The School Leader’s Guide to SEND
Inclusive Leadership in Practice
The School Leader’s Guide to SEND
Inclusive Leadership in Practice
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Description
The School Leader's Guide to SEND is your strategic roadmap for transforming inclusive education in today's challenging educational landscape.
Are you a school leader seeking to transform SEND provision in your school? This essential guide provides practical strategies for developing whole-school inclusive practice. Lynn How draws on her extensive school leadership experience to offer a wealth of cost-effective initiatives and interventions, alongside a clear, strategic approach to improving SEND provision.
From building a holistic understanding of SEND to effectively supporting your SENDCos and learning support teams, this guide helps school leaders:
- make meaningful whole-school reasonable adjustments
- provide equal opportunities for all students
- develop strong, productive relationships with SENDCos and SEND teams
- understand the importance of moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach.
With a foreword from Ross Morrison McGill, @TeacherToolkit
Table of Contents
Part 1 Knowledge and understanding of SEND
1 Barriers to school leader's SEND knowledge and understanding
2 The foundations of an inclusive school
3 Universal provision
4 Key classroom strategies
5 When to seek specialist support
6 Working with your local authority
7 Supporting general SEND needs
8 An overview of common areas of need in school
Part 2 Whole-school strategies
9 Pulling together: making inclusion work
10 Whole-school mindset: gratitude, kindness and inclusive attitudes
11 Whole-school universal provision
12 Supporting SEMH across the school
13 Improving attendance
14 Nurture provision
15 Systems, processes and assistive technology
16 Formal processes: paperwork, assessment and accountability
Part 3 Building relationships with key staff
17 Strengthening SEND through relationships
18 Building a relationship with your SENDCo
19 Best practice for working with LSAs
20 Supporting your SENDCo to lead
21 Working with parents and governors
Part 4 Inspection, accountability and school improvement
22 The 'O' word: where SEND fits with Ofsted
23 School self-evaluation and improvement
Part 5 Case studies
Final reflections
References
Index
Product details
| Published | 30 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781801997690 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Education |
| Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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