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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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Webinar: Working with Parents, Carers and Families

  • Webcasts
  • 14 Oct 2021
Free
WSS past event

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

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Webinar: Developing an Inclusive, Accessible and Ambitious Curriculum

  • Webcasts
  • 14 Oct 2021
Free
WSS past event

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

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Webinar: The Inclusive Primary Classroom

  • Webcasts
  • 08 Oct 2021
Free
WSS past event

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

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Webinar: Early Identification and Intervention: Acting upon the Earliest Indicators of Need at Every Stage

  • Webcasts
  • 07 Oct 2021
Free
WSS past event

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.

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Webinar: Practical Strategies for Supporting Speech, Language and Communication Needs

  • Webcasts
  • 06 Oct 2021
Free
SLCN
WSS past event

This series introduces the building blocks needed for communication and practical strategies for supporting children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the classroom.

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Webinar: New to the SENCO Role: Understanding the role of the SENCO within a context of distributed leadership

  • Webcasts
  • 01 Oct 2021
Free
WSS past event

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.

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Webinar: Preparation for Adulthood: High Aspirations Through All Stages of Education

  • Webcasts
  • 23 Sep 2021
Free
WSS past event
PfA
SEND Review Guide: A school-led approach to improving provision for all

SEND Review guide

  • General
  • 23 Jul 2021
Free
WSS 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.

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Webinar: Developing a Shared Ownership of SEND

  • Webcasts
  • 14 Jul 2021
Free
WSS past event

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

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Anti-Bullying Alliance resources

  • General
  • 05 Jul 2021
Free
Consortium Partner resource

Free resources on Bullying and SEND from the Anti-Bullying Alliance, including CPD online training

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Webinar: Leading Governance for SEND: Using the Whole School SEND Governance Review Guide

  • Webcasts
  • 30 Jun 2021
Free
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WSS past event

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.

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Webinar: Supporting Successful Transitions from Primary to Secondary School

  • Webcasts
  • 25 Jun 2021
Free
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WSS past event

This webinar explores key strategies that support effective transitions from Year 6 to Year 7 for pupils with SEND.

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Webinar: Improving Outcomes for Disadvantaged Young People at SEN Support

  • Webcasts
  • 22 Jun 2021
Free
disadvantage
AP/PRU
mainstream
WSS past event

This series of three webinars supports schools to develop an implementation plan to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children and young people at SEN Support.

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Webinar: SLCN and DLD: What Every Teacher Needs to Know

  • Webcasts
  • 16 Jun 2021
Free
DLD
SLCN
WSS past event

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.

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Webinar: Preparing for Adulthood from the Earliest Years

  • Webcasts
  • 09 Jun 2021
Free
PfA
WSS past event
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Astrea Academy Trust resources

  • General
  • 14 Apr 2021
Free
Consortium Partner resource

Free resources from the Astrea Academy Trust

NASS supported by The Young Foundation

NASS resources

  • General
  • 13 Apr 2021
Free
Consortium Partner resource
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DLD Guide

  • General
  • 13 Apr 2021
Free

A guide for every teacher on supporting children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in mainstream schools.

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Real Training resources

  • General
  • 11 Apr 2021
Free
Consortium Partner resource

Free resources available through Real Training, part of our consortium partner Real Group

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Special Needs Jungle resources

  • General
  • 10 Apr 2021
Free
Consortium Partner resource

The SNJ/DfE SEND system Flow Charts