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This course is suitable for

Teachers, leaders, head teachers, deputy and assistant heads, SENCOs and other staff, local authority officers and governors

Children's centres, nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, pupil referral units and other forms of specialist and alternative provision

Course dates and locations

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Please Note:

London courses are normally located in a training venue which is 5/10 mins walk from Moorgate, Old Street & Liverpool Street tube stations.

Courses in other locations will be easily accessible from major roads.

Course fees

Course Rate - Non Member £250.00
Course Rate - Member £225.00

Leading on Learning for Vulnerable Groups - Changes, Challenges and a Chance to do Better

Course description

Successive Governments have been keen to raise standards by 'narrowing the gap' between pupils who reach the expected levels at the end of each key stage and those who do not. To this end, Ofsted is focussing on the progress of pupils who are identified as belonging to 'vulnerable groups', such as those who:

have special educational needs and disabilities (SEN/D)
are eligible for free school meals (FSM)
are minority ethnic pupils, including Gypsy, Roma or Traveller children, and all those for whom English is an additional language (EAL)
are Looked After Children (LAC), or who are themselves young carers
are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pupils
belong to other groups who are vulnerable in particular schools or settings, either because they are in a minority or because their progress raises concerns

Whilst not all children can be expected to make two or three levels of progress across the key stages, there is a drive to ensure that school leaders are accountable for the progress of all pupils.

The course will cover all these groups, in order to consider what the issues are and how schools can adapt what they do to match the needs of all their pupils. The day will be interspersed with question and answer sessions, and small group discussions so that participants can share their experience and expertise.

Pre-course preparation

Delegates may wish to prepare for this course by reading the SEN/D Green Paper (March 2010).

Course Facilitator

Rona Tutt and Jan Myles

Times

Start: 0900 for 0930

Finish: 1530

Aims of this course

clarification of the responsibilities of school leaders, as they relate to pupils with additional educational needs and the expectations of Ofsted inspectors
raising standards and minimising exclusions by gaining fresh ideas about how to met the needs of vulnerable groups and to measure their progress
to enable delegates to feel more confident about supporting vulnerable pupils and have the opportunity to plan for implementing any changes that need to be made