This course will address the common reasons pupils with SEND struggle with writing. Including:
- Motivation to write.
- Development of motor skills for handwriting.
- Spelling.
- Sentence structure: grammar and punctuation.
- Organisation of ideas.
- A range of practical strategies to inform provision.

Schools are facing the increasing challenge of providing inclusive education for a growing number of children with SEND. Budgets are tight and services are stretched, so how can we make sure our classrooms and learning opportunities are as inclusive as possible?

The EEF guidance report on Special Educational Needs in a Mainstream Setting is summarised in the following:
"An inclusive school removes barriers to learning and participation, provides an education that is appropriate to pupils’ needs, and promotes high standards and the fulfilment of potential for all pupils."

This course is designed for Headteachers and SENDcos and/or EYFS leads and can be accessed as part of the Leading on SEND package or as a stand-alone course.

Many children with SEND struggle with writing and can be easily 'switched off' due to difficulties with fine motor skills and handwriting; sentence structure; grammar and punctuation; organising ideas etc. Being able to write a sentence demands many skills. Even at its most basic level, sentence writing involves thinking a sentence, saying it, holding it in memory, applying phonics to segment words, using 'finger' spaces between words; writing along the line from left to right; re-reading to check it makes sense etc.

The list must seem endless to a child struggling with this process.This session will consider practical ideas to support children who may still be on the journey of mastering the skill of writing in sentences. A toolkit for modelling how sentences are formed allowing children to practise this skill will be demonstrated in order to support children in either key stage.