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North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership are pleased to announce that the Designated Safeguarding Lead conference will return on 23rd September 2025 at Pavilions of Harrogate.

This year’s conference will have a theme of “working with ‘health’ in education”. A task and finish group has been planning a series of exciting workshops and a thought-provoking keynote speaker exploring ADHD and neurodiversity. Alongside this, as usual, we will have a wide array of partners available to speak with DSLs at our Marketplace.

Booking is now available via NYES with a full agenda and workshop topics shared. For this incredible day, we are offering an early bird price of just £70 (prices will increase to £85 for bookings made after the end of the summer term). As usual, places are limited, and following the success of previous conferences, we expect the day to book up quickly.

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact the business unit at nyscp@northyorks.gov.uk.

This conference is ONLY open to Designated Safeguarding Leads in any North Yorkshire School (maintained, academies, special, free, independent).

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The NYSCP Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) Conference is an opportunity for DSLs in North Yorkshire Schools to learn and share experiences of key safeguarding issues across North Yorkshire.

-Keynote Speaker-
Thriving on Disorder: Reshaping ADHD in an education setting
-Presenter- James Koppert

James & ADHD and its many comorbid conditions. He has raised children with ADHD and through years of youth work and study he has found the methods that work. James lectures in the community and at universities. He has appeared on radio, both national and internationally and during lockdown delivered sessions to ministers on ADHD. He runs the Koppert ADHD podcast and an independent consultancy. He is known for his neurodiversity activism and advocacy and the ability to see solutions and the positive aspects of the condition. He is a Youth voice & Creative Engagement Officer for the NY Voice team at North Yorkshire Council.

-Keynote synopsis- ADHD brains thrive in some environments more than their neurotypical counterparts. However, in the British education system they often are likely to fail. This is a revaluation of the condition and methods of working to help them achieve