Inclusion & SEN

Support plans that are actually followed through

An accurate register, individual plans, the interventions attached to them, and review cycles that come round on time rather than when someone remembers.

What usually goes wrong

  • The SEN register is a spreadsheet one person maintains, and it is out of date the week they are on leave.
  • Support plans are written, filed, and not reviewed until the next annual cycle.
  • A new teacher has no reliable way to learn which of their students has a plan.

What this module does

A register that stays current

Identification, category and provision recorded against the student rather than in a parallel document.

Individual plans with owners

Each plan has targets, provisions and a named responsible member of staff, so it is somebody's job rather than everybody's.

Interventions actually tracked

What was delivered, by whom and how often — the evidence that a plan was followed, not just written.

Review cycles that arrive

Reviews are scheduled and surfaced ahead of time instead of being remembered.

Why this fits UAE schools

Inclusion in the UAE is inspected, and evidence of provision matters as much as the plan itself. The record is structured so delivery can be demonstrated rather than asserted.

How it runs day to day

  1. 1

    A concern is raised

    A teacher, parent or assessment flags a need. It is recorded against the student rather than raised in a conversation that leaves no trace.

  2. 2

    The need is documented

    Assessments, external reports and the school’s own observations attach to the student record in a restricted category, not a shared drive folder.

  3. 3

    A support plan is written

    Targets, provision, staff responsible and review dates are held together, so the plan is a live record rather than a document that ages quietly.

  4. 4

    Provision is delivered and logged

    What was actually provided is recorded against the plan, which is the difference between a plan that exists and a plan that happened.

  5. 5

    Teaching staff see what they need

    The staff teaching that child can reach the relevant summary, because a plan nobody can find on the morning it matters is not doing its job.

  6. 6

    The plan is reviewed on schedule

    Review dates surface as they approach, so cycles run to the calendar rather than to whoever remembers.

The cases that usually break things

Any system handles the straightforward path. These are the situations that decide whether it survives a real school year.

A cover teacher takes the class

They can reach the summary they need for the students in front of them, without that meaning open access to every inclusion record in the school.

A parent requests everything held about their child

The record is complete and retrievable in one place, rather than assembled from folders belonging to four members of staff.

A student moves to another school

The support history transfers with them, so the receiving school starts from what is known instead of from scratch.

Leadership asks what provision costs across Year 7

Provision is visible in aggregate, which is impossible when every plan is a separate document.

A review date passes unnoticed

Overdue reviews surface rather than sitting silently, because the failure mode here is a plan that quietly stops reflecting the child.

A staff member leaves

Their plans and case notes remain attached to the students, not to a personal drive that departs with them.

Frequently asked questions

Who can see SEN information?

Access is restricted by role. Teaching staff see what they need to teach the student; full detail stays with the inclusion team.

Can we attach external reports?

Yes — educational psychologist and specialist reports attach to the student record and stay with the plan they inform.

Does it track intervention hours?

Yes. Delivery is logged against the provision, which is what turns a support plan into evidence.

Can external reports be attached?

Yes. Educational psychologist reports, external assessments and specialist correspondence attach to the student in the restricted category rather than living in an email thread.

Does it track provision cost?

Provision can be recorded with the resource it consumes, which is what makes an aggregate answer possible when leadership asks what support costs across a year group.

How much can a subject teacher see?

What they need to teach that child well, and no more. The full plan and its supporting documentation stay with the staff whose role requires them.

Can parents see the support plan?

That is the school’s decision to make. Guardian visibility is configurable per school rather than assumed in either direction, because practice differs legitimately.