (Child Therapy Service)
The event was well-received, with excellent delegate feedback and inspiring enthusiasm from attendees. The conference also included work experience opportunities for young people, providing hands-on experiences to support future career decisions.
SEND Live 2026
Save the date for Wednesday, 29 April 2026, for our next SEND Live conference.
More details on the event to be announced soon.
Book a place on our waiting list and automatically be invited when the event is live:
For more information or any enquiries for SEND Live 2026, please contact lydia.martin@oxfordshire.gov.uk.