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: 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
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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Transition Planning for Year 11

  • General
  • 13 Jul 2020
Free

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.

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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
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
trauma-informed
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
cornerstones
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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
wellbeing
social, emotional and mental wellbeing
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
mainstream
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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EY SENCO job description

  • General
  • 04 Apr 2019
Free
DfE Resource

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.

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L2 Early Years SEND Qualification specification

  • General
  • 19 Jul 2018
Free
DfE Resource

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.

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EY SENCO L3 qualification specification

  • General
  • 04 Apr 2018
Free
DfE Resource

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.

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SEN support: research evidence on effective approaches and examples of current practice in good and outstanding schools and colleges A resource for mainstream leaders, teaching and support staff working with pupils and students with special educational needs and learning difficulties and disabilities Please contact DfE if you require this resource in a more accessible format

SEN support: research evidence on effective approaches and examples of current practice in good and outstanding schools and colleges

  • General
  • 01 Jan 2018
Free
Effective SEN Support

A resource for mainstream leaders, teaching and support staff working with pupils and students with special educational needs and learning difficulties and disabilities

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Oak National Academy C-STEP Principle Poster

  • General
  • 01 Jan 1950
Free
SPA
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specialist

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.

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