The team of OXSIT Inclusion Consultants support leaders in mainstream primary and secondary schools to improve outcomes for learners who are vulnerable to underachievement (SEN, Disadvantaged, EAL, other vulnerable groups), improve inclusive practice and improve engagement in education.
OXSIT Inclusion Consultants support the strategic development of inclusive provision in schools with a particular focus on early identification and improving provision for pupils at SEN Support by developing an effective graduated response that improves learner outcomes.
Annual subscription offers 2023-2024
Foundation package - £291
A comprehensive offer to support you as a SENDCo in being able to strategically lead on SEND in your school by bringing together key resources, news and updates from across the local area and the national context.
This package includes:
- monthly newsletter to keep you fully informed
- access to all our members-only web resources
- regular Q&A with experts
- termly inclusion briefings
- three-part training session for teaching assistants.
Foundation Package Plus- £791
On top of our comprehensive foundation package, this package offers you:
- An initial 1-hour online meeting to support development planning for SEND in line with your SDP and to map out your school's needs for SEND.
- One day of OXSIT consultancy time to provide bespoke support to the school.
Consultancy Packages (includes foundation package membership for free)
Support from packages is tailored to your school's and your staff's needs to improve provision and outcomes for pupils with SEND. It can include elements from any other specific consultancy package. Includes access to ongoing advice from your Inclusion Consultant throughout the year.
We can help you to develop high-quality inclusive teaching, develop provision for pupils with SEND in class and in intervention, monitor and improve inclusive teaching and learning – using book looks, deep dives, learning walks, teaching assistant observations, improve and develop SEND systems and processes, e.g., provision mapping, pupil profiles, the assess, plan, do, review cycle, train teachers and TAs, prepare for Ofsted.
Contact us at OXSIT@Oxfordshire.gov.uk for further details and ideas on how you could make the best use of the consultancy time.
- OXSIT package 1 (three days) - £1,639
- OXSIT package 2 (four days) - £2,185
- OXSIT package 3 (six days) - £3,277
Supporting your SENCO to prepare for the Ofsted package
A package of 2 half-day visits to support your SENCO, SEND Governor, and middle leaders to prepare for Ofsted. (£500)
Half day 1:
- Meeting with SENCO and HT/ SENCO line manager to discuss SDP and SEND and questions relating to SEND and the curriculum
- Meeting with SENCO to discuss questions Ofsted will likely ask and a chance to practice and develop answers
Half day 2:
- Learning walks with SENCO to look at provisions for specific pupils in relation to their EHC Plans or Pupil Profiles, including looking at books in class and asking questions about provisions. This could also include a middle leader, e.g., subject lead or HOD, to focus on provision for pupils with SEND in a particular curriculum area and consider how the curriculum is adapted to meet the needs of learners with SEND.
- Meeting with SENCO and SEND Governor to discuss questions Ofsted will likely ask and a chance to practice and develop answers.
- Meeting with SENCO and HT or SENCO line manager to discuss next steps in preparing for Ofsted
Provision mapping package
A package of 2 half-day visits to support your SENCO to plan, implement and evaluate the impact of support and intervention to ensure high impact. Get help mapping, costing and evaluating the impact provision for individual pupils, groups and by intervention. (£500)
Half day 1:
- Discussion with SENCO about systems and documents for provision mapping already in place and review of effectiveness
- Discussion of options for developing mapping of provision, including TA allocation, in-class support, and interventions
- Discussion of options for developing tracking of individual provision and progress
- Development of existing systems to map provision and track individual progress to ensure provision mapping is effective
Half day 2:
- Discussion of options for developing how you evaluate the impact of provision by intervention and cost
- Development of existing systems to ensure provision impact evaluation is effective
- Discussion of how this data can be used to report to governors on SEND provision, be used in the SEN Information Report and shared with staff
SEND surgeries Package
A package of 3 half-day visits to support you in developing strategies and provisions for SEN Support learners who are not progressing well. (£867)
- Three half-day visits (one each full term)
Each half-day includes:
- Observation of pupils with SEND in class
- Meetings' surgeries' for teachers and SENCO to discuss support and strategies for the pupils as part of The Graduated Approach and Assess Plan Do Review cycle
Packages for specific SEND
Behaviour Support package
A package of 2 half-day visits to support staff to improve inclusion for an individual learner with SEMH and behaviours that challenge. (£500)
Half day 1:
- Discussion with SENCO about pupil
- Observation of pupil
- Review of SEND file and support to date
- ISP meeting with key staff
Half day 2 (pm visit):
- Observation of pupil
- Follow-up meeting to discuss progress and next steps
- 1-hour staff meeting on 'A Graduated approach to SEMH and behaviours that challenge'
Dyslexia and literacy difficulties Package: (£500)
A package of 2 half-day visits to include:
- Assessment of pupils of concern using tools including PhAB 2, LAPack, NARA, and YARC (2 hours)
- 1 x 1-hour staff meeting on dyslexia
- Literacy difficulties SEND surgery for teachers and SENCO to discuss strategies to support particular pupils.
TAs/SENCO can observe suitable assessments to build in-house capacity for the future. An assessment report summary will be provided for each pupil assessed. NB, this will not be a diagnosis of dyslexia.
Training Package
SEND Online Training package
1 A package of 4 x 1 hr online staff meetings on MS Teams on any courses OXSIT offers throughout the year, which can be personalised to your setting's needs. (£612)
Select from the following sessions:
- Neurodivergent Learners Series: Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia and writing difficulties, Developmental Co-ordination Disorder, Executive Function Working Memory and Cognitive Load, Moderate Learning Difficulties, ADHD,
- Inclusive Classrooms Series: Inclusive Environments, Inclusive Teaching and Learning, Reasonable Adjustments, Including pupils with SEMH and behaviours that challenge,
- Other courses: Meeting the Needs of EAL Learners, Effective TA Practice to Develop Independent Learners, Effective Deployment of TAs for Teachers, The Graduated Approach and Effective SEN support provision, Training on administering assessments for SEND