Tools for Schools
SEND Code of Practice: 0 – 25 years. Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care. Statutory guidance on the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, from 1 September 2014.
Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools March 2020. A guidance report written by the Education Endowment Foundation’s Kath Davies and Peter Henderson.
Education Endowment Foundation poster summarising the five key report recommendations is available to download.
Evidence review commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation, available online.
National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) contains information on different SEND and Inclusion topics from early years to post 16 education.
A report ‘Identifying pupils with special educational needs and disabilities – Education Policy Institute‘ highlights significant inconsistencies in how children with SEND are identified and supported.
A comprehensive SEND register supports the leadership of effective SEND provision. Liz Murray’s article discusses how to use a SEND register effectively.
Whole School SEND Website: CPD, resources, community and blogs
Teacher Handbook: SEND This handbook has been developed as a resource for teachers to use over time as they embed inclusive practice in their classrooms: it is not intended that it is read cover-to-cover. It has been written for both primary, secondary and specialist colleagues: teaching assistants, teachers, senior leaders and headteachers. The handbook includes whole-school and whole-class approaches as well as subject-specific and condition-specific guidance.
Last updated 8 August 2023