A practical roadmap for leading SEND across the whole school

The School Leader's Guide to SEND: Inclusive Leadership in Practice by Lynn How is a strategic guide for school leaders who want to improve inclusive education. Drawing on the author's experience in school leadership, it offers practical, whole-school methods for building inclusive practice. It is published by Bloomsbury Education with a foreword by Ross Morrison McGill.

The book includes cost-effective initiatives and interventions, and a three-year roadmap for improving SEND provision. It suits leaders in primary, middle and secondary schools.

What the book covers

• Building leaders' knowledge and understanding of SEND.
• Whole-school strategies, universal provision and meaningful reasonable adjustments.
• Working well with SENDCos, learning support assistants, parents and governors.
• Where SEND fits with Ofsted inspection, self-evaluation and school improvement.

Ready-to-use templates

A companion website provides templates including a concern form, delegation matrix, inclusive practice leaders' checklist, parent meeting templates and guidance on Quality First Teaching and the graduated approach.

The School Leader's Guide to SEND is a clear, practical handbook for any leader committed to making inclusion work in practice.

• Author: Lynn How, educational consultant and SENCo
• Foreword by Ross Morrison McGill
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Education
• Format: Paperback, 240 pages
• Dimensions: 233 x 154 x 15 mm
• Weight: 366g
• Includes a three-year roadmap for improving SEND provision
• Companion website with downloadable templates
• ISBN-13: 9781801997690

• Strategic and practical. A three-year roadmap helps leaders improve SEND provision step by step.
• Whole-school focus. Covers universal provision, reasonable adjustments and inclusive culture across the school.
• Ready-made templates. A companion website provides forms, checklists and meeting templates.
• Written by a SENCo and former senior leader. Lynn How has over 20 years in primary teaching and school leadership.

What's in the Box

• 1 x paperback book

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• What is The School Leader's Guide to SEND about?
  It is a practical guide to improving SEND provision across a whole school. Lynn How offers whole-school methods, cost-effective interventions and a three-year roadmap for inclusive leadership.
• Who is The School Leader's Guide to SEND for?
  The book is written for school leaders who want to improve SEND provision in their school. It suits headteachers and senior leaders in primary, middle and secondary schools.
• Does the book include templates?
  Yes, a companion website provides templates. These include a concern form, delegation matrix, inclusive practice leaders' checklist, parent meeting templates and guidance on Quality First Teaching and the graduated approach.
• Does the book cover working with the SENDCo?
  Yes, a full section covers building relationships with key staff. It includes working with the SENDCo, best practice with learning support assistants, and working with parents and governors.
• Does it cover Ofsted and SEND?
  Yes, the book includes a section on inspection, accountability and school improvement. It looks at where SEND fits with Ofsted and how to use school self-evaluation to improve provision.
• Who is Lynn How?
  Lynn How is an educational consultant with over 20 years in primary teaching and school leadership. She is a former Assistant Head and current SENCo, and the author of Starting Out as a Primary SENCo.