Build your understanding of supporting pupils with SEND:
- Develop a clear and ambitious vision for inclusion in your context and community.
- Implement an efficient identification and assessment process
- Support the delivery of effective provision and evidence-informed interventions
- Use a range of data to monitor and evaluate the impact of support.
Grow your skills as a leader of SEND:
- Contribute to a positive and supportive school culture where staff and pupils can thrive
- Help ensure the school’s strategic direction sets ambitious standards for pupils with SEND
- Work with other leaders to support effective curriculum planning and high-quality teaching
- Enable teachers and support staff to implement the graduated approach
- Support senior leaders to enact statutory guidance, including preparation of the SEND Information report and SEN policy.
- Work in partnership with other stakeholders including parents, external agencies and specialists
Draw on a range of experiences and research to inform decision-making in your context
- All modules are rooted in insights from academic research and best available evidence
- You’ll have the opportunity to visit contrasting settings to observe and understand SEND expertise in different contexts
- We’ll provide diverse exemplification of SEND leadership throughout, showcasing a variety of phases and contexts, including mainstream schools and specialist settings.
- As part of each module, you’ll complete a formative assessment task and consider how to apply new learning to your context.