SENCOs & Senior Leaders views sought by DfE on ‘What Works in SEND’

The team are looking for survey responses to be completed by SENCOs or senior leaders in schools to help them to get a clearer picture of how mainstream state schools are organising their workforce. The survey asks about staff who support SEND in the school and about features of the school population. The findings from this research will be used to inform schools and the Department for Education to help improve support for disabled pupils and those with Special Educational Needs. 

The survey is being conducted by The What Works in SEND programme which is part of a programme of work led by the RISE (Research and Improvement for SEND Excellence) Partnership, led by the Council for Disabled Children. This brings together thought leaders from the SEND system who have the necessary understanding of system change and specialist knowledge of SEND.  

The survey may take between 15-30 minutes to complete, with longer times for schools that have SEN Units, Resourced Provision and similar. The closing date is 30 January.  
 
You can access the survey here and for any queries, please contact penny.smith@wbs.ac.uk 

For more information about What Works in SEND, please visit: https://whatworks-send.org.uk/ and for Council for Disabled Children: https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/