1st Edition

Unlocking Inclusion for SEN Learners A Practical Toolkit for Primary Schools

By Beccie Hawes Copyright 2025
186 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

186 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

186 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

Being included in a meaningful and intentional sense is often the key that can unlock access to education, learning and the maximising of potential for many children and young people. However, an increasing number of pupils have a variety of strengths that are only shown when they are intentionally included, and their needs are well met. This book emphasises the key message that the adaptions... Read more

Introduction

 

Section One – The Whole School Ethos: Developing a Dynamic, Evolving, Responsive and Inclusive Offer

 

The Background Information

1.     Finding Out About and Responding to our School Community’s Needs

2.     Policy Documents

3.     Co-production

4.     The Environment

5.     The Website

6.     How Information is Presented

7.     Resources

8.     Access to Wider School Life

9.     Rules and Expectations

10.  The Profile of SEN

Bringing it All Together

 

Section One: The Toolkit

 

Section Two - The Environment: Creating the Inclusive Classroom - Environmental Design

The Background Information

1.     Meeting Sensory Needs

2.     Display

3.     Access to Resources that Support Learning

4.     Supporting pupils who are hearing and/or visually impaired

5.     The Furniture

6.     Supporting Rules and Routines

7.     Environmental Visual Supports

8.     The Feeling

Section Two: The Toolkit

 

Section Three – Teaching and Learning: High Quality Adaptive Teaching

 

The Background Information

1.     Lesson Planning

2.     Supporting pupils with cognition and learning needs

3.     Supporting pupils with communication and interaction needs

4.     Supporting learners with social, emotional and mental health needs

5.     Supporting pupils with physical and/or sensory needs

Section Three: The Toolkit

 

So What Now? Maintenance and Innovation Planning

 

Glossary

References

Biography

Beccie Hawes is currently the CEO of Cadmus Inclusive – a SEN advisory support service. She is the author of four other SEN themed books writes extensively in this area. She has also developed educational resources to support learners with additional needs. Beccie is passionate about celebrating learning differences. Beccie strives to support schools to think differently to ensure that every pupil has the chance to shine. Beccie is a mum/step-mum to four fantastic boys and Harry and Lola her family’s dogs.