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
A suite of resources to support successful returns to school for adopted children
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- 17 Dec 2020
A suite of resources to support successful returns to school for adopted children

Effective SEND practice in initial teacher training
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- 14 Dec 2020
A review of policy in the field of special needs and inclusive education since the 1990s
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- 14 Dec 2020

SEND knowledge tool
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- 14 Dec 2020
Ask, Listen, Do: A guide to making conversations count for all families
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- 14 Dec 2020
SENCO Research Posters
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- 14 Dec 2020

SENCO Induction Pack: revised edition
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- 14 Dec 2020
Recovery, Re-introduction and Renewal: Safe and Successful Returns to School
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- 14 Dec 2020
A handbook for schools and education settings following critical incidents
Ask, Listen, Do: Transition Planning for Year 11
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- 14 Dec 2020
Questions to support young people with SEND and families in conversation with schools
Ask, Listen, Do: Returning to school after a period of absence
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- 14 Dec 2020
Questions to help the process for children, young people and their families
Transition Planning for Year 11
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- 13 Jul 2020
This leaflet, funded by the Department for Education, and developed by families as part of NHS England's Ask Listen Do project, is intended to help build partnership between families and the school.

EY SENCO job description
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- 04 Apr 2019
This document is intended as guidance for early years providers and practitioners to help clarify the role of the Early Years SENCO in non-maintained early years settings.

L2 Early Years SEND Qualification specification
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- 19 Jul 2018
The intention of the qualification is to provide a small qualification with a focus on supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in the early years.

EY SENCO L3 qualification specification
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- 04 Apr 2018
The qualifications developed from this specification are intended to support early years practitioners to gain accreditation for the knowledge, understanding and skills they need to perform the Early Years SENCO role effectively.

SEN support: research evidence on effective approaches and examples of current practice in good and outstanding schools and colleges
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- 01 Jan 2018
A resource for mainstream leaders, teaching and support staff working with pupils and students with special educational needs and learning difficulties and disabilities

Oak National Academy C-STEP Principle Poster
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- 01 Jan 1950
This inclusive poster and prompt illustrates the C-STEP Principle, developed by the Oak Academy team as a tool to encourage and champion accessible, inclusive and aspirational practice.

Calthorpe Academy School Development Plan
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- 01 Jan 1950
An example school development plan from Calthorpe Academy.

Calthorpe Academy Staffing Think Piece
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- 01 Jan 1950
This think piece, from Calthorpe Academy, is an example of how Heads in a local area could work together to share information that could be used for governance discussions.