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Autumn SEND Update
Nov 2016 2016/17 Number 1
In This Issue
National updates
New resources and online training – SEMH, equalities, complex needs and Down Syndrome
PiP parents conference
Post 16 open day for SEND pupils
New online counselling for 14+
Children OT resources
NaSENCO
Key Dates Spring TermPrimary SENCO briefing 9 Feb 1.30-4.30West Thornton Primary AcademyThis will include an input from the Bridge School on the Autism Education Trust Progression FrameworkSummer term briefing 27 June 1.30-4.30West Thornton Primary AcademySecondary and Post 16 briefing 23 Feb 2.00-5.00Octavo Training Room, 4th Floor, Clocktower, Croydon
( Costs: £110/ £100 CHTA schools for
The Rochford Review: final report
The long awaited final report from the Rochford Review has now been published. Amongst the recommendations are the removal of p-levels for statutory assessment. Schools are reminded that for the remainder of this year until further clarification in published that p-levels remain statutory.
The full document which includes ten recommendations can be found via this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/
Demonstrating progress of pupils with SEND
In the context of assessment without levels and the Rochford Review’s recommendations that include the removal of P Levels, Croydon will be developing local guidance to support schools in demonstrating SEND progress.
Building on the statutory framework at different key stages, as well as expectations from OFSTED and in the Code of Practice the Croydon guidance will support schools to develop their own assessment framework for children with SEND. This guidance will support them to demonstrate progress for SEND pupils across the four areas of need.
We are hoping to make this guidance available in the Spring term. As part of this work we will be seeking collaboration with both mainstream and specialist settings.
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schools who have not bought a yearly subscription toSENCO briefings)
Access arrangements for KS2 national curriculum tests
Access arrangements’ section of NCA tools opens for applications for additional time, early opening, compensatory marks and timetable variations opens on 30th January. The deadline for submission of applications for early opening and compensatory marks is 27th February. The deadline for submission of applications for additional time is 24th April. Guidance on how to use access arrangements will be updated on the STA website for the 2017 test cycle in January.
New DfE report on experiences of pupils with SEND and their families
This report reviews the experiences of children and young people with SEND in schools and Post 16 settings. The report emphasises that effective communication with families is critical, as is effective communication between agencies, and that schools and colleges should provide support for basic health needs, such as medication. You can find the full report here:-https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-experiences-with-schools-and-colleges
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SEMH Toolkit launched
A new toolkit that supports schools and colleges to monitor and evaluate their provision for Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) has been launched by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families in conjunction with Public Health England. The toolkit suggests a number of scales that schools can use to measure wellbeing for a range of purposes – to measure wellbeing across the school to provide evidence of a whole school
approach to promoting the wellbeing of pupils, to support effective identification of pupils who would benefit from additional support and to measure the impact of interventions put in place to support them.
The Guidance usefully contains some school examples too show how the suggested tools have been utilised in a range of primary, secondary and specialist settings.
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Croydon schools will want to use this guidance and the measures suggested alongside identification tools they may alreday be using – such as the Boxall Profile and THRIVE.
To download the resources please go to:
http://www.annafreud.org/media/4612/mwb-toolki-final-draft-4.pdf
The Online Boxall Profile
Many schools are now familiar with the Boxall Profile, which has recently been adapted as an online tool. The online version now also produces reports which provides an explanation of the
results and allows schools to target key areas, choose strategies, create short term success criteria and create a learning plan that can then be shared with all staff.
Please note that the Boxall Profile can be used with children from 3 years upwards. For schools using the paper version there is a primary and secondary version of the profile.
Please also note that the Boxall has been developed for school staff to use – based on observation of the pupil either in whole class or nurture provision and has not been designed for parental observation of their child.
Training is available for schools wishing to use the online Boxall Profile. The next course will take place on
6/2/17 3.45-5.30 in the Octavo Training Room. The cost of attending this training is £79 / £70 for CHTA schools. This includes a one year subscription for one user with unlimited assessments. Please book at:-www.octavopartnership.org
Mental Health - Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
CWMT now have a weekly online webinar that anyone can join, covering a range of mental health issues for staff working with
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Contact UsDenise [email protected]
Judith Lunnon
children and young people.
