Understand how inspectors evaluate inclusion and SEND provision under the 2025 framework. Use our articles to feel ready for conversations with inspectors and prepare for case sampling.
Understand how inspectors evaluate inclusion and SEND provision under the 2025 framework. Use our articles to feel ready for conversations with inspectors and prepare for case sampling.
Understand how Ofsted will inspect the new evaluation area of inclusion in your school. Find out about the standards of the 2025 framework, and use our self-evaluation tool to consider your provision.
See how Ofsted inspects SEND as part of the 'inclusion' evaluation area. Find out what inspectors will look for and how they'll gather evidence, including case sampling.
Download our resource to get an idea of the types of questions Ofsted inspectors might ask about inclusion under the 2025 framework.
Learn how Ofsted inspectors will use case sampling to look at specific pupils in your school, what the process involves and how to prepare for it. Plus, use our templates to let parents/carers know if inspectors will want to talk to them or their child.
Be clear on your legal requirements around inclusion and SEND.
Be clear on the duties for schools under the Equality Act 2010, what unlawful behaviour under the Act looks like and the general exceptions for schools.
Use our 30-minute briefing to get your staff up to speed on their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010. Make sure they know their protected characteristics from their reasonable adjustments, and use our scenarios to help staff embed their learning.
Schools are required to comply with the PSED. Understand what that means and find out the information your school could publish to demonstrate compliance. You can also see examples from primary, secondary and special schools.
Read our summary to help you comply with the SEND Code of Practice. Find out how the EHC assessment process works, and share our handout with staff to help them understand their responsibilities under the code.
Use our 30-minute briefing to help your teachers and TAs understand their responsibilities under the SEND Code of Practice, including how to work with your SENCO, and how you provide SEN support in your school.
Use our 40-minute briefing to help staff understand your school’s approach to inclusion, focusing on the pupil groups Ofsted will consider during an inspection and how your school defines 'other barriers' to learning and/or wellbeing
Understand your legal responsibilities around supporting transgender pupils in your school and learn how to make informed decisions around the arrangements you put in place.
Complete our audit to have total confidence you've got everything in place for pupils with SEND and are meeting the statutory requirements in the SEND Code of Practice.
Use our articles to help you identify the vulnerable pupil groups in your school, and understand how needs registers can help you keep track of pupils needing support.
Get to grips with the key pupil groups that Ofsted will focus on when evaluating inclusion. Understand how to identify which of the pupils in your school face barriers to their learning or wellbeing, so you can put the right support in place and deliver truly inclusive provision for all.
As a SENCO, get tips on best practice for identifying and assessing special educational needs (SEN). Help your teachers pass on any concerns with our template referral form.
Get a handle on how to identify your high and low-ability pupils, so you can make sure your curriculum meets the needs of all learners. Find out how to assess pupils in both core and foundation subjects, and what to explain to Ofsted inspectors about your chosen method.
Spotting underachievement early on is key to helping pupils catch up and keep up with their peers. Find out how to identify vulnerable pupil groups and decide which ones to track.
Download our template additional needs register to help you track more vulnerable pupils across your school, and learn who to include on the register.
Download our template register to help you manage SEND provision across your school. Get guidance on managing the register, and use our template letter to notify parents and carers when their child has been added.
See how to audit your provision and manage your school’s intervention strategies, action plans and support plans.
How well does your provision identify and support the needs of all your pupils, including pupils with SEND and pupils from other key inclusion groups? Use our audits and checklists to ask yourself the right questions, and help you identify areas for improvement.
Use our practical tips to deliver high-quality interventions. Share our template letter so parents and carers know about the interventions in place for their child, and use our recording and monitoring forms to keep teachers informed about the progress their pupils are making.
Identify the groups of pupils you need to raise progress for, then download our template to create your own action plan.
Rethink your approach to supporting vulnerable pupils with inspiration from Aylsham High School. Find out how its nurture provision boosts academic success for pupils with complex social and emotional needs.
Learn how to raise the attainment of disadvantaged pupils in your school. Find out how to identify barriers to learning, select targeted interventions based on evidence, and how to evaluate your progress.
A pastoral support plan (PSP) can give a pupil the additional support they need. Learn what a PSP looks like, how to write one, and see some examples.
Evidence how you meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and additional needs. Download our template provision maps to help you measure the impact of your interventions and calculate their cost.
Download and adapt our SEN support plan templates. Learn how to map data to your MIS, share targets with stakeholders, and evidence the graduated approach for EHC needs assessments.
Understand how best to support specific pupil groups, including young carers, pupils from refugee families, and pupils who are trans. Run interventions to raise progress and attainment.
