Resources and Publications
The Whole School SEND consortium regularly publishes resources to support you with all aspects of SEND. These include our SEND Review Guides and Frameworks, leaflets for parents, practical resources to support your work in educational settings, resources for specific contexts such as CPDL webinar recordings and more.
As a member of nasen and the Whole School SEND Member Community, you have free access to all of our resources – scroll through, use the filters or search for a specific resource.
Latest Resources
Webinar: The Inclusive Primary Classroom
- Webcasts
- 08 Oct 2021
This sequence of webinars is an opportunity to reflect on and explore the components that support the inclusive primary classroom.
Webinar: Early Identification and Intervention: Acting upon the Earliest Indicators of Need at Every Stage
- Webcasts
- 07 Oct 2021
This series focuses on the importance of early identification of students’ needs, including understanding identification methods, using assessment methods to develop learning-led strategies and building in the graduated approach.
Webinar: Practical Strategies for Supporting Speech, Language and Communication Needs
- Webcasts
- 06 Oct 2021
This series introduces the building blocks needed for communication and practical strategies for supporting children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the classroom.
Webinar: New to the SENCO Role: Understanding the role of the SENCO within a context of distributed leadership
- Webcasts
- 01 Oct 2021
This three-part webinar series, aimed specifically at new-in-post SENCOs, is an opportunity to understand the roles and responsibilities of the SENCO and to develop the role of the SENCO as a strategic leader.
Webinar: Preparation for Adulthood: High Aspirations Through All Stages of Education
- Webcasts
- 23 Sep 2021
Webinar: Developing a Shared Ownership of SEND
- Webcasts
- 14 Jul 2021
This webinar looks at developing a shared ownership of SEND using stakeholder voice in school improvement planning.
Webinar: Leading Governance for SEND: Using the Whole School SEND Governance Review Guide
- Webcasts
- 30 Jun 2021
This session will give a comprehensive overview of the WSS SEND Governance Review Guide to support governors with evaluating and improving SEND provision in their settings.
Webinar: Supporting Successful Transitions from Primary to Secondary School
- Webcasts
- 25 Jun 2021
This webinar explores key strategies that support effective transitions from Year 6 to Year 7 for pupils with SEND.
Webinar: Improving Outcomes for Disadvantaged Young People at SEN Support
- Webcasts
- 22 Jun 2021
This series of three webinars supports schools to develop an implementation plan to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children and young people at SEN Support.
Webinar: SLCN and DLD: What Every Teacher Needs to Know
- Webcasts
- 16 Jun 2021
This webinar will give a comprehensive introduction to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), and explore how affected children and young people might present in the classroom.
Webinar: Preparing for Adulthood from the Earliest Years
- Webcasts
- 09 Jun 2021
Webinar: Deploying Specialists in Mainstream Settings to Improve Outcomes for Learners with SEND
- Webcasts
- 25 Mar 2021
This webinar will introduce the findings and key recommendations when mainstream schools look to commission and deploy specialists to improve SEND provision.
Webinar: Being A Research Engaged SENCO - Primary Focus
- Webcasts
- 23 Mar 2021
This is the final in a series of five webinars aiming to provide additional support to new-in-post SENCOs. The series outlines key elements of the SENCO role in this unique context.
Evaluation of a Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) pathway - Senior Leaders
- Webcasts
- 19 Mar 2021
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at senior leaders in primary and secondary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Webinar: Whole Class Reading - Access for All
- Webcasts
- 18 Mar 2021
This webinar will introduce participants to principles and practical strategies that can be used by teachers to ensure that English lessons improve oracy, develop vocabulary and improve reading outcomes for all learners.
Webinar: Empowering Staff to Provide SEN Support: The Role of Leaders
- Webcasts
- 11 Mar 2021
This webinar aims to support secondary SENCOs and all other leaders to empower teaching staff to effectively meet the needs of pupils at SEND Support.
Webinar: The graduated approach at the heart of distributed leadership for SEND
- Webcasts
- 10 Mar 2021
A webinar looking at distributed leadership, aimed at SENCOs, Headteachers and Senior Leaders, Governors and CEOs.
Webinar: Understanding the difference between SEND and Disadvantage in schools
- Webcasts
- 09 Mar 2021
A thought-provoking session based on evidence and experience which challenges the understanding of SEND and Disadvantage in schools.
Involving families in provision for students with DLD – SENCos
- Webcasts
- 09 Mar 2021
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at SENCOs in primary and secondary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
Building effective practice to support students with DLD - Primary Teachers
- Webcasts
- 04 Mar 2021
This is an intermediate level webinar aimed at teachers in primary mainstream settings to help improve provision for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).