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SEND reforms: are you ready?


To date, through the Achievement for All


Schools Programme, the charity has reached 1.2 million pupils in more than 2,000 schools across England. Outcomes in reading, writing and maths have been signifi cant, with many of those on the programme making 50% bet er progress than the national expectations for all pupils. The approach adopted for the reforms


laid out in the Code of Practice chapter on schools has been drawn from the impact and experience of the Achievement for All Schools Programme. The charity has a proven track record


of working with thousands of school leaders, teachers and wider professionals to successfully engage with parents, carers and pupils. The Department for Education has selected


Achievement for All to provide training ahead of the reforms, and share the good practice developed because of its internationally recognised expertise in this area. Established in 2011 by Brian Lamb


From September all schools, academies AND local authorities will need to implement the revised 'SEND Code of Prac tice'. Leading education charity Achievement for All explains more


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t a small village school in Normanton on Soar, a child was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and


had fallen far behind in his learning. Every eff ort was being made to support


the child in their learning, as headteacher Justine Roberts explained: “We tried to get him to at end an after-school club but he was very reluctant. We explored this with dad during one of the structured conversations. It turned out that his son was a very keen gardener. So we set up a gardening club. We transformed the top of the school fi eld into a garden and the child played a pivotal role in establishing it. He was an inspiration to other children.” Through this activity, the child began to move ahead, socially, emotionally, and academically. His progress was described by the school as exceptional and by the time he left he was within national expectations for at ainment. His Dad contacted his son’s teachers to tell them his son has taken everything he learned on with him to his new school and is doing really well. From September all schools, academies,


Pupile Referral Units (PRUs), local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)


will need to implement the revised Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) Code of Practice. At the heart of the changes is the


requirement to involve parents and carers, young people and children in shaping the provision of SEND services. Achievement for All, the country’s


leading independent education charity, is working directly with schools, academies, local authorities and other professionals providing training and advice to support them to engage successfully with parents and carers. Achievement for All is the only


organisation working directly with professionals to deliver training and support on engaging with parents and carers, and their success is proven.


CONTA C T US


For further information about the Achievement for All Schools Programme and the Are We Ready? SEND Reforms support, please visit www.afa3as.org.uk or talk to us at our Festival of Education stand.


OBE and Professor Sonia Blandford, Achievement for All has been transforming the lives of vulnerable young learners through their programmes for the last three years. Parental engagement lies at the heart of a whole school approach that is literally changing lives. “Structured conversations were the most


important thing for us,” continued Justine Roberts. “That’s the thing that really worked. It has changed our mind-set and the way in which we engage with our parents. “It’s about listening rather than talking,


taking into account people’s views and feelings rather than telling them what they already know about their child. Structured conversations have helped us discover things about our children that we wouldn’t know through the ordinary parents evening approach. It has helped to structure precision teaching and learning around a


"A C H I EVEMENT FOR ALL HAS TRANS F O RME D THE LIVES OF VULN ER AB LE YOUNG LEARNE RS"


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