Every Teacher a Teacher of SEND CPD Pack

A practical and editable SEND CPD resource pack designed to help schools strengthen inclusive classroom practice. This pack supports the key message that SEND is everyone’s responsibility and gives main stream teachers simple, realistic tools to help pupils access learning with confidence.

The resource is ideal for staff training, INSET sessions, SENCO-led CPD, teaching assistant development and whole-school work on adaptive teaching.

What’s included

• Staff handout: Every Teacher a Teacher of SEND
• Reflection task sheet for teachers
• Inclusive classroom SEND checklist
• One-page pupil passport template
• Adaptive teaching planning template
• Assess, Plan, Do, Review template
• SEND strategy bank
• Teaching assistant deployment prompt sheet
• Pupil voice template
• Parent meeting notes template
• SEND classroom action plan

Perfect for

• SENCOs
• Class teachers
• Teaching assistants
• Inclusion leads
• Senior leaders
• New staff induction
• Whole-school SEND CPD
• Staff meetings and INSET days
• Adaptive teaching training
• Quality first teaching development

Key areas covered

This pack helps staff consider:

• the four broad areas of SEND
• barriers to learning
• adaptive teaching strategies
• classroom environment
• pupil independence
• effective use of teaching assistants
• pupil voice
• parent and carer input
• the graduated approach
• evidence of impact

Why this resource is useful

The templates are designed to save time while supporting better SEND practice across the school. Staff can use them to identify barriers, plan adaptations, review support and keep clear records of what is working for pupils.

The pack is fully editable, making it easy to adapt for your school, class, year group or individual pupils.

Suggested use

Use this pack as part of a SEND staff training session, then ask each teacher to complete the reflection task and classroom checklist. SENCOs or leaders can follow up through pupil passports, adaptive teaching plans or Assess, Plan, Do, Review records.

Resource format

• Editable Word document
• Separate editable template files included
• Suitable for primary and secondary settings
• Easy to adapt for school systems and policies

A clear, practical and time-saving SEND CPD pack for helping every teacher feel more confident in supporting pupils with additional needs.