If you are new to Alternative Provision or Special Education, this ‘hands on’ guidance will identify all you will need to know for establishing your daily routines and expectations. This resource can be adapted by SLT to be used as part of any induction programme for both teachers and support staff.

When students are in isolation or have been excluded they need time to reflect upon their actions/behaviour. When a student returns from FTE they should have time after the Return from Exclusion Meeting, to discuss their behaviour with a key adult - this form provides the student with a number of questions to help their reflection. If a student is sent to isolation, there could be an expectation that they complete this reflection form before returning to mainstream lessons - its a resource that can be used in many ways.

The procedures identified on this flow chart were the ones I put in place in my school to track student absence. The effective monitoring of such protocols will depend on the effectiveness of your tutor team, alongside good communication with the Attendance Manager. Such tracking is vital due to increased levels of absence because of Covid 19 and the increased vulnerability of young people, especially those in Special Education.

This Induction Programme Template identifies key areas of information and key personnel that new colleagues should become acquainted with in their first month of employment. Senior Leaders, Middle Managers and Line Managers should be supporting the induction process and ensuring that colleagues are well looked after, at what can sometimes be a worrying time for new staff.

The Learning Diary is a booklet that can be used for students to record evidence of their learning that takes place outside of the classroom environment.

Worksheets and PP for L2L Module

This is an activity sheet to use with students after a visit to Hever Castle. It serves as a reflection exercise, as well as helping them to explore a little more about the people connected with the castle.

A template that can be used to help formulate an effective Home/School Agreement between the school, the Parent and the Child; this can be modified to suit a variety of circumstances and be used to outline key areas of improvement that are required by the student involved.

Do you teach a student with Dyslexia or a SpLD. This one page quick reference guide will give you some tips on how best to try and support them in their learning.

I have written the attached guidance in an attempt to support teachers in managing behaviour as more students return in September, many of whom may have remained out of school for months and may find settling back at school problematic. This guidance may be shaped by ongoing health and safety considerations and the Back to School Guidance published on July 3rd, but what it does, is offer a range of tips and strategies to use that may support you and your students into a smoother transition. I would welcome any feedback on this document so that I can adapt and improve it for the many teachers who will need to manage their classrooms with students who may have fallen out of routine.

Although the number of school trips presently taking place is much reduced, the ‘Trip Planner’ will provide the ideal companion for your school staff who wish to organise a future trip. It outlines all of the expectations for organising a school trip in a chronological manner.

Introducing Relationships Education This is an ideal module of work to introduce the importance of positive relationships at home and in school. The 5-6 week module identifies clear lesson by lesson planning and resources that focuses on relationships at home, in school and with friends and encourages students to reflect upon their own experiences.

A module of work for upper KS3 or KS4 students, written to introduce students to the dangers of alcohol. This SOW would fit as part of any whole school PSHE or Life Skills Programme for mainstream or Alternative Provision.

Teaching a student with ADHD? - this one page quick reference guide will give you some tips on how to manage the student in the classroom and how best to try and engage them

Do you teach a student with Asperger’s? This one page quick reference guide will give you some tips on how to manage the student in the classroom and how best to try and engage them

An mini module that can be used to introduce drug education with upper Primary or lower secondary and SEN students.

This weekly Snapshot/Report provides parents with key information on their child and how they have performed during the week. I designed this for use in Alternative Provision and it provides a quick view on Attendance/Punctuality, Behaviour and progress in Learning. It also allows for the teacher to provide targets for the following week. Parents in my Centre found the weekly snapshot a very useful tool for monitoring progress.

A simple one side document that identifies wise words for effective learning that I wrote for staff training - it really got my staff thinking!

A very simple 3 page document identifying key tips that focus on the delivery of effective Teaching and Learning.

20 Top Tips for helping to deliver effective lessons that engage your students - this resource was collated to help teachers during internal lesson observations and to prepare for Ofsted.