The 21st Century Special School

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The 21st Century Special School

• Opportunities and Issues
• Gary Nixon

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Opportunities

• An increasing emphasis from Central Government on
  Special Educational Needs
• HMI Review
• New Ofsted Framework
• New Style APA
• Lamb and Select Committee Reports
• New Special School LA Improvement Test

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Opportunities

• Increasing focus on Special School practice
• National Progression Guidance
• New P Scale literature
• New targets?
• Childrens Voice?
• Parental participation?
• National SENCO Training Offer

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Opportunities/Issues

• Local Authority Inclusion Strategy
• Building Schools for the Future
• Small School few staff low numbers
• School transport
• Staff skills and expertise
• Leaders for the future

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Leadership and School Organisation

• New models of organisation and leadership
• New models of Headship Executive Head
• Opening doors, opening minds exploring
  co-location as a route to inclusion?
• Leadership recruitment
• Leaders retiring/leaving

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Growing our own Leaders

• At an individual level
• At a school level
• At a systems level (LA)
• Who are they?
• How do we identify them
• How do we grow and support them
• How do we measure impact

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Lincolnshire

• What next? Group contribution.