We’ve been working with parents, children, young people and schools to develop a new resource to help school staff give consistent and inclusive support. It’s called the Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision Framework.
It brings together in one place simple, every day and low-cost things that schools can do to support children. And that includes children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It has ideas for simple adjustments that teachers can make to their classrooms, to remove the barriers that make learning harder for some.
The key principles have come from children, parents and school staff. They told us what good inclusive support looks like, the impact this had on them and what some of the barriers were.
We’re introducing the resource to schools through a series of workshops next month. We’ve invited headteachers, school leaders, SENDCos and governors. The workshops will explain to schools how to use the framework and how it can help them share good practice. After the workshops, schools will use it in their planning for the next school year.
The full framework will be available online next month, and we will share a link with you then.