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Category: <span>SEN Support</span>
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The devastating impact of the SENCo workload
SEN Reforms, SEN Support, SENCo, special needs

The devastating impact of the SENCo workload

By Tania Tirraoro November 30, 2018 August 20, 2020

70% of SENCOs responding to a national survey said they don’t have enough time to complete the demands of the role. Almost three-quarters (74%) said  they frequently feel frustrated by …

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SEN Support in schools: Finding out what works in practice
Guest Posts, SEN Support, SENCo, special needs

SEN Support in schools: Finding out what works in practice

By Amy Skipp March 14, 2018 August 20, 2020

Tania’s note: We concentrate a lot on EHCPs on this blog, but far more children are on lower levels of SEN help in schools, now called SEN Support. But how …

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The Department for Education replies. 1: SEND Provision
SEN Support, special needs

The Department for Education replies. 1: SEND Provision

By Tania Tirraoro February 19, 2018 March 14, 2018

Last year, the Department for Education offered to answer SNJ readers’ questions about SEND. It’s not the first time they’ve done this, you can see the previous session in 2016 here. …

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Are Teaching Assistants bad for children with SEND?
Inclusion, learning disability, SEN Support, SENCo

Are Teaching Assistants bad for children with SEND?

By Bren Prendergast January 4, 2018 August 20, 2020

I often hear that, “Research says that Teaching Assistants (TAs) are bad for children, so we don’t do them here” in response to parental queries regarding support at school. The …

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Two-thirds of England’s schools lack support for best outcomes for SEND pupils
SEN Support, SENCo, SEND, special needs

Two-thirds of England’s schools lack support for best outcomes for SEND pupils

By Tania Tirraoro October 18, 2017 August 20, 2020

A survey of more than 1,000 school leaders has revealed that more than two-thirds (68%) say they lack the support to deliver the best outcomes for pupils with special educational …

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IAS Service: Supporting families of children with SEND
Guest Posts, SEN Support, special needs

IAS Service: Supporting families of children with SEND

By Tania Tirraoro August 15, 2017 August 9, 2017

When you need help or advice as a parent about your child or adolescent’s education or difficulties with special educational needs, there are a number of options. A while ago, …

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Key points of SEN Support in schools: What it is and how it should work
Columnists, Explaining the new SEN system, SEN Support, SENCo, special needs

Key points of SEN Support in schools: What it is and how it should work

By Barney Angliss, @AspieDeLaZouch June 22, 2017 August 20, 2020

In Tuesday’s post on the outcomes for children and young people with SEND but no EHCP I concluded by drawing attention to the importance of the SEND Co-ordinator in taking …

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Dropping SEN figures and the ‘waiting room’ category: the DfE replies
SEN Reforms, SEN Support, SEND Politics, special needs

Dropping SEN figures and the ‘waiting room’ category: the DfE replies

By Tania Tirraoro August 5, 2015 August 4, 2015

A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the latest SEN figures for England that were released by the Department for Education. We noticed that there had been a rather steep …

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SEN figures show 2.5% drop in children with special educational needs in England
SEN Reforms, SEN Support, SEND Resources, special needs

SEN figures show 2.5% drop in children with special educational needs in England

By Tania Tirraoro July 24, 2015 July 23, 2015

Just as we agreed to go down to two posts a week over summer (with a week off in August), the Department for Education dropped the 2015 SEN figures. Sigh. …

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SOS!SEN on England’s special needs reforms: The Good, The Bad, The Unchanged
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SOS!SEN on England’s special needs reforms: The Good, The Bad, The Unchanged

By Tania Tirraoro April 28, 2015 April 28, 2015

Way back in 2011, I wrote an article about a small SEN legal charity, SOS!SEN, that provides an advisory service to parents trying to ger the right educational support for …

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Where do KS4 and KS5 students go – when they have SEN?
SEN Support, special needs

Where do KS4 and KS5 students go – when they have SEN?

By Debs Aspland March 9, 2015 March 8, 2015

In January, the DfE published a “Statitistical First Release” showing a breakdown of where children/young adults go to when they leave school or further education. The 2012/13 report looks at …

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Finding out about SENDirect:  Delivering choice and control to families
personal budgets, SEN Reforms, SEN Support, special needs

Finding out about SENDirect:  Delivering choice and control to families

By Tania Tirraoro August 28, 2014 August 28, 2014

As a result of the SEN reforms, the landscape around special needs has suddenly got a whole lot more complicated. Local Offers, Independent Supporters, Mediation providers, the SEND Gateway and another …

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The new SEND system as a flow chart: Part 1, SEN Support
SEN Reforms, SEN Support, SEND Flowcharts, special needs

The new SEND system as a flow chart: Part 1, SEN Support

By Tania Tirraoro August 19, 2014 February 15, 2015

Anyone a bit confused about how the new SEN system process, starting on 1st September 2014, will piece together? Where you start, what’s next, what’s instead of School Action and …

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