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Understand how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities

Watch this video on ‘The role of the school governor’ from the Department of Education. Are there any parts of the role mentioned in this video that you had not previously considered?

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Governance handbook and competency framework’ from Gov.UK
'Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years’ by the Department for Education and the Department of Health
‘Teachers’ standards’ from Gov.UK
'SEND: guide for schools and alternative provision settings' from the Department of Education.
‘Roles in schools’ from Unison’s Skills for schools
‘A brief look at the roles and responsibilities of the Senior leadership team in Primary Schools’ webpage on the Primary Practice website
‘Supporting children with special educational needs’ from NI Direct

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Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

To read about how the system that supports children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) works, click to read ‘Special educational needs and disabilities: a guide for parents and carers’ by the Department for Education.
Click to read ‘The designated teacher for lookedafter and previously looked-after children: Statutory guidance on their roles and responsibilities’ by the Department for Education.
Click on the link to read ‘The constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools: Statutory guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools and local authorities in England’ from the Departments of Education.

Extended Learning
Think And Challenge