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Sharing information safely in everyday SEND practice
Simple steps to keep information secure, meet UK GDPR expectations and build trust with families and colleagues — without becoming a barrier to supporting the child.
Regulation starts with us
Children are constantly reading the adults around them, often without realising it. Teaching Assistant Victoria Willis explains why our own calm matters so much, what regulation can look like across a school day, and a simple three-step reset you can try tomorrow.
Your Pupil Premium strategy statement: what to publish and when
What the DfE requires schools to publish about Pupil Premium spending, how to build a statement that stands up to scrutiny, and how to show impact without drowning in spreadsheets.
The graduated approach: making Assess, Plan, Do, Review work in practice
What the SEND Code of Practice expects from SEN support, how to run each stage of the cycle well, and why good records now make an EHC needs assessment request stronger later.
Persistent and severe absence: what the thresholds mean and what to do next
How the DfE defines persistent and severe absence, what the statutory attendance guidance expects of schools, and practical ways to support pupils with SEND whose attendance is falling.
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