Safeguarding disabled children (DfE)
Advice setting out how agencies and professionals should work together to safeguard the welfare of disabled children:
- Safeguarding Disabled Children guidance (GOV.UK).
SEN information report/school local offer (SIR/SLO)
For a template example with categories needed in the SIR/SLO, visit: SEN policy and information report:model (The Key).
The details in this are taken from:
- paragraph 6.79 to 6.81 of the SEND Code of Practice;
- and the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Regulations 2014.
SENCO
Forum
This is an independent community of SENCOs from schools across the United Kingdom on the SEND Gateway. It is for SENCOs to ask and answer questions, debate and discuss topics and share knowledge.
For more about the forum and how to join, visit the SENCO area on: SEND gateway.
Induction pack (DfE)
This will support new SENCOs at the start of their journey before they complete the NASENCO qualification.
It has useful information for those:
- working with SENCOs;
- or interested in taking up the post in the future.
For more details, visit: SENCO Induction Pack (SEND gateway).
National award
For details about the learning outcomes, visit: National Award for SENCO: learning outcomes (GOV.UK).
SEND
Code of practice (DfE)
Guidance on SEND for those aged 0 to 25, from 1st September 2014. The role of a SENCO can be found on page 108:
- SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years (GOV.UK).
Governors
Every board member is accountable for securing high-quality outcomes for learners with SEND. For more about this, visit: SEND Governance Review Guide.
For details of what the role involves, visit: Role of a SEND Governor (SEND gateway).
Guide for schools and alternative provision settings (DfE)
A guide for schools on the support system for children and young people with SEND:
Home to school travel and transport
Statutory guidance on making travel arrangements and sustainable travel:
Retention dates
The guideline is that a school must keep pupil's records, who have SEND, from date of birth plus 25 years.
Review
For a free guide with templates, visit: SEND Review Guide (GOV.UK).