You can sign up at:-
http://www.inourhands.com/onlinelearning/
In addition the CWMT are offering schools a funded mental health book club. Once a term you will receive a book and associated resources with the aim of boosting your understanding, skills, confidence or ideas when working to support the mental health of pupils.
http://www.inourhands.com/bookclub/
Equalities Duty for pupils with SEND
Disability is a protected characteristic under Equalities legislation and schools are required to make “reasonable adjustments”
to ensure that disabled learners do not experience substantial disadvantage. The Equality and Human Rights Commission with John Moores University have produced a suite of online materials to support schools to understand
these duties. They can be accessed at:-
https://unlockingopportunities.equalityhumanrights.com//default.asp
DfE Complex Needs online learning materials updated
The DfE online SEND learning materials were released in 2012, but have recently been updated. They provide valuable freely available online learning for teachers and TAs who wish to extend their knowledge of SEND.
http://www.complexneeds.org.uk/modules/Module-3.4-Emotional-well-being-and-mental-health/All/m12p040a.html#
Supporting pupils with Down Syndrome
Promoting the Language and Reading Skills of Children with Down Syndrome11 January 2017 9.30-12.30This course run by Octavo’s Educational Psychology Service aims to increase teaching staff’s knowledge of strategies for supporting the development of both language and reading skills for pupils with Down
Syndrome.Costs £104/ £96.50 for CHTA schools
Children with Down syndrome
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octavopartnership.org
experience specific learning difficulties and require additional, targeted support in the classroom. This online course offers convenient access to up-to-date information and practical guidance for educators working with children with Down syndrome aged from 4 to 16 years. The course includes 10 modules, each of which includes a video presentation, handouts and an assessment. In addition, course participants are invited to join an online discussion forum.
https://store.dseenterprises.org/products/effective-education-for-children-with-down-syndrome-in-school
Croydon 0-25 SEND TeamWorkshop to support process and recording EHC reviews for mainstream schools planned for early Spring, details to follow.
Croydon school nursing serviceMedical needs in schools repeat session: Wednesday 1 February 2017, 12 .00-5,00, Community Space, Bernard Weatherill House. Booking is via the School Nursing email: [email protected].
Event for parents and carers of pupils with SEN
1 December 2016 9.30am -2.30pm Venue: Mind in Croydon Fairfield House, 10 Altyre Road, Croydon, CR0 5LA For more information to share with
parents and carers please go to:-
http://www.pipcroydon.com/index.php/events/training/416-mental-capacity-the-court-of-protection-seminar-23.htmlTransition to Post 16 for children with SEND
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For more information contact:- [email protected]
POET –Practitioner Survey
In Control, with the help of children, young people, families and practitioners from across the country, has devised questionnaires for people to complete about the process of obtaining an EHCP.
These surveys are being used to find out how Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) are working for children, young people and families in Croydon.
Deadline for completion of the survey is 31/12/2016. The survey can be accessed from the link below.
http://puttingpeoplefirst.limeask.com/survey/index/sid/935324/newtest/Y/lang/en
A national report with the results will be published in Autumn 2017 and Croydon Council will receive an individual benchmarking report, subject to sufficient returns.
Croydon Children’s O.T
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Resources to support early years, primary and secondary school develop children’s fine and gross motor skills are available to download at:-https://
www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/services/Children_occupational_therapy/
SkyLine Online Support: CROYDON
SkyLine Support offers free and friendly, confidential online counselling and workshops for young people who live, work or study in Croydon and are aged 14-18. Young people can self-refer and all support takes place through a secure dedicated website: www.skylinesupport.orgFor some young people it can be hard to ask for or access help and they may prefer to access support online. This service provides a dedicated counsellor with whom they will have weekly online counselling sessions using the written word (chat or email type sessions are available). Young people can also log in to informal online workshops, called SkyCasts where they can get practical information and support about issues such as anxiety, anger, stress or depression.
https://www.skylinesupport.org/
The SEN Code of Practice states that newly appointed SENCOs must achieve a national award for SEN coordination within 3 years of appointment.
To support local access and delivery to this programme, Croydon Council and Octavo are
continuing to work in partnership with Christchurch Canterbury University. The course will start in January and will be based at Fairchildes Primary School. This will provide
opportunities to see at first hand the practice and approaches to inclusive practice at this outstanding primary school.
The course is open to both primary and secondary SENCOs. It would also be appropriate for colleagues managing SEN in Post 16 settings.
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This cross-phase approach has proved beneficial in terms of developing shared perspectives of the challenges and opportunities in delivering high quality SEND provision in a range of settings.
For more information please contact:[email protected]
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