A portal for links to external training resources and further special educational needs (SEN) information.

General SEN resources

The Teacher Training Resource Bank (archived website)

The former Teacher Training Resource Bank (TTRB) includes a glossary of educational terms, information about educational bodies, and updates on educational issues. It has a specifically focused SEN portal, featuring articles and training resources. This website has been archived.

The Communication Trust

The Communication Trust raises awareness of the importance of speech, language and communication across the children's workforce. The trust aims to enable practitioners to access the best training and expertise to support the communication needs of all children.

The Autism Education Trust

The Autism Education Trust is dedicated to coordinating and improving education support for all children on the autism spectrum in England. The trust aims to create a platform for voluntary, independent and statutory providers to plan and develop appropriate autism education provision across all education settings, including early years.

Dyslexia-SpLD Trust

In 2007 the 'No To Failure' project was launched to set out different ways of 'getting it right' and to 'skill up' schools towards becoming fully inclusive. In order to accomplish this, four main charities joined forces to work collaboratively and to strengthen the impact across the sector. To help facilitate this and other improvements in the sector, the four founding 'No to Failure' charities were joined by 2 further organisations and Dyslexia-SpLD Trust was born.

Nasen

Nasen (formerly the National Association for Special Educational Needs) is the leading UK organisation aiming to promote the education, training, advancement and development of everyone with special and additional support needs. Nasen publications include The British Journal of Special Education, Support for Learning, 'Special' magazine and a new online publication, 'The Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs'.

Additional SEN resources

Information on guidance for SEN and disability in schools

Information on personalised learning

Further reading

  • Smith, A C, 1998, The Importance of Correct Style, 2nd ed, Jones Publishers plc, London
  • Audit Commission, 2002, Statutory Assessment and Statements of SEN: in need of review? Audit Commission, London
  • Audit Commission, 2002, Special Educational Needs: a mainstream issue, Audit Commission, London
  • Department for Education and Skills, 2004, Every Child Matters: change for children in schools – DfES-1089-2004
  • Frederickson, N. and Cline, T., 2009, Special Educational Needs, Inclusion, and Diversity: a textbook (2nd ed), Open University Press, Buckingham
  • Gross, J., 2008, Beating Bureaucracy in Special Educational Needs, Routledge/NASEN, London
  • Spooner, W., 2007, The SEN Handbook for Trainee Teachers, NQTs and Teaching Assistants, David Fulton, London
  • Tennant, G., 2007, IEPs in Mainstream Secondary Schools: an agenda for research, Support For Learning, 22(4), 204-208
  • Tod, J., 1999, IEPs: inclusive educational practices? Support For Learning, 14(4), 184-188
  • Wearmouth, J., 2008, A Beginning Teacher's Guide to Special Educational Needs, Open University Press, Maidenhead

Useful journals

  • British Journal of Special Education
  • Support for Learning
  • European Journal of Special Needs Education
  • Journal of research in Special Needs Education
  • International Journal of Inclusive Education