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Monday, 27th July 2026
TimeW3.01642728822731
08:00Registration and RefreshmentsJeffery Hall
09:00Welcome, Introductions and Opening RemarksDirector, UCL Centre for Inclusive Education · Head of Department, Psychology and Human Development · Logan Hall
09:15Keynote: Professor Nidhi SingalFrom universal prescriptions to local possibilities: A critical reframing of inclusive education · Logan Hall
10:10

International perspectives on inclusive education 1

  • Mapping SEN resource allocation in Luxembourg’s public schoolsAnne-Marie Muller
  • Perceptions of policy and provision for pupils with SEND: a qualitative evidence synthesis comparing nine jurisdictionsCatherine Antalek
  • RISE Together: Strengthening Inclusive Education Systems Through Cross Sector Collaboration in IrelandJohanna Fitzgerald
  • Understanding determinants of inclusive practices: Insights from the TALIS studyMickaël Jury
  • Voices from the educational community on the future of special education centres: the Spanish caseSalvador Alcaraz

Inclusion, exclusion, discrimination

  • How do secondary school aged females who have been excluded from mainstream education perceive a sense of belonging?Matthew Rogers
  • Intersectional Discrimination in Exclusions and Mental Health-related SEND Provision among Children and Adolescents in EnglandSorcha Ní Chobhthaigh
  • Patterns of Bias: A Hierarchical Cluster Analysis of Teachers’ Stereotypes Toward Students From Different Socio-Economic BackgroundsJosefine Hundt
  • School SEND and Youth Justice Responses to Children and Young People's Mental Health in EnglandSorcha Ní Chobhthaigh
  • Strengths-Based and Inclusive Education Practices During Resettlement from Youth Custody: A Multi-Case StudyGavin Tucker

Early years education and inclusion

  • A Culturally Grounded Model for Inclusive Early Oral Language Development in Urban IndonesiaRisatianti Kolopaking
  • Identifying early motor and cognitive predictors of later educational and executive function outcomes in children with Down Syndrome.Vu Thuy Ann Dao
  • Multilingual pedagogies for inclusion in education: a qualitative study in the early yearsRocío Díaz-Bravo
  • Observation-Based Engagement Profiles to Support the Participation of Children with Disabilities in Inclusive ECECJanina Dott
  • Self-reported and observed inclusive practices in Singapore preschoolsPeng Chian Tan

Autism in mainstream school systems

  • A year-long Case Study of a Mainstream School Program in Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Zahida Parveen
  • Behaviour-Based Stigma and Camouflaging in Autistic Adults in Inclusive Education in ChinaYiqing Zhong
  • Making Learning Visible: Autism, Assessment, and Equity in Curriculum-Aligned SystemsCatriona Fleet
  • The Readiness Blueprint: Teacher Perspectives on Scaling Inclusive Education for Students with AutismAbdulmalik Alkhunini

Workshop

  • Building Consensus among Inclusive Leadership: From Chaos to Connection— Suzanne Martin
11:20Coffee Break / NetworkingJeffery Hall
12:00

From policy to practice: implementing inclusion

  • Experiences of SEND policy implementation across nine jurisdictions: a qualitative cross-national studyCatherine Antalek
  • From Policy to Practice: Ethical Dilemmas in Implementing Inclusive EducationTehila Raftar Ozery
  • Measuring What Matters: Validating a Context-Responsive Inclusive Teaching Competency Framework for Public School Teachers in PakistanDr. Muhammad Shakir
  • Strengthening Inclusive Preschool Practice in Singapore Through Health–Social–Education Partnerships: Implementation Insights from HEADS-UPPLucia Yeo

Workshop

  • Behave or Be Labelled Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Neoliberal Education Discourses— Mohamed Abdel Keream

Mathematical cognition and dyscalculia

  • Examining Mathematical and Cognitive Variability in Dyscalculia: Cross-Sectional Evidence from Children and Young People.Jo Van Herwegen
  • Exploring the profiles and lived experiences of adults with dyscalculia: A co-produced mixed methods studyElisabeth Herbert
  • Feasibility of Symbolic and Non-symbolic Mathematical Interventions for Children with Down Syndrome and Williams SyndromeArcelia Cheung
  • Teacher conceptualisations of inclusion in mathematics: Insights from a study in Irish primary schoolsDr Gráinne Cull

Autism: educational practice

  • Addressing Intersectionality and Critical Consciousness in the Classroom for Neurodivergent LearnersErin Farrell
  • Building Teacher Confidence for Supporting Students with Autism in Inclusive Classrooms: A Mixed-methods StudyMalinda Pennington
  • Do EHCPs tell the whole story? ADHD strengths and difficulties in a specialist MLD schoolEmma Jerwood
  • Investigating the impact of a Quality of Life approach in a residential special school.Kiran Hingorani
No session
13:10

