Look inside Belong: whole school SEND audit
The audit or review is based on your local authority's whole school universal expectations categories.
Although Belong is built on a common architecture, it can be adapted to the specific needs of each local authority.
Where your local MAT academies are using a different whole school SEND audit, they can skip this, and go straight to the action plan.
Audit items: focus areas
Each top level universal expectation category is a separate focus area for the audit. Leeds have chosen
- Outcomes
- Leadership
- Assessment and early identification
- Curriculum and high quality teaching
- Environment
- Pastoral (behaviour and relationships)
- Preparing for tomorrow
- Voice of the child and family
- Staff skills and training
These focus areas are further divided to allow a comprehensive audit. For example, assessment and early identification
- Identification of need
- Graduated approach
- Formative assessment
- Access arrangements
SENCOs can easily see which focus areas have been completed and which are still required.
Writing the audit
SENCOs answer 3 questions, adaptable to each local authority
- A rating
- What we do well
- Questions to consider
To support the SENCO's assessment, they can see
- Best practice recommendations
- Teachers' standards
- Related resources
Reading and sharing the audit
The audit can be shared with SLT, governors, SEND advisers or others.
- On screen
- Printed document
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See how Belong can help SENCOs, teachers, and TAs
- Developed in collaboration with Leeds and Calderdale
- Tested by specialist SEN teams and SENCOs
- Adaptable to your local authority
