Thinking about Leadership of a Curriculum for SEND

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The nature of a SEND curriculum means that we can’t write one and be done with it. Therefore, we need to think carefully about our leadership of a curriculum for SEND to enable curriculum leaders and class teachers to plan an appropriate curriculum for their learners with SEND.

This document identifies:

The challenges and questions for leadership for each of the curriculum pathways: Pre-Formal, Semi-Formal and Formal Learners
Links to resources designed to help you
Questions to develop your rationale and planning for the SEND Curriculum in your setting.

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