Tes SEND Show London

Tes SEND Show London

Oct 9, 2026 - Oct 10, 2026

Date

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Time

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH, UK

Location

Free

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Tes SEND Show London is on a mission to empower the education workforce by providing affordable, practical and effective SEND CPD.

With over 30 years’ experience of supporting front-line teaching and support staff, Tes SEND Show is recognised as the UK’s leading SEND event. Powered by a commitment to the continuous development of inclusive education and drawing on innovation and expertise from practitioners, leaders and lecturers. Inclusion isn’t a problem to be solved but an opportunity to be shared.

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