Evaluating the Quality of the Curriculum for SEND Pupils (using deep dive methodology)
Target Audience
This course is aimed at primary school SENDCos and senior leaders in mainstream primary schools (including infant and junior schools).
This course will show leaders how to use deep dive methodology to evaluate the quality of education for pupils with SEND in their school.
This is NOT a course that considers the role of the SENDCo and the legal paperwork or legislation required for SEND pupils. Please also note that this is a course for mainstream primary schools. It is not aimed at special schools or schools with a unit where the SEND pupils are taught for much of the time.
Instead it considers what learning is like for these pupils in lessons on a daily basis. It considers how good the curriculum is in reading, writing, mathematics, science and in other foundation subjects for these pupils. It will show delegates how to undertake lesson visits, pupil interviews, work scrutinies and interviews with teachers to evaluate how well the curriculum is meeting the needs of the SEND pupils in the school.
Primary School Course Content
Part 1
- How to prepare fot the deep dive activities by considering the specific needs of a sample of your pupils.
- What to look for in lesson visits. How to record your evaluations.
- Interviewing pupils. What to ask them and how to evaluate what you find out.
- What to look for in the work scrutiny and how to evaluate and record what you find.
- What questions to ask teachers about their provision and planning for their SEND pupils and how to evaluate what you find out.
Between part 1 and 2 of the course delegates will use the proformas given out, and use deep dive methodology to record their findings for the SEND pupils in their own school. Delegates will then bring their notes to part 2 of the course and the course will focus on writing the SEND deep dive report and subsequent action plan for SEND pupils.
Part 2
- Drawing together the evaluations from each of the deep dive activities into a report with the strengths and areas for improvement in the curriculum for SEND pupils.
- Making recommendations for next steps and subsequent action planning and monitoring.
Course Availability & Prices
Evaluating the Quality of the Curriculum for SEND Pupils in the Primary School
Part 1(short day): Monday 29 January 2024, 9:15am – 12:15pm, tea, coffee and biscuits included
Part 2 (long day): Monday 22 April 2024, 9:15- 2:30pm, buffet lunch, tea, coffee and biscuits included
Please note that BOTH parts of the course need to be attended. Please ensure that you have read my terms and conditions before booking. Schools will be invoiced after part 1 for BOTH parts of the course. There will be no refunds if part 2 is not attended.
Delegates should bring with them a fully charged laptop so that they have access to their full school subject curriculum. For part 2, delegates will need to bring a fully charged laptop with their notes from their deep dive (on the proforma given out in part 1).
Course Venue: Blaby Stokes Primary School Training Room, Queen’s Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG
Total price for BOTH PARTS of the course: £230 for the first delegate, £199 for each subsequent delegates from the same school. Schools with the same executive headteacher can be treated as one school for the purpose of pricing, as long as ONE invoice can be sent to ONE school for the total course. Please note that LearnAT schools will receive a 20% discount for this course.
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Evaluating the Quality of the Curriculum for Pupils with SEND.