Learning Disability Leaders Conference 2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us. Every session was recorded, so you can catch up on what you missed, whenever suits you.
Held online | 18 June 2026 | 8 Sessions | Free to watch
A quick thank you
Built with the sector, not for it
Our first Learning Disability Leaders Conference was shaped entirely around what you told us matters most. Thank you to every speaker, contributor and leader who gave their time. The conversations don’t stop here: everything below is yours to watch, share with your team, and put to use.
228
leaders attended
8
sessions
143
organisations represented
100%
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The full programme
Each talk has its recording, slides and transcript, and plays right here on the page. Watch in any order, or jump straight to one below.
Magnificently Different!
Big Ian Donaghy
A moving and very funny opening keynote on why we should celebrate what makes people different, drawn from Ian’s years teaching in special education.
Person-led, outcome-focused care planning
Tim Dallinger, Social Care Consultants
How to build care plans and records around the person and their outcomes, including the powerful idea of supporting people to help write their own records.
Dementia in the learning disability population
Lin Spencer & Furqan Zaman, Walsingham Support
Why people with a learning disability face dementia earlier and more often, what the modifiable risk factors tell us, and the case for ageing in place rather than crisis-driven moves.
The latest Oliver McGowan training updates
Elaine Warner, Care Business Associate Training
A practical update on the mandatory training, busting common myths about who needs which tier and explaining the code of practice and LDSS funding.
Quality of life and the effective implementation of PBS
Nick Witan, 'Just Care' Campaign & Podcast
A passionate case for moving beyond meeting basic needs to genuinely improving quality of life, with PBS as the framework to get there.
How to survive and thrive in the world of CQC in 2026
Katherine Williams, Fulcrum
A clear-eyed guide to what has changed and what is changing with CQC, and how to be ready rather than reactive.
Reducing restrictive practices
Steven Lee, Bright Futures
How a Positive Behaviour Support framework can reduce restrictive practices, told through organisational and individual case studies and five years of data.
Accessible feedback and hearing every voice
Louie Werth, Founder - Care Surveys
Why making feedback genuinely accessible matters, and how hearing everyone’s voice, especially those too often unheard, leads to better care.
The full event write-up
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