Date: Monday, 23 February 2026
Location: Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Audience: Government, local authority, academia, NHS, health and civic data, and service leaders
Hosts: Child of the North, N8 Computationally Intensive Research (N8 CIR), Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA)
Child of the North, in partnership with the N8 Centre of Excellence for Computationally Intensive Research (N8 CIR) and the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), will host a one-day workshop in Manchester focused on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and the power of connected data.
This event has been organised in response to a request from No. 10, DfE, and DHSC. Policy teams and scientists from across Whitehall will be highlighting Areas of Research Interest for SEND, and flagging areas where evidence can best help policy-making. This provides an outstanding opportunity for the research community across the North of England and beyond to demonstrate its ability and willingness to work with central government to build a country that works for all children and young people.
Expression of Interest to Attend
We invite expressions of interest from individuals and teams who can contribute relevant expertise, projects, data assets or insights aligned with the workshop themes.
For more information and to submit an EOI by the closing date of Friday, 30 January 2026, please visit the event page: