Policy work SEND Improvement Plan: what you need to know Watch our webinar: SEND Improvement Plan – the implications, what’s next and what’s missing? In this recorded webinar, our legal and policy team talk through what's in the government’s SEND Improvement Plan and explain the implications the plans will have for children and young people with SEND. We also discuss what the next steps are and examine what's missing from the government's plans. Download recording The session includes a presentation followed by Q&A with our live audience, and is delivered by a panel of IPSEA team members. Meet the webinar team Kate Cox, Legal Team Member As a member of the legal team, Kate provides legal support to volunteers and supervises their helpline and Tribunal Support Service work. She also writes monthly updates for IPSEA's volunteers, ensuring they are kept up to date with legal and policy changes. She helps maintain IPSEA’s legal resources and briefings, and provides training to parents and carers as well as professionals. Kate also supports the policy team in their work. Georgina Downard, Senior Lawyer Georgina is a qualified solicitor. As a member of IPSEA’s legal team she delivers IPSEA’s training programme to volunteers and to various external audiences including parents, schools and SEN professionals. Georgina monitors and provides legal support to IPSEA volunteers, and manages IPSEA’s written resources and Upper Tribunal appeals. She also contributes to IPSEA’s work to improve SEN policy at local and national levels. Catriona Moore, Policy Manager Catriona is responsible for IPSEA’s work in bringing about change by influencing the development of SEND policy nationally. Her background is in public policy and communications, and she has worked for a number of charities and public sector organisations, as well as in Parliament. In the past she has served as an elected councillor in a London borough, a special school governor and a charity trustee. Alongside her work, Catriona cares and advocates for her teenage daughter, who has complex needs. Manage Cookie Preferences