Welcome to the Wandsworth SCITT's national priorities area
This area provides links to resources and information which will support your expertise in:
- Managing behaviour and discipline
- English as an additional language (EAL)
- Special educational needs and /or disabilities (SEND)
- Supporting underperforming groups of pupils
- Challenging bullying
- Making accurate and productive use of assessment
- Safeguarding and tackling extremism
Managing behaviour and discipline
Starting points
DfE - Getting the Simple Things Right - Charlie Taylor’s Behaviour Checklist Charlie Taylor, the Government’s Expert Adviser on behaviour in schools, advises schools on simple techniques to promote excellent behaviour and discipline in the classroom.
DfE – Behaviour and Discipline in Schools Department for Education advice for headteachers and school staff.
Developing expertise
Behaviour2Learn This website provides practical resources to support the development of positive behaviour in classrooms and schools.
Additional resources
All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image report about the effects of negative body image on boys and girls and the links to bullying in schools.
Bill Rogers – The establishment phase of the year Guidance on coure practices and skills in establishing learning communities.
Department for Education (DfE) School Behaviour Advice and Guidance Section This section contains advice and guidance for governing bodies, headteachers, school staff and parents, on behaviour and discipline in schools.
DfE - Behaviour and Discipline in Schools A guide for head teachers and school staff includes advice on powers school staff have.
DfE - Improving Teacher Training for Behaviour Improving teacher training for behaviour has been developed by Charlie Taylor, the Government’s expert adviser on behaviour, to complement the new Teachers’ Standards that all teachers have to demonstrate from September 2012.
DfE - Themes: Behaviour Summaries of research written for practitioners on managing behaviour in the classroom.
Stonewall - the School Report report of the findings of their research into homophobic bullying in schools.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Starting points
DfE – Developing Quality Tuition Effective practice in Schools – English as an Additional Language This resource brings together research findings and effective practice from schools in what makes quality EAL tuition.
NALDIC - The Distinctiveness of EAL Pedagogy This page summarises principles that underpin good practice for pupils learning EAL.
Developing expertise
Aiming High: Meeting the Needs of Newly Arrived Learners of English as an Additional Language Materials developed for schools and teachers of newly arrived EAL learners.
DfE - EAL Resources Regarding the Department’s strategy for supporting pupils with English as an additional language (EAL), including case studies and useful publications.
NALDIC - EAL Guidance Resources Library EAL guidance to help with the teaching of EAL and bilingual learners from the National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum.
Additional resources
National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC) Home page of the national subject association for EAL. Provides links, resources and training for all practitioners working with EAL learners.
NALDIC - What does Ofsted define as Good Practice In EAL Advice on how Ofsted are assessing good practice in EAL teaching under the new inspection regime introduced in September 2012.
Special educational needs and/ or disabilities (SEND)
Starting Points
Department for Education (DfE) Special Educational Needs Section This section provides a wide range of information, advice and materials for teachers, parents and others caring for or working with disabled children and young people or those with SEN in England.
DfE - SEND Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years: Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25.
NASEN guide to the SEN Code of Practice for 0 to 25 years National Association for SEN advice on the new Code of Practice to be implemented from September 2014.
DfE - Advanced Training Materials E-learning study units designed for those with a secure basic understanding of SEND to further develop their understanding of autism, dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) and moderate learning difficulties (MLD).
DfE - Training for Teaching SEND Students Training materials to support the continuing professional development of the teachers of learners with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities.
Wandsworth Local Authority Local Offer A complete guide including strategies, roles and responsibilities, and available services within Wandsworth for all special educational needs.
Wandsworth Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Documents 2016 Download all EHCP documents and the Wandsworth SEND Handbook.
Further information can be found in the following links below:
Dyslang The aim of Dyslang is to support the multilingual dyslexic individual in learning an additional curriculum language. The site also provides useful information about dyslexia and bilingualism.
Gov.uk guide for children with Special Educational Needs Overview of entitlements due for pupils with SEND.
National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) Homepage of Nasen the leading organisation in the UK promoting the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special and additional support needs.
Parliament website section on SEND Provides links on the parliamentary business related to SEND.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report exploring the links between special educational needs and disability (SEND) and poverty
Supporting underperforming groups of pupils
Starting points
Ofsted - Unseen Children Report This report presents the results of year-long review by Ofsted into current patterns of disadvantage and educational success across England, to learn the lessons of recent policy initiatives.
DfE - Pupil Premium Raising the achievement of disadvantage children Overview of policy and initiatives to raise achievement of all pupils.
Education Endowment Fund - Teaching and learning Toolkit Designed to support teachers to make their own informed choices and adopt a more ‘evidence based’ approach to tackling educational underachievement.
Developing expertise
Ofsted - Looked after children: good practice in schools Short report based on a small-scale survey of good practice in schools in relation to looked after children.
DfE - Improving the outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils final report: 2010 report focused on issues faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils and what can be done to improve educational outcomes for this group.
Additional resources
The Sutton Trust The Sutton Trust works to combat educational inequality and this website contains research findings, useful links and resources to support those working in education.
National Education Trust - Independent foundation leading excellent practice and innovation The National Education Trust aims to close the ‘achievement gap’. This website contains information on policy developments, advice on school improvement and contains advice on good practice.
Challenging bullying
Starting points
DfE - Preventing and tackling bullying Advice for school staff and school leaders on preventing and responding to bullying as part of their overall behaviour policy.
Stonewall - Tackling Homophobic Language A guide for teachers to understand the use of and challenge homophobic language.
Developing expertise
Ofsted - No Place for Bullying this report from June 2012 focuses on how schools can create a positive culture to prevent and tackle bullying.
NSPCC Resources, training and guidance for teachers and schools to prevent and respond to bullying.
Making accurate and productive use of assessment
Starting points
DfE – National Curriculum in England framework for key stages 1 to 4: The full national curriculum framework for key stages 1 to 4, including programmes of study and attainment targets.
Dylan Wiliam – Website Website of emeritus professor of educational assessment, University College London with papers, resources and podcasts to support effective use of formative assessment.
TES Resources – Assessment Access to over 3000 resources made by teachers for the effective use of assessment.
Developing expertise
NFER – Centre for Assessment Recent publications from the National Foundation for Educational Research.
Sutton Trust – What makes great teaching? Review of research underpinning great teaching and better learning.
Safeguarding and tackling extremism
Starting points
DfE – The Prevent Duty Departmental advice from the Department for Education. This advice is non-statutory, and has been produced to help recipients understand the implications of the Prevent duty.
NSPCC – Updated guidance for people working with children in England Guidance for professional on what they need to do to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.
DfE – Keeping children safe in education Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children.
DfE - Promoting Fundamental British Values through SMSC Departmental advice on promoting basic important British values as part of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
DfE – Teaching approaches that help to build resilience to extremism among young people This research report present finings into teaching methods that help to build resilience to extremism.
Developing expertise
HM Government – Educate against hate This website gives parents, teachers and school leaders practical advice on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation.
DfE – Tackling extremism in the UK Report from the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism.
DfE - Working together to safeguard children Statutory advice on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
