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

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

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

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

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

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

The Rising Pressures on SENDCOs
08 Jul 2024, by Sam Preston & Sara Spinks