Chapter 6 of the SEND Code of Practice (2015) states that:
- provision maps are an efficient way of showing all the provision that the school makes which is additional to and different from that which is offered through the school’s curriculum; and
- the use of provision maps can help SENCOs to maintain an overview of the programmes and interventions used with different groups of pupils and provide a basis for monitoring the levels of intervention.
By taking a strategic view of the impact of provision on pupils’ progress across the school, and through discussions with the SENCO about issues arising from pupil data analysis, the senior leadership team can:
- understand the pattern of need across the school
- consider the impact of current initiatives on pupils’ progress and, if provision is costed, whether resources are being used to best effect
- determine the best strategy for deploying staff and other resources to meet that need within resource constraints
- plan programmes of professional development to ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills they need to meet pupils’ needs in
class and through proposed interventions
- demonstrate and provide evidence of the impact of provision on students’ learning and progress to parents/carers
- report on the impact of particular initiatives, such as those funded through the Pupil Premium
- identify whether specific interventions have had an impact on progress
- use data to add rigour to school self-evaluation and development planning.
Additional interventions for individuals or groups should only be considered when every effort has been made to identify needs and to address issues of progress by modifying day-to-day teaching.
Our provision mapping tool gives you a basis for starting this process within your setting:
Local Provision Map:
Demographics in pupil populations These populations have been identified by the Department for Education in relation to the role of the Mental Health Lead (Learning outcomes for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges, 2021).