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nasen launches Whole School SEND’s “Teacher Handbook: SEND – Embedding inclusive practice”
nasen, the leading membership charity that exists to champion, connect and support those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences, has announced the launch of Whole School SEND’s “Teacher Handbook: SEND – Embedding inclusive practice”. The Handbook, created with input from a leading steering group, members of the Whole School SEND consortium, and Merton Special Training Association, has been developed to support primary, secondary and specialist teachers, teaching assistants, senior leaders and headteachers who work with children and young people with SEND and learning differences. Whole School SEND is a thriving community network that connects schools, settings, teachers and educators with leading specialists and organisations to empower a more connected, confident and effective workforce. “Teacher Handbook: SEND” offers whole-school and whole-class approaches to SEND provision, as well as subject-specific and condition-specific guidance across eight key areas. The team believes this resource has the potential to transform outcomes for children and young people with SEND and the teaching staff who support them as it has been designed to be used over time as they embed inclusive practice in the classroom.
A welcome addition to an extensive range of Whole School SEND resources, the Handbook brings together in one cohesive document the perspectives of children and young people and their families; teachers and support staff; subject specialists; SENCOs and other senior leaders; headteachers; educational psychologists, and specialist external agencies – including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, mental health workers, physiotherapists and specialist teachers. It has been designed as a resource for teachers and schools to use over time as they embed inclusive practice in the classroom. Annamarie Hassall MBE, Chair of Whole School SEND and CEO of nasen – the leading membership charity that exists to champion, connect and support those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences – explained the Handbook’s importance: “Whole School SEND’s work is built on collegiality and collaboration, helping to change the lives of children and young people with SEND, one connection at a time. “Within the Whole School SEND consortium we have published a wide range of resources, research and review guides to successfully support school- based professionals. Teacher Handbook: SEND is an important addition, and seeks to answer a fundamental and recurring question: ‘What do classroom teachers need to know about SEND?’ I would like to take this opportunity to thank the amazing work of the Teacher Handbook: SEND Steering Group. In collating practical examples, and underpinning pedagogies and legislative frameworks for SEND, this handbook will become an essential companion for teachers and wider school staff everywhere.”
Lead Authors of the Handbook, Amelie Thompson (Headteacher and Head of Inclusion at Gipsy Hill Federation) and Katherine Walsh (Lead for Inclusion at River Learning Trust and EEF SEND Review Project Director) said, “This handbook has been developed as a resource for teachers to use over time as
they embed inclusive practice in their classrooms. The graduated approach is the golden thread of the handbook, and will support all school staff in noticing, and being curious about, the children and young people in their classes: their strengths and interests, times when they are successful, and times when they experience challenges to engagement and curriculum accessibility. “It is our hope that the handbook will enable teachers to build on the strengths of their teaching practice, creating environments where children and young people can maximise their potential, and develop the knowledge and skills needed to prepare for the next stage in education and beyond – to adulthood.”
The steering group that supported Teacher Handbook: SEND in its development included: Elizabeth Denton, Educational Psychotherapist; Felicity Dewsbury, Deputy Headteacher; Dr Julie Greer, Education Consultant and Primary Headteacher; Tina Harvey, Executive Headteacher; Andy Lole, Education Outreach Leader and Specialist Headteacher; Margaret Mulholland, SEND and Inclusion Policy Specialist and EEF SEND Review Project Director and Vicky Shires, Primary Headteacher.
The Whole School SEND Consortium, hosted by nasen, is delivering the Department for Education SEND Schools’ Workforce Support Contract and a randomised control trial funded by the Education Endowment Fund. It comprises over 20,000 members of the Whole School SEND community, and draws on regional and national connections to unlock inclusion and equity in education. For more information on the Whole School SEND Teacher Handbook: SEND, and to download a free copy today, visit:
www.sendgateway.org.uk/resources/teacher-handbook-send For more information on nasen, visit
www.nasen.org.uk or follow @nasen_org
NSPCC update on Report Abuse in Education helpline S
ince the NSPCC’s Report Abuse in Education helpline was launched on April 1 2021, it has handled a total of 979 contacts (to the end of December). The latest data update from the NSPCC shows 176 of these contacts resulted in a referral to an external agency such as police, local authorities and the NHS. Where information about the caller was known 172 of these contacts were from an adult or child victim, of which 92 were female, 73 male, 2 transgender and the remaining 5 were unknown. Meanwhile 104 contacts were from a parent concerned about their child.
The NSPCC announced last month that they will keep the helpline open for the foreseeable future to continue providing emotional support and practical guidance to anyone who has suffered sexual abuse or harassment in an educational setting, recently or further back in the past, and for people with similar concerns for someone else.
Kam Thandi, Head of NSPCC Helpline, said: “Last year, Everyone’s Invited shone a light on peer-on-peer abuse in our schools with tens of thousands being empowered to speak out about their experiences.
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“Through our Report Abuse in Education helpline we’ve been able to support nearly 1,000 victims, parents, schools and other safeguarding agencies since it launched in April.
“As pupils return to schools, we urge anyone with concerns to continue to contact our dedicated helpline (0800 136 663 or
help@nspcc.org.uk) to receive support from safeguarding professionals and to help to stamp out this unacceptable abuse.”
unspcc.org.uk January 2022
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