Leading on the IDP

How to plan and deliver personalised training for your school.

Neil MacKay maps out a way ahead using the IDP materials to secure whole school improvement priorities through the development of inclusive strategies which raise the achievement and attainment of vulnerable learners. This core text is an essential guide for SENCos and Inclusion managers who are responsible for delivering training on the IDP and for subject teachers who wish to understand how they can demonstrate the support SEN pupils in mainstream classes.

Leading on the IDP addresses three key issues for School/SEN Leaders:

• Preparing the strongest possible case, in a climate of "innovation fatigue," for prioritising a whole school initiative to improve the achievement of vulnerable learners
• Links the IDP with the School Improvement Plan to support other key whole school initiatives such as ECM; Assessment for Learning and demonstrates how to present Alternative Evidence of Achievement.
• Enables planning and delivery of high impact INSET based on the IDP but driven by a careful analysis of current whole school needs and directions.

Leading on the IDP supports School/SEN Leaders to sift through the IDP materials, identify key elements for the school and offers practical advice on selecting the units and locating the "must read" sections which will have the greatest impact on school improvement and the achievement of vulnerable learners.