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“Quality supervision is essential” What is the ethos behind SEA Inclusion? “The welfare of the child is paramount”. Getting this right through outstanding safeguarding practice and SEND, ensures excellent inclusion throughout schools and trusts. My work with schools supports them to achieve outstanding practice though practical, realistic and personalised support and training. In The Inclusive Classroom (co-authored with Daniel Sobel), I showed how inclusion is best supported by small tweaks and adaptions within the classroom. Working Effectively with your Teaching Assistant explains how the efficient use of support staff can support children’s learning and inclusion. Through SEA Inclusion & Safeguarding, I am sharing these ideas with other educators, supporting them to put them into practice too. Can you tell us a bit about how your SEND work in schools is structured? My aim is to support schools with SEND by spreading understanding and by directly working with individual schools. Through my books, blog and articles and through regular appearances at conferences, I share my expertise on a range of SEND topics. Similarly, I write ABOUT SARA: Over 30 years as a SEND and Safeguarding practitioner Contact: seainclusion@ btinternet.com seainclusion. co.uk What’s the difference? + Expert professional support for SEN and Safeguarding in schools + Bespoke training and support based on your organisation’s needs + Achievable, practical and realistic guidance, based on over 30 years’ experience in schools 30 SECOND BRIEFING Every pupil should have their needs met in a safe and supportive environment. That’s why good Safeguarding and Special Needs provision are non-negotiable for any outstanding school. SEA Inclusion & Safeguarding works with you to develop and support exceptional practice. Q&A Sara Alston discusses the services and expertise offered by SEA Inclusion & Safeguarding training materials and online courses and deliver bespoke training to schools and other organisations based on their individual needs. Working directly with schools, I offer SEND reviews to assess their provision across the school, the use of interventions or TA deployment. I am able to support schools either online or face-to-face, including where schools are ‘under-SENCoed’. What support does SEA Inclusion offer for DSLs? Having been involved in safeguarding work since 2008, I’m passionate about ensuring schools have the right practice, procedures and ethos in place. As well as writing on safeguarding topics, I deliver training both online and face-to-face. This includes whole-school basic safeguarding training, DSL training and topics such as responding to sexualised behaviours in primary schools – so much of this training is only aimed at secondaries – and the additional safeguarding vulnerabilities of children with SEND. I also support DSLs through supervision. Supportive non- managerial supervision is essential for all DSL to support their wellbeing and enable them effectively to safeguard the children in their care. “Inclusion is best supported by small tweaks” 48 | www.teachwire.net PARTNER CONT ENT