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. 

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Latest Resources

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Webinar: Strategies to Support Students' Working Memory and Retention

  • Webcasts
  • 24 Sep 2020
Free
WSS past event

This webinar will support staff with their understanding of working memory and practical strategies that can enhance students’ retention.

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Webinar: Childhood Trauma - Supporting Healing and Recovery in Schools After Lockdown

  • Webcasts
  • 27 Aug 2020
Free
SEMH
social, emotional and mental wellbeing
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Covid-19
WSS past event

This webinar session will introduce principles that can be used by teachers and school leaders to identify the signs that pupils have experienced trauma during lockdown.

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Webinar: NQTs - Preparing for your first term in the current context

  • Webcasts
  • 24 Jul 2020
Free
Covid-19
WSS past event

In this webinar you will be able to hear from an experienced SEND Leader on how your role can make a difference to the lives of all students and especially those with SEND.

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Webinar: Recovery, Re-introduction and Renewal - A New Handbook for Schools on Successful Returns

  • Webcasts
  • 16 Jul 2020
Free
transition
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WSS past event

A webinar introducing a new WSS resource: Recovery, Re-introduction and Renewal: A Handbook for Schools and Educational Settings Following Critical Incidents

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Webinar: School Leaders - The importance of our own wellbeing to lead inclusive schools

  • Webcasts
  • 14 Jul 2020
Free
wellbeing
WSS past event
SEMH

A webinar designed specifically for Headteachers and Senior Leaders giving an overview of the professional obligation leaders maintain for their own wellbeing in order to effectively lead inclusive schools.

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Webinar: Effective Use of the SENCO Deployment Guide

  • Webcasts
  • 10 Jul 2020
Free
SENCO
WSS past event

An introduction to best use of the SENCO Deployment Guide to ensure that their leadership of SEND is purposeful and progressive.

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Webinar: How to plan for pupils with SEND to return to school

  • Webcasts
  • 08 Jul 2020
Free
Covid-19
transition
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WSS past event

A webinar designed to help with transition in response to the Covid-19 situation and school lockdowns.

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Webinar: Rebuilding Trust

  • Webcasts
  • 07 Jul 2020
Free
wellbeing
social, emotional and mental wellbeing
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trauma-informed
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Covid-19
WSS past event

The third webinar in our series: Returning to School and Making Use of Trauma-Informed Approaches

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Webinar: Back to School - Successful Transition Through Parental Engagement

  • Webcasts
  • 25 Jun 2020
Free
transition
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cornerstones
WSS past event

This webinar focuses on guidance to work and support parents during their child's transition back to school.

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Webinar: Governor Accountability for Securing High-Quality Outcomes for Learners with SEND

  • Webcasts
  • 24 Jun 2020
Free
WSS past event

A webinar aimed specifically at governors exploring how governors can help secure good outcomes for pupils with SEND.

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Webinar: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe and What to Do When It Goes Wrong

  • Webcasts
  • 23 Jun 2020
Free
wellbeing
social, emotional and mental wellbeing
,
trauma-informed
,
WSS past event

The second session in our webinar series: Returning to School and Making Use of Trauma-Informed Approaches.

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Webinar: Securing Success Following Lockdown - Behaviour Strategies

  • Webcasts
  • 16 Jun 2020
Free
Covid-19
behaviour
WSS past event

A webinar exploring how behaviour may present after Covid-19 and what strategies can be implemented to support pupils returning to school.

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Webinar: Connection, community, relationships: social-emotional learning to rebuild after Covid-19

  • Webcasts
  • 15 Jun 2020
Free
Covid-19
wellbeing
social, emotional and mental wellbeing
,
WSS past event

Delivered in partnership with Achievement for All, this webinar looks at developing the social and learning skills vital to successful learning.

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Webinar: Five Key Considerations for Everyone's Wellbeing

  • Webcasts
  • 09 Jun 2020
Free
trauma-informed
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wellbeing
social, emotional and mental wellbeing
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WSS past event

This webinar presents the first session in a webinar series: Returning to School and Making Use of Trauma-Informed Approaches

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Webinar: Transition for SEND pupils in mainstream settings

  • Webcasts
  • 20 May 2020
Free
transition
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mainstream
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WSS past event

A webinar giving advice and ideas on how to support transition for pupils with SEND using materials produced by Whole School SEND.

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Webinar: Introduction to the WSS Review Guides

  • Webcasts
  • 15 May 2020
Free
WSS past event

An introductory session explaining how each guide can be used and applied to different settings.

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