Resources

Welcome to the What Works in SEND resource hub. Everything stored within the effective practice, research and evaluation, or implementation toolkit has been referred into the What Works in SEND effective practice quality assurance framework or has been validated by our expert partners – you can find out more about our approaches in the About section in the menu above.

Effective Practice

In this section you can see examples of emerging system level practice in SEND that is being developed in local areas

Research & Evaluation

In this section you can explore new research and evaluation being conducted by the programme as well as existing academic research, literature and models of system level practice in SEND

Evidence Store

In this section you can explore the most up-to-date evidence of what works at a system level to deliver excellent services for children and young people with SEND and their families

Implementation Toolkit

In this section you can find tools, resources and information to support you in implementing the most effective system level approaches to deliver excellent services for children and young people with SEND and their families

Our Mission

The What Works in SEND programme is an independent learning system that will…

  • Ensure that robust evidence shapes decision making in SEND at every level
  • Supports understanding of and access to the existing evidence in SEND service improvement and practice models
  • Develops high quality systematic reviews and synthesis reports and commissions new trials and evaluations where there are gaps in the evidence base
  • Researches and harnesses the collective knowledge and experience of local areas, practitioners and partner organisations