Lunch and Poster Session A · Jeffery Hall

  • 'Becoming’ a trauma-informed organisation: a critical examination of trauma-informed approaches in Alternative ProvisionsJosie Scammell
  • From Access to Conditional Recognition: Re-Conceptualising Inclusive Education in Platform-Mediated Classrooms in ChinaBoya Zhang
  • From Policy to Practice: Leading Inclusive Education in India’s Complex School SystemsAbhha Sandill
  • From Questions to Inclusion: Practical Screening Tools in Schools Using the Washington Group ApproachKalpana Kumar
  • Inclusive Education in Girls Education ProgrammeFatima Mohammed Joda
  • Inclusive Student Leadership for Enhancing School Improvement in NigeriaHabibat Abubakar Yusuf
  • Investigating Inclusive Education in Basic Schools Education for all Programme: Education Leaders PerceptionsAbdulrasheed Olowoselu
  • Leading Inclusion in Complex Systems: A Thematic Analysis of School Leaders’ Identity WorkAbhha Sandill
  • School exclusion to family inclusion: case study of a systemic multi-family school approach to school exclusionShauna Mullarkey
  • Special education in Brazilian federal middle schools: a case studyIzabel Cristina De Souza
  • Student Participation in Inclusive Education in Finland: Legal and Educational PerspectivesMirva Poikola
  • Support Courses as a Model for Inclusive VET: An International Comparison and Implications for EnglandRené Wüthrich
  • Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education: Course Design to Campus ConnectionGolnar Abedin
  • Systematic review: Try to deduce the best model of educational leadership to develop the education system in special education in The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaOhud Saffar
  • Inclusive Education Practices in the Early Years: Perspectives from Early Childhood Development Centres in EswatiniPhilile Mavuso
  • Work-Bound Youth with High-Incidence Disabilities: Patterns of Career Choice and BehavioursAbdul Qudoos
14:10

Symposium

Reimagining Disability Inclusion in Higher Education: Global Patterns, Local Realities

Symposium

Where does the SENCo, or related role, sit within the policy landscape? Perspectives from Ireland, England, Sweden and Luxembourg

Workshop

  • From Questions to Inclusion: Practical Screening Tools in Schools Using the Washington Group Approach— Kalpana Kumar

Workshop

  • Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Higher Education: Course Design to Campus Connection— Golnar Abedin

Symposium

Moving Beyond Individual Programs: Coordinating National Approaches to Inclusive Postsecondary Education

15:40Coffee Break / Networking / PostersJeffery Hall
16:15

Contemporary issues in higher and further education 1

  • Artificial Intelligence Use and Addiction Risk among Students: Implications for Inclusive Education in PakistanFaisal Amjad
  • Perceived Attitudes of Peers towards Students with Disabilities: An Examination of the Experiences and Social Interactions of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education SettingsFaisal Amjad
  • Beyond Access: Self-Determination in Higher Education for Students with Intellectual DisabilitiesDes Aston

Inclusive practice in mainstream classrooms: barriers and solutions 1

  • Barriers in the criteria for the schooling of students with special educational needsJavier Abellan Rubio
  • Children’s Voices in Inclusion: Exploring How Learners Shape and Promote Inclusive School Cultures in Southern AfricaRacheal Mafumbate
  • Diverse approaches to inclusive practices in Danish and Swedish schools – tensions, facilitators, possibilities and barriersJonas Udd
  • Education as a Human Right for Learners with Disabilities in Eswatini; a multi-case studyLifelihle Tshabalala
  • Who Chooses English? Gender Disparities in Curriculum Selection in BangladeshRubaiya Murshed

Speech development, reading, dyslexia

  • “It's assumed that most students are good readers”: Secondary teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and practices about the teaching of reading in their classroomsCallula Killingly
  • Identifying Children at Risk of Reading Difficulties in African Contexts: Evidence from Luminos’ Ghana ProgramRastee Chaudhry
  • Mapping Oral Language in Palestine: A Review of Current Policies and PracticesJuhayna Taha
  • Public Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Dyslexia in ChinaYaomin Huang
  • Using Inclusive Visual Interventions to Support the L2 Reading Abilities of Students with DyslexiaIoanna Vasilopoulou

Workshop

  • Decolonial reflexivity, positionality and inclusive practice in SEND and neurodiverse contexts— Reece Sohdi
No session
17:30Welcome Evening ReceptionCrush Hall / Jeffery Hall