LICIE 2026 — Conference Programme

KeyPlenaryKeynoteBreak / SocialParallel SessionWorkshop / SymposiumPoster Session

Monday, 27th July 2026
Time	W3.01	642	728	822	731
08:00	Registration and RefreshmentsJeffery Hall
09:00	Welcome, Introductions and Opening RemarksDirector, UCL Centre for Inclusive Education · Head of Department, Psychology and Human Development · Logan Hall
09:15	Keynote: 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 caseSandra Lorente Avilés	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	Workshop Building Consensus among Inclusive Leadership: From Chaos to Connection— Suzanne Martin
11:20	Coffee 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 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 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 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 and Meghan Cosier	Symposium Moving Beyond Individual Programs: Coordinating National Approaches to Inclusive Postsecondary Education
15:40	Coffee 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 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
17:30	Welcome Evening ReceptionCrush Hall / Jeffery Hall

Tuesday, 28th July 2026
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08:00	Registration and RefreshmentsJeffery Hall
09:00	Welcome, Introductions and Opening RemarksLogan Hall
09:15	Keynote: Professor Juan BornmanWho Speaks for Inclusion? Communication, Collaboration, and Educational Access in the Global South · Logan Hall
10:10	International perspectives on inclusive education 2 Global review of educational processes and outcomes for children with special educational needs.Funto Abimbola How do perceptions towards disability and inclusion affect the educational opportunities for students with disabilities in China?Wenyu Li Sanitation, Segregation, and SDGs: The Inaccessible Washrooms as a Way of Denying Inclusive Higher Education in Punjab, PakistanAbdul Qudoos Scoping Review of a Decade of Empirical Research on Inclusive Education in the United Arab Emirates (2015–2025): An Analysis Using the Theory, Context, Characteristics, and Methodology modelMaxwell Opoku	Sensory modalities and self-expression Beyond the 'assumed voice': Visual communication frameworks supporting participation in transition planning for autistic youthCarolina Gaona Making Selves Under Constraint: Disabled Self Formation, Photography, and Practices of ExposureDuncan Mercieca Unique Skills As Representations of Self-Identity Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multimodal StudyHafiz Tahir Jameel	Workshop The Shomool Approach: An Institutional Intervention for Inclusive Education— Randa Daoud	Technology, social media, artificial intelligence Artificial Intelligence in inclusive and special education: What do we know? How can we prepare and support educators?Kenneth Poon Blending Expertise and Technology: Teachers’ Perspectives of Technology Use in Inclusive ClassroomsCourtney Barron Co-Designing an AI-Based Job Coaching Application for Neurodivergent Adults: Insights from Multi-Stakeholder Focus GroupsMeghan Cosier Integrating Social Media into Universal Design for Learning: Pathways to Inclusive EducationFaisal Amjad Digital Literacy Among Preservice Teachers: Assessment Framework, Group Differences, and Development MechanismsFan Chen	Workshop A practitioner workshop introducing decoupage as an arts-based and inclusive reflective method for exploring disability narratives, identity, and lived experience in higher education
11:20	Coffee Break / NetworkingJeffery Hall
12:00	Conflict, displacement, migration and inclusive education Forming Pathways to Success: A Study on the Needs of Refugee and Migrant Students in the General Educational SettingNaveed Hashmi Inclusive Education as Sanctuary: Hospitable Listening and Educational BelongingWayne Veck Refugee Teacher Inclusion as a Pathway to Educational Equity and Peace: Insights from Kakuma and Dadaab, KenyaDavis Musyoki Rethinking Inclusive Education to include Conflict Zones: Lessons from GazaSally Beiruti Transnational Schooling, Civilizational Pedagogy, and the Limits of Inclusive Education in Türkiye’s Maarif NetworkGözde Yılmaz Çıldır	Workshop Hearing All Voices: Multi-Modal Methods to Elicit Perspectives of People with SEND and Communication Differences— Liliana Belkin	Differentiated instruction and teaching practice Examining Pre-service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions Regarding Differentiated Instruction Across Various VariablesNecdet Tuna Şahsuvaroğlu Teachers' perceptions of