In addition, a school provision planning template is provided in Appendix 2 of the Guidelines to support schools in planning and documenting provision for
students with special educational needs at whole - school level.
To support
students with special educational needs effectively in schools and to ensure consistency of approach, it is important that all teachers (including subject teachers, special education teachers and guidance counsellors) have access to relevant information from the student's support plan.
In 2013 the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) published a research report on the experiences of
young students with special educational needs (SEN), and their parents, of the move from primary to post primary school - «A Study of Transition from Primary to Post-primary School for Pupils with Special Educational Needs» [PDF, 536Kb].
It encompasses a process of reflection, planning and review of policies and practices, and includes an evaluation of
how students with special educational needs are identified by the school, the interventions that are put in place and how the outcomes of those interventions are measured and monitored.
The Department acknowledges the very significant progress made by schools in developing inclusive practices and provision whereby the vast majority of
students with special educational needs now attend mainstream schools.
The service co-ordinates, develops and delivers a range of professional development initiatives and support structures for school personnel working
with students with special educational needs in mainstream primary and post-primary schools, special schools and special classes.
It is important that schools have established procedures / protocols for liaising with these services and bodies in order to optimise the quality of provision for
students with special educational needs at the individual, group or whole - school level.
The service co-ordinates, develops and delivers a range of professional development initiatives and support structures for school personnel working with
students with special educational needs in mainstream primary and post-primary schools, special schools and special classes.
For the purposes of Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014, which provides the legal framework for the provision of education to students with SEND, Special Post-16 Institutions are defined in section 83 of that Act as «a post-16 institution that is specially organised to make special educational provision for
students with special educational needs».
For those visitors supporting
students with special educational needs, the SEN Zone and range of workshops are sure to support educators working with a breadth of needs.
Research has shown that funding for
students with special educational needs (SEN) varies depending on where the live and attend school.
However, if these hurdles can be overcome, through training and collective drive, then there really is a whole world out there waiting to be discovered, and it is a world that
those students with special educational needs can access as well as those in the mainstream.
Department for Education (DfE) commissioned research has shown that funding for
students with special educational needs (SEN) varies depending on where the live and attend school.
ORGANISE ME (2)- CALENDARS AND DAILY PLANNING is an active, visual and practical workbooklet for
students with special educational needs.
ORGANISE ME (3)- ROUTINES AND PLANNING is an active, visual and practical workbooklet for
students with special educational needs.
PLANTING ROOTS is a active, visual and practical workbooklet for
students with special educational needs.
ORGANISE ME (1)- READING AND USING TIME is an active, visual and practical unit of work and workbooklet for
students with special educational needs.
HELP ME (1)- SYMBOLS & SIGNS unit of work and SEN workbooklet is 17 pages with a wide range of interesting tasks about symbols and signs at home and at school for
students with special educational needs.
«One of our biggest successes achieved through our Future First network was a dyslexic former student who is now a successful local architect speaking to
our students with special educational needs about overcoming adversity, which generated lots of positive feedback from the students involved.
Tailored specifically for
students with special educational needs, students can experience ancient Greece, Egypt, the Vikings, Roman Britain or medieval Britain through sight, sound, smell and touch with these facilitated sessions.
At Hethersett Academy we aim to offer our best endeavours to all
our students with special educational needs or disabilities, and we are committed to working together with all members of our school community.
To ensure that all members of the school community support
students with special educational needs and disabilities and that SEND students are integrated into the life of the school.
In support for these arrangements the following additional information and documentation is provided by the SENDCO to the receiving Academy for
students with special educational needs: