Department for education guidance:
- Schools Guide to the SEND Code of Practice 2014
- Suspension and Permanent Exclusion from maintained Schools, Academies and Pupil Referral Units in England Including Pupil Movement – Guidance August 2024
- Guidance Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions 2015
- Behaviour in Schools – Advice for headteachers and school staff February 2024 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
- Maintained schools governance guide
- Academy trust governance guide
- Equality Act guidance for schools 2014
National Governance Association Welcome to Governance
Medical Conditions and School Partnership website (Health Conditions in Schools Alliance). This website includes: a sample school medical policy; templates for individual healthcare plan, (including specific conditions); information on specific health conditions.
Disabled Children and the Equality Act 2010: what teachers need to know and what schools need to do. (Link to Council for Disabled Children website)
Advancing equality of opportunity: guidance for schools – Equality and human rights commission (equalityhumanrights.com)
Equality and Human Rights Technical guidance for schools (opens PDF) (lots of really helpful examples about discrimination, exclusions etc)
Exclusions – NGA guide to Governing Boards
Autism Education Trust – school exclusions guide for governing bodies
Whole School SEND Gateway – community of practice bringing together over 4000 schools, practitioners, parents, third sector organisations & work funded by the DfE. Includes research, resources and guides.
Education Endowment Foundation links:
- All Guides for schools
- Teaching and Learning Toolkit
- Families of Schools Database
- Working with Parents to Support Children’s Learning
- Special Educational Needs in Schools EEF Guidance
- Putting Evidence to Work – A School’s Guide to Implementation
- The EEF guide to the pupil premium
Support for School Staff:
Suffolk Learning Website – for information from local partners providing school improvement support
Suffolk Learning Improvement Network (SLIN) Suffolk learning
SES traded offer – in Suffolk
Education Support – A Charity offering free mental health and wellbeing support for school staff.
The Education Staff Wellbeing charter – can help support a whole school wellbeing culture.
Anna Freud 5 back to school tools – re promoting the health and wellbeing of pupils and staff.
Psychology and Therapeutic Services Keys to Inclusion
Suffolk Learning – Education, learning and inclusion
Resources and approaches to help families participate
Psychology and Therapeutic Services video Creating a One Page Profile
Helen Sanderson website (advice & tools for person-centred practice)
Preparing for Adulthood resources
POhWER (Suffolk Advocacy Service)
Check and Challenge
National Governance Association – Learning Link login to access modules around role of SEND Governor, recommended by Schools Choice
Contact: governor.training@schoolschoice.org if you have trouble logging in.