how differentiation is talked about in schoolsGemma Scarparolo What’s in a Name? Italian Teachers’ Understanding, Language, and Confidence in Differentiated InstructionTom Porta	Sharing professional knowledge, experience and development An analysis of teacher professional conversations: Knowledge engagement and inclusive education in practiceHaley Tancredi How collaboration and teacher professional learning (TPL) support Teacher Resilience – results from a replication studyJulie Ann Fleming Inclusion at Work: Lived Experiences of South Asian Heritage Teacher in London Primary SchoolsSakina Jafri Supervision for teachers responsible for safeguarding in schools: a project evaluationTristan Middleton and Jonathan Reid Where Have All the SENCOs Gone? The Impact of Professional Learning on SENCO RetentionNaomi Ashman	No session
13:10	Lunch and Poster Session B · Jeffery Hall "Bridging Emotion and Cognition: A Narrative Approach to Writing Development in Arabic-Speaking Middle School Students"Salam Dahle A comparison of attitudes, concerns, and classroom interaction of pre-service teachers towards inclusionMuhammad Aamir Hashmi A Grounded Theory Analysis of Collaborative Dynamics and Instructional Practices for Literacy in DLD and Dyslexia in RiyadhDr. Taghreed Alhazmi A Phenomenological Study of General Education Teachers' Lived Experiences in Inclusive Education for Students with Autism Spectrum DisorderLayla Khodary Assessment methods: a statistical analysis of outcome effects and impact on equality, diversity and inclusionJoshua Folkard Building Capacity Using the Middletown Whole School Programme and the Autistic SPACE Framework to Support Inclusive Education.Helen Forde Classroom Language Practices as an Assemblage: A New Materialist InquiryEvelyn Christina Co-Creating a Neurodiversity-Informed Postgraduate Curriculum through Universal Design for Learning and Co-ProductionHelen Forde Creating Coaching Cultures: Fatal Mistakes and the Blueprint for Transformational PerformanceLauren Godfrey Embedding Developmental Screening and Assessment in Preschools to Strengthen Inclusive Practice in SingaporeLucia Yeo Empowering Teachers Through Mindfulness. Insights into the HAND:ET ProgrammeChristina Odescalchi How can educators elevate International culture and make community languages accessible through the world language curriculum?Maud Waret Preschool Teachers' Beliefs, Experiences, Intentions and Inclusive Practices: A scoping ReviewPeng Chian Tan Understanding Academic Staff Knowledge in Wellbeing and Disability Support (a quantitative study)Elizabeth Kaplunov Educational Crisis Framework: 9/11 Leadership and Inclusive PracticesSusan H. Shapiro
14:10	Symposium From Access to Outcomes: Transitions, Employment, and Building a Global Higher Education and Disability Research Network	Symposium Identifying and helping dyscalculic learners	Workshop Inclusive Leadership for Neurodiversity: A Whole-School Framework— Golnar Abedin and Meghan Cosier	Workshop Empowering Teachers Through Mindfulness: Insights into the HAND:ET Programme— Christina Odescalchi	No session
15:40	Coffee Break / Networking / PostersJeffery Hall
16:15	Education as a profession: diversity and teacher training Becoming a Disabled Teacher in Initial Teacher Education Programmes.Marta Infante Carving out space for inclusion to increase the effectiveness of Initial Teacher EducationLinda Graham Inclusion support assistant training in South Africa: Promoting quality education for allJudith Mckenzie Neurodiversity-Affirmative Beliefs as Predictors of Efficacy, Agency and Inclusion: A Longitudinal Study of Trainee TeachersAnna Cook	Emotional development, mental wellbeing and inclusion Assessing emotion regulation strategies in second-grade studentsMartin Berger Best practices for meaningful engagement between students with and without disability: A systematised scoping reviewAna Garcia-Melgar Bullying in Early School Years: Bullying as a Predictor of Grade 4 Students’ Attitudes and Achievement in Mathematics and Science in the United Arab EmiratesMaxwell Opoku The Usual Suspects: The Effects of Using Hip-Hop-Focused Project-Based Learning for Students with Emotional/Behavioral DisordersJonte Taylor	Complex needs 1: the voice and experience of children and parents Are nonspeaking students with learning disabilities enabled to express views in education research?Lauran Doak Ethnographic and Phenomenological Exploration of the experiences of Children with Complex Learning Needs at School.Jill Breden Parents’ Attitudes Toward the Inclusive Schooling of Students with PIMDXavier Barut Predictors of wellbeing, internalizing, and externalizing among secondary students with special educational needsKenneth Poon	Contemporary issues in higher and further education 2 Strengthening Inclusive Professional Learning Across School and Workplace Contexts: Feedback Practices of Teachers and Trainers in Vocational Education and Training – The Case of FinlandEvelyn Ansah Karkkulainen Measuring What Matters: Evaluating the Impact of Curriculum Decolonisation Initiatives in UK Business SchoolsSally Everett	Workshop A global workshop on creating a national approach to inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability
