Useful Information

A double check – The SEN policy – what the SEN Code says should be in it

• Outlining what should be in your SEN policy.
• Gives information from maintained schools, maintained special schools and special schools in hospitals.

A Provision Map – a secondary school example

• A step-by-step process for your school's provision - what happens each year?

Accessibility Plan Review

• Areas to be addressed in the Accessibility Plan.

Assessing Learners Views

 New  Assessing Pupils Progress – Have you seen these?

• Resources you need to support you in assessing pupils' progress (APP) in mathematics and reading and writing at Key Stage 2.

Ask the Parents

Communicating – Our agreed policy for consistency including visual communication in classrooms

Disability Equality Scheme

• Example format and content for schools/colleges/PRUs with guidance notes.

Education Self-Evaluation

Equal Opportunities - Suggest an Umbrella!

• An Equal Opportunities Respect for All Policy that includes: EXAMPLE COVER, 3 YEAR POLICY, SCHEME and ACTION PLAN.
• Maria extends her sincere thanks to Denise Young, Deputy Headteacher of Mountjoy School in Bridport, Dorset for researching and starting this process and Lynda Morgan, the Headteacher of Maplefields School in Kettering and Corby for helping to refine and extend it so it can meet the latest statutory requirements, promote and provide better equal opportunities and strive for greater respect for all!

Experience and Achievement

Explaining the difference between Attainment/Achievement/Progress

• A simple chart to demonstrate and clarify this.

Extended Learning

Governor Visit

Governor Visiting Policy and Guide

Incident Form

Know your numbers

• Interesting facts about education!! (Source: TES Support Network)

Learning styles and responses to new situations

• A useful table outlining the Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic styles of learning.
• Which are you?
• Do you plan for all learners?

Lesson Observation and Assessment

• 13 checkpoints to assess the quality of teaching in the classroom.

Managing differentiation for teachers – a self-evaluation checklist

• When you teach what do you need?
• When you visit classrooms what do you see?
• Checking a range of ways to meet different learning styles.

NCSL – FMiS Diagnostic

National College for School Leadership – Finanical Management Self-Assessment

Ofsted changes and Latest! Did You Know?

Order and use these documents – Stay up-to-date!

Performance Management and Classroom Observation – Before, During and After

Personalised Programmes - Explaining clearly what the student is learning

• How to explain personalised programmes using intensive interaction as an example.

PSHE, citizenship, healthy schools and the 5 ECM outcomes. What’s new?

Preparing for OfSTED

 New  Religious Education - P Level Examples

Roles of the Support Worker

Self-Evaluation Evidence – Health and Safety

Self-Evaluation for Subject, Aspect, Faculty and Student/Pupil Progress Leaders

Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL)

There is now a secondary SEAL - check out the website.

 New  Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural and Emotional Development

• Thanks to The Robert Ogden School and Linda and Chris in particular for sharing how they have mapped SMSC across Maths and History – also see the relevant National Guidance.

Stakeholders Views

Staff Questionnaire

• Maria is pleased that Sue Gething does not mind sharing this with others as it will strengthen your evidence base and improve your practice.

Ten skills taken for granted

• Ten skills, keywords and definitions for effective teaching and learning.

The Garden

The monitoring of teaching and learning by subject leaders/co-ordinators' checklist

• How to record when visiting each other's classroom, remit and check list.
• Understanding the task.
• Collecting the evidence.
• A checklist to record your visit and provide the evidence.

Tracking progress over time

• Record in a different colour each time and date progress level.
• Use it for an individual, a class, a targeted group, a key stage, a subject or across the school.
• Track progress from year to year.
• Adapt it for your curriculum areas.

Work Related Learning