What's the Big Idea for SEND?

The Sea View Trust, located in the North West of England, is currently comprised of 3 mainstream primary academies, 3 special academies and a specialist college.

Our vision is to work as a cohesive and inclusive Trust, bringing together culturally aligned partners where a climate of nurture and respect leads to challenge, aspiration and achievement for all.

In partnership with the Blackpool Research School, curriculum hubs, universities, schools and Trusts, we have secured an excellent reputation at local, regional and national levels, including producing our free resource SEND Development Pathways for the School Workforce in collaboration with Whole School SEND and the DfE.

Webinar: Introduction to the SEND Development Pathways

This webinar walks you through the SEND Development Pathways - interactive documents that aim to support the schools’ workforce in accessing free, quality SEND CPD resources and professional support that is targeted towards their role, setting, career stage and ambition.

This webinar shares the project development to date (completion March 2022), including the two main resources: the SEND Development Pathways for School Workforce Guidance Document (including self-study materials) and the SEND Development Pathways for the School Workforce interactive PowerPoint.

This webinar is suitable for practitioners from all roles in mainstream and specialist settings and helps you to:

Identify next steps for professional development
Find resources to support development
Take the next steps in your career

>> Access the Introduction to the SEND Development Pathways <<

What’s the BIG idea for SEND?

This Innovation for SEND project was delivered in partnership with Whole School SEND and the DfE. Our remit was to identify, evaluate, document, sustain, validate and scale-up promising school/college initiatives which benefit children and young people with SEND. The ambition was to create an accessible national database to widely share what works for learners with SEND. Project participants will receive high-quality, free CPD to share their ideas and support their engagement in simple, effective, class-based research.

Usage Examples & Core Components

Innovation & Scaling: Identifying and documenting pioneering practices to be scaled up nationally.
Individual Support Plans (ISPs): Implementing tailored plans for students to ensure personalized support.
Whole-School Approach: Shifting responsibility from just the SENCO to all teachers and staff, supported by training and resources.
Co-production: Engaging families and young people to design services, ensuring they are user-focused.
Effective Resource Allocation: Using evidence-based practices to ensure funding makes a positive impact, such as using TAs to foster independence rather than dependency

Our collection of Case Studies are now LIVE and form a part of the 'Whole Schools SEND's': The Inclusive Practice Hub

>>>> Visit The Inclusive Practice Hub <<<<