Latest Resources
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Teachers toolkit
17667_teachers_toolkit.pdf- General
- 03 Jul 2024
An interactive toolkit for teachers to navigate resources and guidance for multiple areas of SEND provision to support effective inclusion.
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Teaching Assistants & Learning Support staff toolkit
17667_teaching_assistants_and_learning_support_staff_toolkit.pdf- General
- 03 Jul 2024
An interactive toolkit for support staff to navigate resources and guidance for multiple areas of SEND provision to support effective inclusion.
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Leadership and SENCO toolkit
17667_leadership_and_senco_toolkit_2.pdf- General
- 03 Jul 2024
An interactive toolkit for SENDCos and Senior Leaders to navigate resources and guidance for developing effective SEND provision across a school.
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Co-production and Partnership toolkit
17667_coproduction_and_partnership_toolkit.pdf- General
- 03 Jul 2024
An interactive toolkit for parents or staff external to school to navigate resources and guidance for multiple areas of SEND provision to support learners.
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Webinar: Positively responding to increasing complexity in our mainstream schools – collaborative learning opportunities to inform strategic and systemic thinking
positively_responding_to_increasing_complexity.pdf- Webcasts
- 02 Jul 2024
This webinar explores the current context around pressures on mainstream schools due to the shortage of special school placement and how schools can collaboratively and positively respond as system leaders.
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Webinar: Their future in our hands – Navigating school to career transitions: A webinar for Primary, Secondary and College Educators Part 2
wss_transitions_to_employment_part2_final.pptx- Webcasts
- 03 Apr 2024
This webinar will follow on from webinar one and will offer solutions and share good practice to staff on how they overcome the difficulties they have when supporting young people in their employment journey.
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Webinar: Their future in our hands – Navigating school to career transitions: A webinar for Primary, Secondary and College Educators Part 1
wss_transitions_to_employment_part1_final.pptx- Webcasts
- 21 Mar 2024
This webinar will introduce the topic of employment is everyone’s business and how staff across all schools play a pivotal part in a person’s employment journey, from sowing the seed at a young age that employment is for everyone
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Positive beginnings: Supporting children with SEND at the start of their school journey
webinar_handout_-_useful_link_and_resources.docx positive_beginnings_webinar_final.pdf- Webcasts
- 16 Feb 2024
This webinar will explore support for children entering mainstream school. The session will cover early identification of need, processes for positive support and inclusive strategies to ensure that needs are met as children prepare for transition.
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Teacher Handbook: SEND
Teacher SEND handbook 30th January 2024.pdf- General
- 22 Jan 2024
The approach we have taken to writing this handbook reflects the approach that is needed to embed inclusive practice across schools - a shared vision and true collaboration, underpinned by professional challenge and respect for everyone’s strengths
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How to ensure balance between the role of SENCO and personal wellbeing.
SENCO Wellbeing slides.pptx- Webcasts
- 09 Nov 2023
Enhancing SENCO wellbeing by managing workload and leading through influence. Delivered by Jean Gross, Rebecca Gonyora and Erica Wolstenholme
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nasen and WSS member newsletter September 2023
- General
- 28 Sep 2023
Welcome to your September update, full of SEND CPD opportunities to help support your ambitions for an inclusive learning environment.
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Meeting increasing Social Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) needs within mainstream settings
5-Ps-and-formulation-final.pdf AFC version The 5ps.pdf Anna Freud Resource Links.pdf classroom-wellbeing-toolkit.pdf measurement-tools-understanding-needs.pdf measuring-wellbeing-in-education.pdf my-self-care-plan-secondary.pdf SEMH Webinar Slides_FINAL.pdf SENCO DfE Webinar SLIDES July 2023.pdf- Webcasts
- 12 Jul 2023
In this webinar we will explore the increase in SEMH needs and how we can meet the challenge of assessing needs and providing targeted support within school.
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Webinar - SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan: What do schools and colleges need to know?
Responsive Webinar 24.04.2 - Resources.pdf SEND and AP webinar 240423.pdf- Webcasts
- 04 May 2023
This webinar will provide an overview of the Department for Education’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement plan which was published at the beginning of March.
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Talking Head - Professional Development Groups Tim James Director of Inclusion
- Webcasts
- 04 Apr 2023
A Director of Inclusion talks about the benefit to their learning in addition to improved outcomes in their school of being a member of the professional groups.
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Talking Head - Teacher Handbook Zoe Nash SENCO
- Webcasts
- 04 Apr 2023
A SENCO talks about the benefits to her school of using the Teacher Handbook.
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Live online networking sessions supporting resources
Unit 1 Live session resource.pdf unit_2_live_session_resource.pdf unit_3_live_session_resource.pdf Unit 4 Live session resource.pdf Unit 5 Live session resource.pdf Unit 6 Live session resource.pdf Unit 8 Live session resource.pdf Unit 7 Live session resource.pdf- General
- 27 Mar 2023
A bank of resources to support the Online networking sessions for Unit 1 -3
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Webinar - SEND - Legacy of Leadership
WSS NPQ Session 3 SEND - Legacy of Leadership.pdf- Webcasts
- 16 Mar 2023
In the final session in this series of three, we reflect on SEND at a strategic and executive level, in our sense-making and decision-making.
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Webinar: Reflective SEND Practice
WSS ECT Session 6 Reflective SEND Practice.pdf SEND Reflection Framework (Editable Word).doc- Webcasts
- 16 Mar 2023
In the final session in this series of six, we explore how to be a reflective classroom teacher for SEND.
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Webinar: How to develop a curriculum which is ambitious and accessible for all at each age and stage
Ambitious curriculum webinar_Final 02.03.23.pdf- Webcasts
- 06 Mar 2023
This webinar recording explores why it is important for all children to have access to an ambitious curriculum and how schools and colleges can ensure that their curriculum is ambitious and accessible.
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Ensuring equal access to public examinations for candidates with sensory impairments - NatSIP
2023-03 Examination access guide vP2.pdf- General
- 13 Feb 2023
The implications of sensory impairment are well known to teachers of children and young people who are deaf, and/or have vision impairment (VI) and/or a multi-sensory impairment (MSI).