September behaviour policy pre-mortem: test before launch
Review your school behaviour policy before September with a practical checklist for teachable routines, accessible support, human decisions and review.
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Earlier practical articles from Student Radar for school leaders and inclusion teams, covering SEND, attendance, safeguarding, assessment and pastoral work.
How to record a safeguarding disclosure: a DSL audit
Record a safeguarding disclosure factually: preserve the child's words, separate observation from opinion and keep DSL review human-led.
Read articleHow to build an assessment calendar that protects teaching time
Build a school assessment calendar around curriculum purpose, current dates, adjustments, human review and fewer low-value data collections.
Read articleSchool News Briefing: 2 to 8 August 2026
England school news from 2 to 8 August 2026, covering attendance, admissions, post-16 outcomes, exams, pensions, SEND vaccination and curriculum policy.
Read articleWhen should a school stop an intervention?
Decide when to stop, step down, adapt or continue a school intervention using delivery, response, transfer, pupil views and opportunity cost in England.
Read articleHow to review intervention impact without pretending every graph is progress
Measure SEND intervention impact using baseline, delivered dosage, attendance, transfer and outcome evidence, without overstating what a graph proves.
Read articleEntry and exit criteria for school interventions: a practical guide
Set practical intervention entry and exit criteria in England. Use baseline, eligibility, delivery, attendance and review evidence to decide next steps.
Read articleHow to spot duplicated or contradictory SEND provision
Audit SEND provision across plans, EHC plans and intervention timetables in England. Find duplication, contradictions, ownership gaps and review actions.
Read articleDo TA timetables match pupil need or merely historical furniture?
Audit teaching assistant deployment for SEND in England: connect pupil need, lesson context, teacher access, delivery, independence and outcomes.
Read articleHow many intervention places can your school really deliver?
Calculate realistic SEND intervention capacity from staff, rooms, timetables and pupil need, then test whether planned places are actually delivered.
Read articleHow to build a costed provision map that supports decisions
Build a costed provision map for SEND in England: calculate staff time, dosage, group costs and pupil coverage, then use it to support review decisions.
Read articleHow to gather parent contributions before an annual review
A practical England guide to gathering parent contributions before an EHCP annual review, with accessible prompts, follow-up steps and evidence limits.
Read articleSEND record retention and transfer: the practical basics
A practical SEND record retention and transfer guide for schools in England, with a retention matrix, secure handover workflow and audit checklist.
Read articleHow to map Section F provision to what is actually delivered
Use this practical EHCP Section F provision mapping audit to connect each plan line to staffing, timetable, delivery evidence and review action in England.
Read articleWhat counts as evidence in Assess, Plan, Do, Review?
A practical guide for SENCos in England to evidence Assess, Plan, Do, Review: starting point, provision delivery, pupil response and next decisions.
Read articleWhat belongs in an EHC needs assessment evidence file?
Use this EHC needs assessment evidence checklist for schools in England to organise pupil voice, progress, provision, attendance and advice securely.
Read articleEHCP annual review deadlines: a practical countdown for schools
Use this practical EHCP annual review deadline countdown for schools in England, from meeting notice and advice to reports, decisions and amendments.
Read articleConnected pupil data: what it means in practice
A practical guide to connected pupil data for schools in England: link SEND, attendance, behaviour, attainment and health without losing context.
Read articleThe case against the enormous SENCo spreadsheet
A practical SEND tracking spreadsheet alternative for SENCos in England: link register, provision, attendance and review evidence without losing control.
Read articleAutumn school census: the SEND checks to complete first
Five SEND checks for England's autumn school census: reconcile N, E and K, verify on-roll pupils, assign corrections and review the COLLECT return.
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