Learn how to manage challenging behaviour from pupils with SEMH needs. Get guidance on communicating effectively with these pupils and adapting your classroom environment to cater for their needs. Plus, see examples of what other schools are doing.
Mobilise your whole school to raise the attainment of pupils with special educational needs (SEN). Learn strategies for meeting each pupil's academic and wellbeing needs, and how to choose and evaluate appropriate interventions.
As many as 1 in 5 pupils at your school could be young carers. Learn how to identify them, help remove barriers to their learning and wellbeing, and create a school culture that truly supports these vulnerable pupils and their families.
Read how you can create an environment in your school where children who are refugees feel welcomed and comfortable. Find out what you need to do when you have refugee pupils arriving soon, and resources to help you support their transition.
Find out how you can support a pupil who is trans, non-binary, or questioning their gender, including questions to ask and steps you can take to make them feel more comfortable and supported at school.
Find advice to help you identify the needs of pupils who have English as an additional language (EAL), and see what adjustments you can make in school to support them.
Get to grips with your responsibilities around the education and wellbeing of service pupils. Understand which pupils are eligible for the service pupil premium (SPP), and how you can identify and support them. Plus, understand how your school can spend the premium.
Find out how to gather evidence on the progress of your vulnerable pupils. Use our tracking tools and guidance to evaluate whether your interventions are effective.
Understand what data you can use when monitoring the progress of vulnerable pupils, including those facing barriers to their learning. Also find tools to help you track wellbeing.
Learn how to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your interventions, including what evidence to look for and how to present this to governors. Plus, find a tracking tool, a template for SEND case studies, a template report to governors and a pupil voice survey in our toolkit.
Analyse the impact of your pupil premium interventions with our tracking tool. Use it to help you make your funding go further, and to make sure your plans are impact-focused.
Feel confident as the pupil premium lead in your school with our list of everything you need to do, including what data you should monitor, how you should report back to your governing board and how to track pupil progress.
Use our template to help you report to your governing board on how you support looked-after children (LAC) and previously LAC, and find links to more support for designated teachers.
Build a whole-school approach to inclusion with our audits, action plans and policies.
Find out how to focus on inclusivity when updating your behaviour policy. See our tips for what to include, and strategies to reduce bias and comply with equality law.
Reflect on how inclusive your school is of ethnically diverse groups or backgrounds, and take the first steps to improving this for all your staff, pupils and parents/carers.
Take your first steps towards embedding a school culture that celebrates different genders and sexualities, and creates an environment where all pupils and staff feel safe and valued. Includes an audit to help you identify the areas where you can improve.
Whether you're creating or reviewing your digital strategy, consider digital inclusion so everyone in your school can benefit and pupils can thrive online.
Use our practical strategies to engage effectively with parents and carers who use English as an additional language (EAL). Help them become a part of the school community and provide support for them and their children.
Download our template for a whole-school pastoral action plan and a sample completed plan. You will also find next steps to help you achieve your pastoral targets.
Remove barriers so that all pupils in your school can access your enrichment activities – including pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils. Also, find out Ofsted’s expectations for your extra-curricular programme.
Find advice on how you can remove barriers so that all pupils in your school can access school trips. See considerations for different pupil groups, including pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
Use our resources to support high-quality teaching and differentiation, lesson planning, and classroom provision for all pupils.
Understand what is meant by high-quality teaching, and find evidence-based strategies to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Download our audit to ask teachers to reflect on their use of differentiation in areas such as questioning, resources and tasks set. Plus, see resources and guidance on differentiation strategies and approaches.
Download our checklist to determine whether your classrooms are suitable learning environments for pupils with SEND, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, dyslexia, physical needs and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).
Use our audit tool to identify where teachers are confident differentiating their lesson plans for pupils with SEND, and where they might need more support. Find further resources to help you monitor SEND provision.
Audit your current curriculum for inclusive representation, and make sure your enrichment programme is accessible to all.
Make sure all pupils in your school feel seen with these ideas for promoting inclusivity throughout your curriculum. Kyrome Adams suggests quick changes you can make to your resources and bookshelves, as well as more long-term planning and collaboration tips to really embed a feeling of belonging for all children, regardless of their race, religion, disability, gender, body type or sexual orientation.
Use our curriculum audit to help develop inclusivity, and question and adapt what you’re teaching so your curriculum represents the diversity of gender and sexuality in modern Britain.
Find out how to weave LGBTQ+ content into your curriculum to make it more inclusive and meet the DfE's expectations.
Learn how to make diversity central to your curriculum, not just a bolt on. Download our review tool and use it to question and adapt what you’re teaching so your curriculum accurately represents Britain's diversity.
Find out how to improve representation and diversity in your school library and classrooms, so they reflect the society we live in and all of your pupils feel represented and valued.
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