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SEND

Our SEND School Improvement programme works with local authority and trust leaders, school leaders, SENCOs and a range of leading SEND experts to establish self-improving systems for SEND.

Whole Education SEND places collaboration and the mobilisation of local knowledge at the heart of improving SEND provision by embedding an effective model for peer review over the course of three years.

How we help you drive SEND School Improvement?

Throughout the project, we will use the Evaluate My School (EMS) platform to support SEND leaders to work alongside their School Leaders to effectively self evaluate provision in their schools across 7 key areas.

The key focus areas are:

  • Intent

  • Implementation

  • Impact

  • Working with children and families

  • Effective use of teaching assistants

  • Identification

  • Provision mapping

  • Impact

Screenshot of a SEND evaluation tool interface displaying the "Intent" focus area, where leaders assess strategic direction for learners with SEND, with options to navigate between various focus areas and evaluation stages.

School leaders and SENCos then use this self evaluation to write action plans which are put into practice, guided throughout by the expert Whole Education SEND network and an effective peer support model. 

High quality CPD Webinars and national networking groups, hosted by leading SEND experts, further support SEND leaders in embedding sustainable self improving systems into their schools in a way that is manageable, motivating and ultimately improves outcomes for SEND learners.

Whole Education SEND have definitely got it right. Just what the sector needs.”
— MAT CEO
To be honest, all I could think about before joining this programme was Ofsted. However, this programme has stopped me being so anxious. Now I feel confident, prepared and I know what I’m talking about. I know what my strengths and areas for development are and I have a clear plan to take SEND provision forward.
— SENCO from Oxford
The quality of everything I’m getting in this project is beyond what I was expecting. It has been really fantastic. I can’t praise it highly enough; it’s been a lifeline. It’s been the best training I’ve had for SEND. It’s so supportive of the day to day work of the SENCO and breaks everything down into manageable steps.
— SENCO from Bury