The Importance of Literacy Education for All – The Teach Us Too Perspective.

A video about "Teach Us Too", a charity promoting the right for all children to be taught to read and write, whatever their label or diagnosis.

Adopting a graduated approach to pedagogy and practice

What is the teacher's role in adopting a graduated approach?

Calthorpe Academy Pastoral and Safeguarding Pack

A pastoral and safeguarding pack created by Calthorpe Academy.

Webinar: Leadership of SEND: Building a Culture of Collective Responsibility

This series of webinars aimed at leaders will explore effective leadership of SEND, including how to use data strategically, the current inspection landscape and fostering a culture of collective responsibility.

Frank Wise School Assessing Intellectual and Reasoning Skills

This document from Frank Wise school offers the rationale behind the assessments, assessment pro forma and a list of suitable resources to deliver them with.

Frank Wise School Post-16 Curriculum Framework

This document outlines Frank Wise School's approach to context based education in the community, how it links to assessment and how it is evaluated.

The SEND Code of Practice for Special School Governors and Trustees

This presentation, created by Whole School SEND National Coordinator Erica Wolstenholme, explores and presents the SEND Code of Practice and national SEND data specifically for special school governors and trustees.

Frank Wise School 2019 Curriculum Framework

Frank Wise has been judged to be ‘Outstanding’ several times and it is the Curriculum Framework which sits as the foundation to that success. The document outlines the school’s approach to Curriculum, how it links to assessment and how it is evaluated.

Webinar: The Inclusive Secondary Classroom

This sequence of webinars is an opportunity to reflect on and explore the components that support the inclusive secondary classroom.

Webinar: Getting to Grips with Great SEND Governance

This webinar series is designed as an accessible course for all those in leadership and governance to understand their roles and responsibilities, audit and evaluation mechanisms, and best practice examples in relation to SEND governance.

A Guide to Whole School SEND Resources for Early Career Teachers

This short video walks through some key resources, all available from Whole School SEND (WSS), which may be of use to Early Career Teachers.

Webinar: Working with Parents, Carers and Families

This webinar series supports schools in developing and evaluating how they work with families to maximise engagement and outcomes.

Webinar: Developing an Inclusive, Accessible and Ambitious Curriculum

This three-part series aimed at secondary practitioners explores how to make the curriculum inclusive, accessible and ambitious for all pupils.

Webinar: The Inclusive Primary Classroom

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

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

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

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

SEND Review guide

This guide can be used by SENCos and other senior leaders to consider how the whole school functions for pupils with SEND. The process can be used in mainstream and specialist settings.

Webinar: Developing a Shared Ownership of SEND

This webinar looks at developing a shared ownership of SEND using stakeholder voice in school improvement planning.