National SEND Reference Group

The National SEND Reference Group is made up of about twenty system leaders with a wealth of both operational and strategic leadership expertise across the education system and age range. They represent all areas of the country and there is a breadth of experience in relation to complexity of need. All have agreed to working collaboratively in pursuit of sharing skills and experience and learning from each other. They have therefore committed to sharing knowledge, ideas and information in an equitable and solution focused approach to securing effective risk assessment and safe operation for schools/colleges supporting pupils with complex SEND during COVID-19. The SEND Reference Group will be attended by officials from the Department for Education and other Departments as appropriate.