Sharon spoke during a Westminster Hall debate on the economy of the North East, called by David Miliband.

Sharon spoke during the Westminster Hall debate she called on the regulation of electrical cabling.

Sharon spoke to the National Association of Independent and Non-maintained Special Schools conference at the Royal York Hotel, in York.

Sharon spoke to a fringe event on early intervention and prevention, organised by the WAVE Trust, at Labour Party Conference in Manchester.

Sharon's spoke to a fringe event on Special Educational Needs, hosted by the NASUWT at Labour Party Conference in Manchester.

Sharon spoke in the Westminster Hall debate on the funding of Fire and Rescue Services - a 4 minute limit on speeches was in place by the time Sharon was called to speak.

Sharon spoke in support of the Social Care (Local Sufficiency) and Identification of Carers Bill, of which she was a co-sponsor, during its Second Reading debate in the House of Commons.

Sharon was asked to speak to the SEN Policy Options Group, comprising academics and practitioners in education and disability.

Sharon was asked to speak at a conference in London looking at the importance of tackling childhood health issues, in particular childhood obesity.

Sharon was asked to contribute to a session on the upcoming Children and Families Bill as part of a conference looking at all the Bills announced in this year's Queen's Speech.