Keynotes
Concurrent Sessions
Panels
Workshops
DAY 1 Monday 25 MAY 2026
8.45
Grand Ballroom
CEO Welcome
Lisa Newland - ACEL CEO
Conference Welcome
Host - Julie Tarzia
Welcome to Country
Cliffy Wilson
Official Opening
The Hon. Lucy Hood MP Minister for Education, Training and Skills Minister for Autism Minister for the City of Adelaide
School Performance
Playford International College
9.30
Keynote: Achieving inclusion through effective system design
Sam Brain Director, Inclusive Education, Deloitte Access Economics
10.15
Keynote: What is the most effective way to achieve genuine inclusion?
Professor Linda Graham Director, Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE), QUT
11.00
Morning Tea
11:30
Provocation: The collective noun for a series of individual student adjustments is not 'inclusion'
Dr Caroline Croser Barlow CEO, The Front Project
11.45
Keynote: Designing for Insight: Intentional, Curriculum-Aligned Formative Assessment
Kathryn Tully Executive Director, Curriculum, ACARA
12.30
Panel Discussion: How might a school or system pivot to ensure that inclusive practices scale up as school complexity rises?
Facilitator - Michael Murphy, ACEL SA Branch Executive
Panelists: Kathleen Janecek, Principal, Woodridge State High School Kathryn Tully, Executive Director - Curriculum, ACARA Perry Rush, Director - Inclusive Teaching and Learning, Department for Education, South Australia Kate Reid, Program Coordinator - Inclusion, Bob Hawke College
13:15
Lunch
14:15
Concurrent Session
Co-Location with Purpose: Leadership, Inclusion and System Responsibility QASEL - Andrew Thompson, Steve Roberts, Kim Kelly
Inclusion Outreach Coaching: Building Partnerships for Inclusive Education VIC Department of Education - Lyss Grace, Andrea Penrose, Shontel Aiyappan
Strengthening Inclusive Practice Through Effective Use of Teacher Assistants Claire Jackson, Stuart Kitto, Ella McConnell
Leading Inclusion at Woodridge State High School Kathleen Janecek, Megan Landbeck, Kylie Scutt
Autism Inclusion Teacher Initiative: Journey and Impact Department for Education, South Australia - Deanne Stephanos, Kate Mudge
15:00
Networking Drinks
DAY 2 Tuesday 26 MAY 2026
8.00
Breakfast Presentations
Unlocking the Power of Teaching Assistants: A Framework for School Leaders Australian Teacher Aide - Kim Nuske
A Cross-School, Strengths-Based Model for Supporting Primary to Secondary Transition I CAN Network - Jak Silman
From Poetry to Plumbing: The Operational Architecture of Inclusion in a Large Secondary School Bob Hawke College WA - Catia Malaquias OAM, Kate Reid
Reimagining Inclusive Practice – leading Systemic Change through MTSS and RTI at an independent K-12 diamond-model school in Melbourne St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Joanne Cardullo
What Autistic Students Tell Us About Secondary School and How They Want us to Respond Department for Education, South Australia - Anna Noble, Joanna Zeitz
09:00
Workshops 1
Applying Universal Principles through Accessible Assessment Design Professor Linda Graham, Dr Haley Tancredi
National guidance for best practice in inclusive education for autistic students Professor Suzanne Carrington
Principles of inclusive education resourcing Sam Brain
From deficit to design: Leading inclusive cultures through perspective and equity Dr Liz Irwin
Success for All: Building an Inclusive Culture through Practice Berri Regional Secondary College - Clinton Ridgway, Josh Vater, Hannah Lindner
10.30
11:00
Workshops 2
Designing relevant adjustments with students: Tools for accessible consultation Dr Haley Tancredi
Building an inclusive classroom by rigorously using the Australian curriculum Dr Matt Capp
Hiding in Full Sight: Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and the Important Role Classroom Teachers Play Professor Charlotte Forwood
From Framework to Practice: Implementing the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards (ATAPS) in Your School Australian Teacher Aide - Kim Nuske
MorThemes: A Practical Approach to Building Literacy Through Morphology Avenues College - Teresa Maiolo, Meg Phiddian
13:30
Provocation: The Many Voices of Inclusion
Michael Murphy ACEL SA Branch Executive
13:45
Keynote: Inclusion by design – A backward planning framework for inclusive classrooms
Dr Tom Porta Director of Secondary Programs, Lecturer in Education, Adelaide University
14:30
Keynote: A vision for inclusion
Professor Martin Westwell Chief Executive, Department for Education, South Australia
15:15
Thanks and close
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