6 tips for creating effective SEND plans with Provision Map

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6 tips for creating effective SEND plans with Provision Map

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Explore how Provision Map, our SEND management software, helps you evidence how you meet your students’ needs with easier provision mapping, tracking and evaluating impact.

Creating effective provision plans is essential for supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Provision Map is a powerful tool that can help SENCOs, teachers and school leaders create effective provision plans for their students.

Here are our top tips for creating effective provision plans using Provision Map:

1. Gather information

The first step in creating effective provision plans is to gather as much information as possible about the student’s needs.

This could include assessment data, observations, and feedback from parents and other professionals who work with the student.

With Provision Map, you can gather and store this information all in one place, so records are easier to find and keep up to date.

2. Set goals

Once you've gathered information, you can use this to set specific, measurable goals for the student’s provision plan.

Provision Map allows you to set individual goals for each student, and track progress towards these goals over time.

The platform includes a bank of over 1000 pre-made targets to choose from, and you can add your own – or adjust one of the pre-made targets to make it more specific to a student's needs.

3. Identify strategies

The next step is to identify strategies that'll help the student achieve their goals.

This could include:

Specific teaching methods

Resources

Adaptations to the curriculum

One-to-one or smaller group targeted interventions

Provision Map has a built-in library of customisable templates you can use to develop your provision plan, whether you need a learning plan, full EHCP record, behaviour plan or any other plan.

4. Assign responsibilities

It's important that it’s clear who is responsible for what before you begin implementing the provision plan.

With Provision Map, you can assign responsibilities and set deadlines for each action, so everyone is aware of what’s required of them and can ensure they meet these requirements.

5. Monitor progress

Once an intervention is in place, Provision Map uses the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) to give you a clear picture of each student’s progress, even where they have different starting points.

It allows you to track progress towards goals and identify any areas where the plan may need to be adjusted. You can use the platform’s School Robins feature to automatically collate feedback from staff members.

Similarly, regular review meetings with parents and professionals can help to ensure that the provision plan remains relevant and effective over time.

6. Evaluate and adjust

Regular evaluation of the plan is essential to ensure it is meeting the student's needs.

This might mean changing a student’s goals, the strategies you’re implementing to reach these goals, or who is responsible for different elements.

Keeping all your provision planning, Pupil Passports and learning plans in one place makes it easier to compare how interventions and learning strategies are performing, so you can evaluate what’s working and what isn’t.