Previous Winners.

Support into Employment Derwen College Derwen College, near Oswestry, in Shropshire, is a national specialist further education college for young people aged from 16 to 25. We currently have 143 residential and day students with a wide variety of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND),...

The inaugural National Special Educational Needs Awards were judged in the summer term of 2015.  Here are the winning entries.   Best use of external special needs professional The Lyndon School, Solihull           Judges comments: Well presented and clearly represented above and beyond practice...

Most Innovative Special Needs Intervention The Limes College             Entry Introduction: The Limes College Art department creates innovating and exciting projects to engage students in Art and Design. During Halloween 2015 we created an exhibition inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead at The...

Most Inclusive Practice Across a School The Stanway School             Judges comments: We were impressed by your data examples and that you have SEN performance management targets. We are glad to see that the windscreen model developed as part of Every Child Matters has been embedded into your...

Most Inclusive Practice Across a School Lyndhurst First School             Judges comments: What strikes us is that this school is constantly looking to improve at everything it already does. There were parts that suffered due to lack of data, but a thorough submission showing the engagement with...

Most Inclusive Practice Across a School Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School Judges comments: We were impressed with the range of resources and provision despite challenging circumstances. It feels inclusion is embedded throughout and great to see clear community involvement. Context As a...

Most Inclusive Practice Across a School Penwortham Primary School Judges comments: A school, who the judges felt made a real effort to be inclusive for all types of need, not just focussing on those with the largest or most complex needs. Context Penwortham SEND vision statement:Community:...

Most Inclusive Practice Across a School Westlea Primary School Westlea Primary School is larger than most other primary schools with around 300 on the role. The proportion of pupils known to have special educational needs and/or disabilities is well above average. This is because the school has...

Support into Employment Harrison College Harrison College is different from a traditional Sixth Form or Further Education College as we are based in a small, professional environment on a business park. We are a specialist business, enterprise, and employability post-16 education provision for...