This resource was developed by the Educational Psychology Service and Inclusion Service in partnership with parents and carers, schools, settings and services. Young people have also shared their views about their experiences and helped to shape the development of resources for children and young people.
We aspired to develop a resource that raises the standards of education and support for children/young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) through the sharing of best practice and known evidence and practice- based interventions. It has been a pleasure to hear about all the amazing work that happens across Bury’s network of early years settings, schools and colleges. Contributors have been generous with their ideas and reflections and have challenged thinking to champion high standards for SEND families. This toolkit aims to support excellent practice across all educational settings, to promote positive outcomes for children and young people.
Bury Educational Psychology and Inclusion Services would like to express our thanks and gratitude to the following people and services for contributing to this project and helping to co-produce this resource.
Thank you to all who attended the following events and contributed to this toolkit:
- Bury Stars, representing young adults with SEND and contributing to the development of the ‘what all teaching staff should know’ resource (18 November 2021 and 22 March 2022).
- Parents/carers and young people who attended the Bury2Gether Event on 10 March 2022.
- Parents and carers who attended the virtual events on: 7 June 2021, 12 January 2022, 01 February 2022, 24May 2022, and 29 June 2022.
- Young people attending a Bury Pupil Learning Centre, who shared their views on effective support in school and the SEMH resources for young people
- Andy Smith, Director of Spectrum Gaming, championing the views of autistic young people.
- Yesoiday HaTorah, Kindergarten.
- Jo Kinloch, Stacey Chester and Stacey Kenyon, Mulberry Bush Nursery Group.
- Lorraine Cole, Blue skies Montessori.
- Kim Balfe, Windacre Pre-school.
- Mary Kelly’s Rascals Day Nursery.
- Cherry Trees Playgroup.
- Emma Moncado, Headteacher, St Joseph's RC Primary.
- Anna Reed, Deputy, SENCO and ASC Resource Provision Lead at Mersey Drive Primary School.
- Laura Baker, Unsworth Primary (Resourced Provision).
- Alexis Doyle, SENCO, Guardian Angel’s Primary.
- Rob Cooley, SENCO, Old Hall Lane.
- Gemma Spavin, SENCO, St John with St Mark Primary School.
- Katy Neild, Assistant Headteacher, Millwood School.
- Lyndsey Meechan, SENCo, Woodhey High School.
- Guy Barnard, Holy Cross College.
- Joanne Leak, Learning Support Manager, and Kate Flavell, SEN Transitions Manager, alongside a wider staff team at Bury College.
- St Mary’s RC School, Radcliffe.
- Staff at The Heys School.
- Staff at Unsworth Academy.
Thank you to all staff who attended the 2021-2022 SENCo Network meetings and contributed to the development of this resource. Staff include:
- Claire Wheeler, St Joseph and St Bede Primary School.
- Mollie Keiley, St Joseph and St Bede Primary School.
- Ben Smith, St Stephen’s Primary School.
- Caroline Haughton, St Thomas's CEP.
- Dave Herbert, Elms Bank.
- Kelly Pilkington, Hazlewood High School.
- Suzanne Garforth, Woodbank Primary School.
- Emma Brown, Ribble Drive Primary School.
- Anna Dickie, Elton Primary School.
- Chris Roche, Chesham Primary School.
- Sarah Doughty, Holy Trinity Primary School.
- Grace Shedwick, Eastward Primary School / Peel Brow Primary School.
- Tracey Wynn, Springside Primary School.
- Kate Cheadle, St Peter’s Primary School.
- Rachel O’Neil, Hoyle Primary School.
- Caroline Haughton, St Thomas’ Primary School.
- Diane French, Hazelhurst Primary School.
- Jane Caravan, Deputy Head Teacher, Higher Lane Primary School.
- Michale Benz, Tottington Primary School.
- Jo Mcloughlin, Holcombe Brook Primary School.
- Cate Williams, St Andrew’s Ramsbottom Primary School.
- Claire Balmer, Greenmount Primary School.
- Julie Whittaker, Summerseat Primary School.
- Vicki Lee, Greenhill Primary School.
- Kay Weston, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School.
- Melanie Kobak, Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School.
- Rhiannon Woods, Fairfield Primary School.
- Amy Harrop, Sunnybank Primary School.
- Michaela Farrell, All Saints Primary School.
- Joanne Openshaw, St Mary’s Rad.
- Rachael McClean, Park View Primary School.
- Emma Brown, Ribble Drive Primary School.
- Danielle Coffey, Higher Lane Primary School.
- Hayley Duckworth, Christchurch Ainsworth.
- Georgia Horrocks, St Bernadette’s Primary School.
- Ursula Harrington, Our Lady of Grace Primary School.
- Lois Armstrong, Heaton Park Primary School.
- Jan Thormond, Emmanuel Holcombe Primary School.
- Christie Hall, Chantlers Primary School.
- Ciara Garvey, Radcliffe Hall Primary School.
- Claire Clark, St Mary’s Hawk Primary School.
- Samantha Roman, Wesley Primary School.
