SEN and Inclusion Home page
For general advice and guidance on SEN matters, schools may contact:
Phil Robbins
General Inspector, SEN
Schools' Team
Tel: 01926 412742
or, for matters related to training for SEN:
Jane Hill
Advisory Teacher for SEN
Tel: 01926 413724
Warwickshire LEA has recently published the 'Reference File' for Special Needs and Inclusion'. This document is available as a hard copy in all schools, as a CD, also in schools and on two websites:-
WES Online and Warwickshire County Council Website.
The document gathers together in one place for schools all LEA guidance and information on all aspects of special needs and inclusion. This includes Special Educational Needs but also many other issues to do with the management of inclusion in schools. It is intended as a management tool for senior managers in schools as well as SENCOs.
Sections which will be of particular interest to schools regarding guidance on SEN are as follows:-
Section 2
The Statutory Framework for SEN, including The Disability Discrimination Act
Section 3
SEN and Inclusion in Warwickshire - the LEA policy for the inclusion of pupils with SEN
Section 4
The LEA's Strategic Plan activities with relate to SEN matters
Section 5
Current funding arrangements for SEN provision in schools
Section 6
Defining SEN - Page 601, School SEN Policies - Page 603, Monitoring and Evaluating the SEN Policy - Page 605-6, Reporting requirements - Page 607, The Responsibilities of the SENCO - Page 607, Definitions of School Action and School Action Plus - Page 609-617, Special Schools - Page 619-620, The PRU - Page 622-625
Section 7
Planning for Individual Pupils, including Individual Education Plans (with guidance and suggested formats), Pastoral Support Programmes and Personal Education Plans.
Section 8
Statutory Assessments (Criteria and Referrals)
Section 9
Reviews (including Annual Reviews of Statements)
Section 10
Working with Parents and Carers
Section 11
LEA Administration and Support Services (with contact details)
Section 12
Monitoring SEN Provision and Pupil Progress
The contact details given in Section 11 of the Reference File relate to the LEA's SEN Division, which includes the Assessment, Statementing and Review Service, The Educational Psychology Service, LABSS, DISCS, The Pupil Reintegration Unit and the Education Social Work Service.