17:30	Closing Remarks: João CostaInclusive education: key messages to bridge the policy-implementation gap · Logan Hall

Wednesday, 29th July 2026
Time	W3.01	642	728	822	731
08:00	Registration and RefreshmentsJeffery Hall
09:00	Welcome, Introductions and Opening RemarksLogan Hall
09:15	Keynote: Dr Leda KamenopoulouRethinking Inclusive Education: Centring Marginalised Perspectives in Research · Logan Hall
10:10	Shaping the curriculum and inclusive culture A new approach to cultural psychology of inclusion in educationLuca Tateo Autistic pupils with complex learning difficulties and disabilities (CLDD): Multiple perspectives on what they should be taught in one special schoolSam Mubokie Co-producing educational responses to climate anxietyGisele Dias Inclusion by Design: A mixed-methods feasibility study on backward planning for inclusive educationTom Porta What works in inclusive curriculum reform? Evaluating a marginalised voices initiative in psychological scienceMiriam Tresh	Inclusive practice in mainstream classrooms: barriers and solutions 2 Conceptions to classrooms: The influence of teacher knowledge on inclusive teaching practice in AustraliaJoanna Anderson From Theory to Practice: A Co-Teaching Framework Transforms Inclusive ClassroomsMarilyn Friend Provision, perceptions and use of extra time in exams: A mixed-methods studyFaye Walker Teachers’ and Principals’ Support Practices for Learners with Disabilities in Schools: A Qualitative Multi-Case StudyMt Tshabalala	Young people and their families Assessment of conflict and closeness feelings of parents of children with learning disabilitiesOlabisi Akinola Building bridges: The implementation of Family Conversations for children with special educational needsAline Oelen Rethinking Inclusive Education: Listening to Pregnant Students Through Situational Analysis in ThailandChatranee Nunjamnong	School experience of children and young people with autism “Listen to us.” Autistic Reflections on Friendship, Bullying, and Belonging in School.Ania Atkinson Exploring Positive Factors in Inclusive Secondary Education: Autistic Students’ Retrospective Perspectives through a Strength-Based LensMati Zakai-Mashiach Perspectives of autistic students on school leadership practices supporting their well-being in mainstream schoolsPhuong Do Understanding participation: adolescent autistic girls’ perspectives of secondary schooling in SwedenHelena Josefsson	Workshop The workshop will explore ways of decolonising the secondary language curriculum through the grassroot development of classroom practitioner's confidence— Maud Waret
11:20	Coffee Break / NetworkingJeffery Hall
12:00	Practical interventions for inclusivity Benefits of accessible assessment task sheet design for student comprehension, engagement, and performanceCallula Killingly Effective Components for Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with SEND: Evidence from targeted interventions and machine learningJo Van Herwegen From Policy to Practice: The Impact of Inclusion Champions and School Inclusion TeamsJuliet Matthews	Workshop Inclusion Is a Leadership Practice: How School Leaders Lead in Conditions of Complexity— Abhha Sandill	Early years inclusion: practitioner perspectives Early childhood education and care practitioners' accounts of challenging situations in Norwegian kindergartensHenri Pesonen Teachers’ Readiness to Implement Full Inclusive Early Childhood Education in SarawakNor Faizah Abdul Wahab Teaching across boundaries for inclusion: A cross-cultural study across China, England and ScotlandJianing Zhou	Mainstream schools and inclusion: teacher perspectives Beyond Physical Access: Evaluating Attitudinal and Pedagogical Barriers for the Successful Inclusion of Students with Special Needs in Government Secondary Schools of Punjab, PakistanDr Abdul Basit Inclusion at the Margins: Teachers’ Perspectives on Resource Rooms in Mainstream Schools in KazakhstanAruzhan Zhambyl Special Education in Palestine: Exploring Teachers' Professional Identities in Ramallah and BirzeitBihan Qaimari Surviving within the 'margins' : Professional dilemmas and coping strategies of resource room teachers in China inclusive schoolsYao Zhang	Workshop Systematic Implementation of Co-Teaching with Fidelity Workshop— Tammy Barron
