This course will provide opportunities for the Headteacher and SENDco to consider:
- What is meant by 'ordinarily available provision'.
- The importance of understanding the needs of individual pupils.
- The key pedagogical strategies which underpin high-quality teaching.
- The importance of effective adaptive practice.
- Practical considerations for meeting the needs of children with SEND in a mainstream classroom.

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. Schools should:
• promote positive relationships, active engagement, and wellbeing for all pupils;
• ensure all pupils can access the best possible teaching; and
• adopt a positive and proactive approach to behaviour, as described in the EEF’s Improving Behaviour in Schools guidance report.

It is strongly advised that the Headteacher and SENDco attend sessions together to allow for impactful reflection, discussion and action planning. In order to facilitate this, we are offering two places for the price of one.

This course can be accessed as part of the Leading on SEND Package or as a stand-alone course.

The sessions will be as follows:
Day 1 - High Quality Teaching for Children with SEND - All Delegates - 8.10.25
"Pupils with SEND have the greatest need for excellent teaching and are entitled to provision that supports achievement at, and enjoyment of, school….. This means understanding the needs of individual pupils and weaving specific approaches into everyday, high-quality classroom teaching - being inclusive by design not as an afterthought." Professor Becky Francis EEF - Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools.

This session will focus on the key practices school leaders need to prioritise to ensure inclusion is by design and not as an afterthought.