SEND assessment system

[Lauren]

Tapestry now includes a SEND assessment framework which you may find more appropriate to use with children who have been identified as having special educational needs and/or disabilities. If you're interested in taking a look at the short tutorial we've made for it, you can find it here.

The framework is based on the Development Matters document, but we have removed the age bands (calling them stages instead) and added many other statements which could help in identifying those smaller steps of progress that children with SEND might demonstrate.

Although the advice on every page of the Development Matters document advises against using the statements as a ticklist, many settings supporting children with SEND find that they are better able to demonstrate small steps of progress by refining each statement. This is how you can perform your assessments within this SEND framework for children with SEND.

However, we advise against using the SEND framework for children who have not been identified as having SEND. Ticking statements, and refining each statement, is not the best way to assess children generally. For non-SEND children we strongly promote the process of assessing against age-bands (with or without refinements) and the Characteristics of Effective Learning. Please don’t become part of the ticklist culture where children are expected to achieve all the statements and staff are expected to focus on ticking them all!

[AnonyMouse_53420]

Hi

 

This looks great. Hope this isn't a daft question but is it possible to add the SEND assessments to individual children only. If I change the settings on our account it will add the SEND statements to all journals?

 

Donna

[FSFRebecca]

Good morning Donna,

If you enable assessments they are available for you to select for any child - if you don't select them they will not show on a child's journal. Only assessments actually made show on the journal. You can therefore, enable as many different assessment types as you might possibly use. For example, a mixed Reception and Year 1 class might have the EYFS and the KS1 Yr1 assessments enabled.

Hope this helps, if you need any more help please do not hesitate to get back in touch :1b

[AnonyMouse_54260]

Is there a printable version of these statements please?

 

Thanks

Sarah

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi Sarah,

Sure, I have emailed a copy of these over to you. 

Best wishes,

Emily

[AnonyMouse_45603]

Please can I have a printable version emailed over to me? I was just about to sit and make up my own document for this and it would save me so much time!!

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi cherry16, 

That's not a problem at all, I will email this over to you. I'm glad we could help and save you some time. 

Best wishes,

Emily

[AnonyMouse_53919]

Hi there,

Is it possible to email me a copy of the SEND assessment statements too please? Could you put somewhere in the email that they are for the attention of E Dawson.

Thanks very much. 

 

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi scarningpreschool,

I've just sent it over to you now. 

Best wishes,

Emily

[AnonyMouse_51060]

Hi, would you be able to email me a copy too please. 

Thank you

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi churchpreschool,

Of course, I've just emailed you a copy. 

[AnonyMouse_50409]

Hi is it possible for us to have a copy please

[Lauren]

Sure Preschoolonthegreen! I'll send those over to you now! 

[AnonyMouse_42670]

Hi. I have just seen this link. Hoping you can also send me the printable version of the SEND statements. Much appreciated, thanks

Sally

[SueFinanceManager]

1 hour ago, kidzone12 said:

Hi. I have just seen this link. Hoping you can also send me the printable version of the SEND statements. Much appreciated, thanks

Sally

Hi Sally

I have just sent an email over with the document attached

Sue

Admin Team

[AnonyMouse_67033]

Hi, please could you send the printable version too ? thanks 

[SueFinanceManager]

1 hour ago, jaysey said:

Hi, please could you send the printable version too ? thanks 

Hi

I have sent over a copy to the email address you used to register your FSF account with

Sue

Admin Team

[AnonyMouse_82515]

Hi, please could you send me a printable version too? 

Thanks in advance 😊

Tracey

Edited May 3, 2018 by Goosy

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi Tracey,

Of course! I've just sent you a copy of this as well. 

Best wishes,

Emily

[AnonyMouse_64595]

Hi,

Please could I have a copy too.

Many thanks

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi,

Sure! I will send the email linked to your FSF account a copy of this too. 

Best wishes,

Emily

[AnonyMouse_64595]

Received, many thanks

[AnonyMouse_48050]

Hi, could I have a copy too please!

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi,

Sure that's not a problem at all! I'll do that now. 

Best wishes,

Emily 

[AnonyMouse_54963]

Hi Emily

Would be grateful if I could have a copy emailed as well.

Many thanks

 

Sam

[OlayaTapestrySupport]

Hi Sam66,

I will send you a copy to your email straight away

Best wishes,

Olaya

[AnonyMouse_53437]

Hi,

Please could you send me a printable copy of the SEND statements too please. Many thanks! 

Marelize 

[SueFinanceManager]

Hi CastleNursery

Yes we will ping them over for you.

Sue

Admin Team

 

[AnonyMouse_52805]

Morning, please could you email me a copy of the SEND statements in a PDF or WORD document? This would be very helpful for our end of year reporting to transition schools for our SEND children.

Many thanks

 

[EmilyTapestrySupport]

Hi,

Of course! I've just sent this over to you now. 

Best wishes,

Emily