13:10	Lunch and Poster Session C · Jeffery Hall Addressing the Black awarding gap through personalised relational approaches to assessmentJane Harris Availability and Accessibility of Counselling Services for Inclusive Education in Secondary Schools in Southeast NigeriaAugustine Ukwueze Special education in Brazilian federal middle schools: a case studyIzabel Cristina De Souza Decolonising a western-based wellbeing programme by exploring the enablers and barriers to mental health promoting behaviours with ethnically minoritised studentsRadhika Kandaswamy Children's understanding of causes of, and mentalizing abilities in, physical and learning disabilitiesAnn Dowker Co-Constructing a Cued Speech Interpreting Avatar: Toward Inclusive CommunicationAudrey Dupont Exploring the challenges faced by school teachers in promoting inclusive education. A case study from Punjab, PakistanZobia Kanwal Navigating the Dual Worlds: A Comparative Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Students with Disabilities in Public and Private Universities in Punjab, PakistanAbdul Basit Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Mathematical Skills in Individuals with Williams Syndrome and Down Syndrome: a pre-registrationJiajie Li ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SKILLS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF LEARNERS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTAdedayo Adesokan Parents’ Lived Experiences of Accessing Education for Their Child with Cerebral Palsy in KazakhstanAkerke Tuzelova Promoting Mental Health (Literacy) in Lower Secondary Students with the Digital Prevention Programme me_HeLi-DValerie Fredericks Understanding bullying factors among female students with learning difficulties: implications for social inclusion and supportZahra Al-Khamis
14:10	Symposium Studying Higher Education and Disability Across Systems: Methods, Data, and Institutional Innovation	Symposium Listen to Us! Neurodivergent Perspectives of neurodiverse students on CODeL in a South African university	Workshop Co-creating a new Talking Mats play resource for children in the early yearsLaura Holmes and Lynsey Burke	Workshop Promoting Mental Health (Literacy) in Lower Secondary Students with the Digital Prevention Programme me_HeLi-D— Valerie Fredericks	No session
15:40	Coffee Break / Networking / PostersJeffery Hall
16:15	Leadership and collaboration to make a difference How does Total Quality Management Impact Special Education Support Quality? A National Agency Case Study.John Kearney Leading Inclusion through Collaboration: School Principals’ Perspectives in KazakhstanAigerim Temirgaliyeva Predicting Inclusive School Leadership in China: The Distinct Roles of Normative Beliefs and Motivation to ComplyJahirul Mullick Theory of change models in the real world for looked-after children: Lewisham and Dorset Virtual SchoolsAmelia Roberts Theory U and the co-production of disability researchLiam Maloy	Higher education and inclusive interventions A Student-facing Guide to the Hidden Curriculum: Co-creating a Resource for Navigating the Transition to UniversityLucy Brownson From Access to Belonging: Culturally Relevant Peer Mentorship in Inclusive Postsecondary EducationRuby Humphris SDT-Informed English Course Intervention Enhancing Study Engagement among Higher Education Students with DisabilitiesHanna Liisa Hakala The Role of Peer Support System in Promoting Social Inclusion for Students with Visual Impairment at Tertiary Level of EducationFaisal Amjad	Complex needs 2: contemporary issues Caring + Fragmentation: A study of ‘collaborative working’ across SEND and AP systems in one English Local AuthorityLiliana Belkin Disability inclusive education beyond the classroom: case studies of Kenya and MalawiJacqui Shepherd Homeschooling in Japan as a Response to Inclusion Gaps: An Ecological StudyJulia Rosa Nakanishi Presentation of a scoping review of literature on identification of children who are deafblind.Hester Richardson	Workshop From Deficit to Design – Applying Learner Variability Principles to Inclusive Practice — Barbara Pape	No session
17:30	Closing Remarks and End of Conference