National SEND guidance

Useful SEND guidance and reports to inspire and inform.

SEND Code of Practice: 0 – 25 years. Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care. Statutory guidance on the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, from 1 September 2014.
National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) contains information on different SEND and Inclusion topics from early years to post 16 education.
A report ‘Identifying pupils with special educational needs and disabilities – Education Policy Institute‘ highlights significant inconsistencies in how children with SEND are identified and supported.
A comprehensive SEND register supports the leadership of effective SEND provision. Liz Murray’s article discusses how to use a SEND register effectively.
Whole School SEND Website: CPD, resources, community and blogs.
Teacher Handbook: SEND This handbook has been developed as a resource for teachers to use over time as they embed inclusive practice in their classrooms: it is not intended that it is read cover-to-cover. It has been written for both primary, secondary and specialist colleagues: teaching assistants, teachers, senior leaders and headteachers. The handbook includes whole-school and whole-class approaches as well as subject-specific and condition-specific guidance.