Introduction to the Module

CS2710: Meeting Additional Needs

Networking Key

What strengths do you bring to the course?

SEN Passport Activity

Learning Objectives

• Develop a working knowledge and a critical understanding of the underpinning legislation and legal requirements in relation to Additional Needs and Inclusion

• Develop knowledge and a critical understanding of working in partnership with parents/carers;

• Develop co-operative skills for sharing information with the child’s educational network;

• Understand the importance and development of positive self-image and self-esteem in a child’s development

• Develop, implement and evaluate specific plans and activities to meet additional needs of children ensuring equality of opportunity and inclusive practices;

• Develop and implement plans to meet individual and overall curricular needs;

• Evaluate a range of suitable resources, equipment, materials, including ICT that would enable and encourage children to participate effectively in activities.

Key Aspects

Learning Walk

Learning Walk

Critical Consideration

Critical Consideration

Sharing

Good Practice

Sharing

Good Practice

InclusionInclusion

‘The report notes that whilst statementing has become stable for primary aged children at 1.6%, the proportion of children with statements being placed in special schools has increased over the last five years but there has been much variation between authorities in their approaches to statementing.  The proportion of children identified as having special educational needs but without a statement has increased to a peak of 21% in year 4 of primary school .’

The Primary Review , 2007

SEN / AN

‘For some pupils – including the 570,000 children living with a disability and the 1.6 million children with special educational needs – it is even more imperative that they get the help they need to overcome their disadvantage and make the progress they are capable of.’

Andrew Adonis at the Launch of SEN and Disability Training resources, 18th June 2008

New Government / New Changes

• New Green Paper http://www.education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm Ofsted Report Sept 2010

SEN identification – current position

21% of all children are identified with SEN99% of all children attend mainstream schoolsThe percentage of pupils in special education

has remained constant at 1.1%54.9% of all children with statements attend

mainstream schools – 38.1% attend special schools – 4.3% attend independent schools, 2% in non-maintained special schools and 0.8% in PRUs

Green Paper Vision

supports better life outcomes for young people

gives parents more confidence by giving them control

transfers power to front-line professionals and to local communities

A radically different system that: The Green Paper proposes:

a new approach to identifying SEN

a single assessment process and ‘Education, Health and Care Plan’

a local offer of all services available

parents to have the option of a personal budget by 2014

giving parents a real choice of school

greater independence to the assessment of children's needs

The Green Paper – Five Chapters

Chapter Title

1 Early identification and assessment Q 1-9

2 Giving parents controlQ 10-17

3 Learning and achievingQ 18-32

4 Preparing for adulthoodQ 33-39

5 Services working together for familiesQ 40-59

1. Early identification and assessment

We propose to:• help professionals identify problems as they emerge,

with a robust system of early checks for children involving education, health and social care

• put in place a reformed assessment process for children with complex needs, with a single multi-agency approach and ‘Education, Health and Care Plan’ for 0-25, focusing on outcomes, giving parents the same statutory protection as the current statement of SEN

• in the meantime, speed up the process for families, by reducing the time limit for statutory assessments

2. Giving parents controlParents to be at the heart of decisions made about their child and feelconfident that support will be put in place. We propose to:

• make services more transparent for families, with local services publishing a ‘local offer’ of what is available

• strengthen the choice and control given to parents, with the option of personal budgets by 2014 for all families with children with a statement of SEN or a new single plan

• support families through the system, with trained key workers to help parents navigate services

• ensure parents have a real choice of a range of schools

• ensure that parents and local authorities always attempt mediation before making an appeal to the Tribunal

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Assessment

The Resource

Two Views

Activity 1

The Spelling test

1. Write your name not looking down

2. Write ………….. With alternative hand not looking down

3. Write the word …………..

aetiology

SEN Quiz

Key Legislation

Same But Different

Finding the Star

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWfLThXoC8Y&feature=related

Communication

PreparationFlexibility

Collaboration

PlanningEmpathyRespect