Resources relating to 'send'
Blog posts
The Role of the Designated Teacher for Looked After Children
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
Are SENDCOs Managing Amid Rising Pressures?
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Children as young as 11 carrying knives
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Children's Voices Shaping Education Inspection - Ofsted's Big Listen
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Contentions of the new PSHE framework
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
CPD for Teachers and Leaders
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
DFE Report on Bullying
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Keeping children safe in education
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Learning Disability Week
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
Local Safeguarding Partnerships - what schools need to know
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Looked-After & Previously Looked-After Children – The Vital Role of The Virtual School Head
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Managed Moves in Educational Settings
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
New legislative requirements to support the wellbeing and mental health of children
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
New to the Named Safeguarding Governor Role? Here's what you need to know.
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Practical Strategies for School Anxiety (SEND)
by SSS Learning
Reflection on the 2024-25 DfE Autumn & Spring Absence Data
by SSS Learning
Safeguarding - the Impact of Influencer Culture
by SSS Learning
SEND: DFE Report & Reform Plans
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
Shattered Lives, Stolen Futures: The Jay Review on Child Criminal Exploitation
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
The Challenges for Children with SEND Post-Pandemic
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
The Growing School Absence Gap for Vulnerable Children
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
The Named Safeguarding Governor Role
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
The SEN(D) Crisis
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
The SEND Crisis: A Head Teacher's Perspective
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
Top Tips for Intimate Care for School and Academy Staff
by SSS Learning
Use of Reasonable Force and Restraint in Alternative Provision and Special Schools
by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher
What is Regulated Activity in Schools?
by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director
Podcasts
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 – Part 2
14 Jun 2026, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Masking, Distress and Hidden Vulnerability
17 May 2026, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
New Guidance on Reasonable Force and Restrictive Interventions in Schools
23 Feb 2025, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Post-Pandemic challenges for children with SEND
29 Jul 2024, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Prevent: New Guidance for DSLs
08 Nov 2026, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Reasonable Force and Restraint
26 Aug 2024, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
School budgets and Safeguarding 2025 - 2026
17 Nov 2024, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
SEND Reform: The safeguarding implications for Schools
05 Apr 2026, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Supporting Children with ADHD
14 Sep 2025, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Supporting Children with Autism in Schools
07 Sep 2025, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Supporting Children with Dyslexia
24 Aug 2025, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
The DSL's Guide to Starting the New Academic Year
21 Sep 2025, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
The Rising Pressures on SENDCOs
08 Jul 2024, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks
Transitions and Vulnerability for Children with SEND
12 Jul 2026, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks