A planning document from Deedmore school, Coventry
Following the INSET day on Individual Education Plans, the staff group agreed on the following format:
This document was kindly donated by Gill Thompson - SENCO / SEN Teacher at Kingston and Thruxton Primary School in Herefordshire. You can find this information in an MS Word document attached.
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School
POLICY ON INCLUSION
Responding to Pupils' Diverse Learning Needs
We aim to provide effective...

An increasing number of important document related to SEN issues are now to be found on the Internet.
An aim of the DfEE is to streamline the amount of documents sent to school with the emphasis being placed providing...
The following are notes on technical issues arising from the deployment of Polycom PVX software in schools in the Northern Grid for Learning

The Internet is a wonderful resource providing information and learning activities. It has a darker side, of information not appropriate to learners. Schools should be aware of the potential dangers taking measures to ensure safe usage by all. Northern Grid...
Contains regular updates about e-safety and provides documentation, games and videos for teachers,parents and governors.
E Safety is a very important issue. It involves a lot of different people. This document, produced by Northern Grid, outlines the roles and responsibilities of: the Director of Children's Services, the LA Head of Education or Corporate ICT, the...
The “credit crunch” and the inevitable squeeze on public finances will be of concern to schools, Governing Bodies and senior managers. All managers and teachers will be reassured to know that through their LA’s partnership with Northern Grid, broadband costs to schools are amongst the lowest in
09 June 2009
Understanding E Safety and Managing the Risks is a guide for schools in developing an e-safety strategy.
The Head of Children’s services and the H...
02 June 2009
E Safety is a very important issue and schools should have an Acceptable Use Policy. This is a pdf of one school's AUP, other schools may find it helpful when creating their own AUP. Longfield secondary school in Darlington have produced a document giving details of what can and cannot be done when using computers in school. School staff and learners are asked to sign the AUP.
29 May 2009
Northern Grid has been reviewing its three year strategy for 2009 to 2012. The strategy has been developed in consultation with schools and Local Authorities. It outlines the company's vision, aims and objectives and describes how its work will link to National initiatives.
09 January 2009
A draft template for an Acceptable Use Policy document which you can use as a basis for your own AUP. If you require further assistance do not hesitate to get in contact with the team.
07 November 2008
An interesting report written by Andrew Stogdale on the use of computer games in education.
Why we should be playing games instead of teaching!
The following piece was written following attendance at a Futurelab led meeting and initial experiences using games consoles in a classroom...
01 November 2007
Northern Grid for Learning Example Flow Chart of Roles and Responsibilities for E-Safety
17 October 2007
In general everyone is entitled to communicate with others confidentially and in privacy. For the common good there must be boundaries to this right; there must be means of detecting and countering wrongdoing. The extent to which police or other authorities or an employer or other provider of a communications system such as an intranet...