- Ruth Weisl, Yesoiday Primary School.
- Katherine Wilson, Guardian Angels Primary School.
- Liz Hodgson, St Marie’s Primary School.
- Carys Glover, St Margaret’s Primary School.
- Louise Mason, Hoyle Primary School.
- Michaela Blake, Butterstile Primary School.
- Alice Mather-Brewster, Butterstile Primary School.
- Joanna Williams, Hollymount Primary School.
- Emma Sutton Christ Church Primary School Walshaw.
- Claire Hanson, St John’s Primary School.
- Nick Moores, Parrenthorn High School.
- Kelly Pilkington, SENCO, Hazelwood High School.
- Jayne Szpunar, Assistant Head, The Derby High School.
- Louise Sanders, The Heys.
- Rabbi Dovid Benarroch, Mestiva.
- Angela Ball and Ali Isap, Spring Lane.
- Dave Herbert, SENCo and Assistant Head Teacher, Elms Bank.
- Orienne Langley-Sadler, Head Teacher, Elms Bank.
- Charlotte Smith, Curriculum Lead, Nurture Pathway, Elms Bank.
- Helen Spencer, The Derby.
- Fran Cooper, Phillips High School.
- Kelly Pilkington, Hazelwood High School.
- Nick Moores, Parrenthorn High School.
- Jayne Szpunar, Woodhey High / The Derby.
- Michelle Ansboro, Lowercroft Primary School.
- Katy Rosario, Cams Lane Primary School.
- Heather Birkett-Rothwell, St Michael’s Primary School.
- Claire Louise Hickson, St Hilda’s Primary School.
- Anna Williams, Whitefield Primary School.
- Belinda McKenna, Radcliffe Primary School.
- Gill Ellis, St Andrew’s Radcliffe.
- Jen Benigo, Tottington High School.
- Amreen Iqbal, Parrenthorn High School.
- Sam Roman, Wesley Methodist Primary School.
- Charlotte Wood, Wesley Methodist Primary School.
- Joanne Burns, St John with St Mark’s Primary School.
- Jo Leighton, Elton High.
- Laura Khan, Elton Primary School.
- Gemma Johnson, Cloughside.
- Ruth Shiels, St Gabriel’s High School.
- Suzanne Scott, Bury College.
- Vicky Cherry, Elms Bank.
- Sarah Casey, St Mary’s Prestwich.
- Jo Foster, Tottington High School.
- Rebecca Wood, Hazelwood High School.
Local Authority staff
- Cath Atherden, Inclusion Service Manager.
- Rachel Lyons, Rachel Morris, Catherine Kelly, Rachel Lyons, Claire Jackson, Bethany Hodgkiss, Lucy El-Shafi, Emily Hart, Hannah Cartmell, Natasha Goodhall, Steph Pipe, and Abbie Hepworth, Bury and Salford Educational Psychology Service.
- Suzanne Pendleton, Gareth Rennie, Nick Bell, Lesley Harris, Ellie Lorenzo, Lesley Woods, Emma Lees, Carolann Lloyd, Ian Sutcliffe, Sue Evans, Inclusion Service.
- Michael Kemp, Strategic Lead, SEND.
- Gemma Parkes, Virtual School Head Teacher.
- Kate Redfern/ Nikki Trayman, SEN Team Managers.
- Joanne Ash, Early Years SEND Strategic Lead.
- Gill Mirabitur, Louise Wunderley, Sara Keaney Duckworth, Lois Hulley, Sharon Walton and Collette Radcliffe, Early Years Advisory Team.
- Helen Beeley, Manager, Children with Disabilities Team.
- Wendy Jackson, Service Lead, Quality Standards and Performance, Children’s Services.
- Janice Barr, Strategic Lead Safeguarding, Children’s Service.
- Gina Andrews, School Safeguarding Lead.
- Sue Reynolds, Strategic Lead for Early Years and Early help.
- Kirsty Walton, Kim Whittle, Caroline Finn and Karen Overy, Early Help.
- Nathan Thurley, Louise Wilkinson, Gareth Snook and Gemma Phillburn, Early Break.
- Jen Mills and Andrea Hulton, Youth Service.
Parent/carer groups and services
- Bury2Gether.
- Kasia Taylor, SEND Parent Communications and Engagement Officer.
- Keelie Rigby, Bury SENDIASS.
- Debi Walker, Lynsey Blears and Lisa Joynson, First Point Family Support Service.
Health colleagues
- Laura Trevor and Petra Hayes-Bower, Health Visiting Team.
- Leah McCabe, School Nursing Team.
- Kirsten Brooks, Sophie Carter, Julie Rigby and Victoria Mason, Speech and Language Therapy Service.
- Faye Kirk and Sarah-Jane Bowater, Bury CAMHS.
- Clare Hulme, Paediatric Occupational Therapy.
- Alice McEvoy, Paediatric Physiotherapy.
- Hannah Crook, Rehabilitation for Independence.
- Joanne McMaster, Designated Clinical Officer for SEND.