Where every support hour actually lands
Most trusts can say how much SEND support they fund. Far fewer can show where it lands, or whether it reaches the pupils who need it most.
Featured
Notes on making support count
Short pieces on SEND strategy, measurement and practice, from the team building SEND.school.
Product
The SEND Efficiency Index, explained
One number for how well support is used. Here is what goes into the SEI, and just as importantly, what it deliberately leaves out.
Practice
RAG ratings are a starting point, not a verdict
A red cell is a prompt for a conversation, not a failing grade. How to read the register without jumping to conclusions.
Leadership
Proving impact to governors and the local authority
Evidencing provision should not mean a week of spreadsheets. What a clear impact picture looks like, and how to build one.
Product
From SEND register to staffing plan in one view
Need and capacity usually live in different documents. Bringing them together changes how deployment decisions get made.
Research
What the research says about deployment quality
Hours funded is not the same as hours that help. A look at the HEARTS Academy Trust research behind deployment quality.