Teachers, educational professionals and learning assistants
Teachers
'All teachers are SEN teachers.' The majority of
children with special educational needs receive the help they
need from classroom teachers in mainstream schools. To help you meet these
challenges we aim to provide you with the latest information on SEN,
provide tools to use in the classroom and provide links to relevant
sites.
SEN Code of Practice — The SEN Code of Practice provides practical advice to Local Authorities, maintained schools, early education settings and others on carrying out their statutory duties to identify, assess and make provision for children's special educational needs.
Disabled Children in Residential Placements - This report draws together information about disabled children in residential placements from social services, education and health, following recommendations in Valuing People (Department of Health 2001). It also sets out recommendations for further work to find out more about the needs of these children and the outcomes of residential placements.
SEN Toolkit — The SEN Toolkit,
mainly for schools and LAs, contains practical advice on how to implement the
Code. It should be read in conjunction with the Code. Each section of the
Toolkit has a number of pages designed to be copied and used as slides for
training purposes.
Teaching/Learning support assistants
provide vital support to teachers in the classroom. A
proportion of these will provide support for children with special educational
needs as well as assisting the class teacher with day to day support. For
further information on learning support assistants visit the teaching and support staff area of the site.
Management role & training of learning support assistants - This study, published in October 1999, set out to explore these issues through case studies of LA support services, mainstream and special schools, and a national survey of LSA training. Copies of the full report (RR161) priced £4.95 are available from DCSF Publications, PO Box 5050, Sherwood Park, Annesley, Nottingham NG15 0DJ. Tel: 0845 6022260.
Autistic Spectrum Disorders — Guidance from
the Autism Working Group. The guidance in this booklet is intended to
give practical help to teachers and other professionals working with
children with autistic spectrum disorders.
- Speech & language therapy
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Page updated: 11 May 2007
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