Chapter 6: School Case Studies

Chapter 6: School Case Studies

A key question is often ‘so, what makes good SEND provision?’ The answer is to have a solution focused approach when thinking about your intention for your SEND provision, how this will be implemented and how you will monitor the impact.

Get to know your community and your families & young people and ensure that provision is targeted in a specific way so that every child and young person has access to the best support, at the right time.

The best SEND support embodies the following areas:

1. Clear referral, assessment, and monitoring systems 2. Coordinated provision with collaboration from a knowledgeable team both internally and externally 3. Forward thinking and outward thinking school team 4. Timely and effective interventions that are evidence based 5. Continuous development of expertise – investing in the SEND development of teachers and teaching assistants 6. Creative use of resources and funding for maximum impact 7. A range of monitoring systems that are robust and consistent 8. Always asking ‘how do I know this is having an impact?’ 9. Genuine co production and collaboration with families 10. Working with teams to develop strong quality first teaching for all 11. SEND leadership as a priority for whole school development 12. Honesty and transparency to be able to celebrate successes and seek support when needed

We will be collecting several case studies below as an insight into how leaders, SENCOS and governors are working together in the best interests of the young people they support to provide robust, comprehensive and effective provision for all children. Though our case

studies do not appear in this version of the SEND Toolkit for Governors, they will be uploaded to the online version very soon so watch this space. We will send out an email when the updated version of the toolkit is published.