1. SEN Governors Meetings Jackie Hibbert, School Development Adviser, SEN and Inclusion David Herd, School Development Adviser, SEN and Inclusion Charlie Palmer, Head of Specialist Education Services
Summer 2009

2. Contents New OFSTED Framework Inclusion Development Programme
Progression Guidance
Parental Confidence in Special Educational Needs Support
Steer Report on Behaviour in Schools
Discussion Time

3. Summary: SEN Governors Mtg May 09
New OFSTED Framework
Increased focus on progress of vulnerable groups
Inclusion Development Programme
Speech & Lang, Dyslexia last year, Autism coming
Progression Guidance
Benchmark info on progress made by CYP with SEN
Parental Confidence in Special Educational Needs Support
Lamb Inquiry: Information; Transparency; Assessment; Participation; Feedback
Steer Report on Behaviour in Schools
Effective schools, SEAL, School Partnerships
Discussion Time

4. New Ofsted Framework From September 2009.
Focus on the progress of vulnerable groups of pupils.
So - SEN/LDD!
How will the school demonstrate the impact of the provision made to the pupils having SEN?

5. Inclusion Development Programme
2008/9 SLCN and Dyslexia
Have evaluations of staff confidence and expertise been undertaken?
Have schools planned to use the resources?
Are they using the resources to build confidence and expertise with whole staff groups, smaller groups and individual teachers or members of the support staff?
What difference is this having on:-
Quality First Teaching?
Staff confidence and expertise?
Pupil Progress?
Parental confidence?

6. Inclusion Development Programme
2009/10 Autistic Spectrum (ASD)
Confidence and expertise
Quality first teaching
Early years and mainstream schools
Cross service team
Evaluation, action planning, use of resources
Impact

7. Inclusion Development Programme
Resources available online at:
EYFS Inclusion Development Programme (IDP): Supporting children on the autism spectrum
Primary and Secondary Inclusion Development Programme (IDP): Supporting pupils on the autism spectrum
There is a simple URL to the IDP content on the National Strategies area of the Standards site:

8. Inclusion Development Programme
Questions Governors could ask:-
What proportions of pupils have SLCN, Dyslexia, Autistic Spectrum Disorders?
How does the school meet their needs?
How can their progress be described?
What is different in classrooms to ensure that they are included?
How is the school planning to use/using the IDP?

9. Progression Guidance
Comparative data on the progress of children and young people working below expected levels over a key stage.
A web-based training package on using data to support self-evaluation, target setting and school improvement.
Available early/mid July – LA briefings Autumn Term.
Booklet will be ordered by LA for all schools. 9

10. Parental Confidence in SEN System
Oct 07: Education and Skills Committee report parent confidence in the SEN system is very low
Feb 2008: DCSF respond by setting up the Lamb enquiry with a brief to look at ways of improving it
Enquiry has:
Commissioned a series of LA projects around planning/procedures/info sharing
Identified lack of compliance by LAs and schools on info and procedures as an issue
Found a lack of focus on outcomes and high expectations for SEN pupils
Also found bullying and harassment of SEN pupils, most support from least qualified, growing numbers of pupils at School Action
Agreed to consult widely on this early 2009
SEN Information Act 2008: sharper requirements on data publication on LAs and schools to address variability of provision

11. Lamb Inquiry Recommendations
Communication and engagement with parents rather than standard information;
Reduction in the specific SEN requirements in favour of covering SEN and disability in information for all children;
Increased focus on outcomes for disabled pupils and pupils with SEN;
Tighter quality assurance and accountability for meeting streamlined requirements.

12. Detailed Lamb Recommendations
1. I recommend that the principles of the core offer developed through Aiming High for Disabled Children are extended to provide a framework for engagement by schools and children’s services with parents of children with special educational needs.
2. I recommend that current policy developments in parent engagement should take full account of disabled children and children with SEN.
3. I recommend the reduction in the required content of schools’ SEN policies.
4. I recommend that the requirements on SEN policies are extended to pupil referral units.
5. I recommend that annual review meetings for children with a statement include a consideration of information needs of parents and children and young people.
6. I recommend that:
local authorities publish on their website SEN policies and disability equality schemes from all schools in their area;
the National Strategies report to the DCSF on which local authorities have complied with the publication of the required disability equality scheme and SEN information and on the extent of the compliance of schools in the area;
the DCSF should publish the report from the National Strategies.
7. I recommend the development of training for working with parents of disabled children and children with SEN across the workforce. This should build on existing materials.
8. I recommend that school self-evaluation should be explicit about compliance with the statutory requirements on SEN and disability.
9. I recommend that the judgements on the outcomes for disabled pupils and pupils with SEN are always considered in a limiting judgment for overall school effectiveness.
10. I recommend that Ofsted’s parent questionnaire includes questions for parents of disabled pupils and pupils with SEN about access to information, about provision for their child and about outcomes.
11. I recommend that:
all SIPs working with mainstream schools should receive training in SEN and disability;
in reporting to the school governing body, the head teacher and the local authority, school improvement partners report on the extent to which the school has promoted good outcomes and good progress for disabled pupils and pupils with SEN.

13. Implications
Pressure to comply with existing SEN and Disability frameworks
Link to OFSTED review of SEN this year
Higher expectations linked to new guidance on good progress
Likely focus on improving relationships with parents, and involving them in planning
Extension of Aiming High Themes:
Information; Transparency; Assessment; Participation; Feedback

14. Steer Report Practitioners’ Group 2005 Report: Learning Behaviour
Effective schools improve behaviour of all
Right to discipline enshrined in legislation (Education Act 2006)
Changes to exclusions procedures
Consolidation of SEAL programme (Social and emotional Aspects of Learning)
School partnerships for behaviour
Fair admissions
Greater school control over resources and focus on primary for early intervention
Parent Support Advisers to support behaviour programmes
Promoting high standards of Learning and teaching

15. Steer Group Core Beliefs
The quality of learning, teaching and behaviour in schools are inseparable issues, and the responsibility of all staff;
Poor behaviour cannot be tolerated as it is a denial of the right of pupils to learn and teachers to teach. To enable learning to take place preventative action is the most effective, but where this fails schools must have clear, firm and intelligent strategies in place to help pupils manage their behaviour;
There is no single solution to the problem of poor behaviour, but all schools have the potential to raise standards if they are consistent in implementing good practice in learning, teaching and behaviour management;
Respect has to be given in order to be received. Parents, carers, pupils and teachers all need to operate in a culture of mutual regard;
The support of parents is essential for the maintenance of good behaviour. Parents and schools each need to have a clear understanding of their rights and responsibilities;
School leaders have a critical role in establishing high standards of learning, teaching and behaviour.

16. School Partnerships

17. Time for discussion in small groups
Thank you for coming!