Whole school SEND self-evaluation

The Whole School SEND self-evaluation tool includes rating scales and comments boxes designed using the NASEN Whole School SEND materials. These materials are recognised by the DfE.

SENCOs, in collaboration with other senior leaders and SEND Governors, are requested to complete this survey on an annual basis.

Self-evaluation 2024

You can access the self-evaluation survey for 2024 below from Monday, 7 October to Friday, 15 November 2024.

Whole School SEND Self Evaluation 2024

Once you start the self-evaluation form, you will be asked if you are from a mainstream, specialist or sixth form setting. Depending on your response to this question you will be taken to the appropriate set of questions for your setting.

The questions relevant for each setting are shown in the documents below. These are being shared for your information only; to help you prepare by collecting any information you might need prior to getting started with the online form.

• Whole school SEND self-evaluation questions - Specialist settings (PDF)
• Whole school SEND self-evaluation questions - Mainstream settings (PDF)
• Whole school SEND self-evaluation questions – Sixth form settings (PDF)

Completion of this self-assessment will:

1. Support your self-evaluation of your school’s SEND and inclusion practices; enable you to identify your strengths and areas for development and to develop an action plan for continuous improvement.
2. Support the strategic role of the Local Authority in understanding need, identifying best practice and areas for development, and will support whole borough actions including a programme of training and support for SEND and Inclusion across all Swindon schools.

Please note:

• This self-evaluation should take approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete and should be completed within one sitting: your responses won’t auto-save to enable you to come back to it another day.
• There are eight sections, each with a number of statements against which SENCOs can rate themselves using a 4-point scale. There are also comments boxes at the end of each section which you can use to enrich your self-evaluation with additional information as you wish.
• Your responses to the survey will be available to you upon completion in a visual and accessible format and can be used as evidence of improvement/ good practice.
• Further information about Whole School SEND evaluation frameworks can be found here: WSS Review Guides: Whole School SEND

Feedback from Swindon SENCO Champions who have experience of using this tool indicates that it’s a very useful self-evaluation exercise and can form the basis of a meaningful improvement plan. We hope you find it helpful and we look forward to receiving your responses.