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List of contents
Introduction What is Assessment? A Strengths-based Approach Who has SEN, SEND and or Medical Needs? Developing a Shared Language of Assessment The 7 Cs Learning Portfolio Using and Applying the 7 Cs Learning Portfolio The 7 Cs Progress Tracker Collaborating with Learners and Families Intervention Getting Started
About the author
Judith Carter is a registered Educational Psychologist (EP) and Director of Willow Tree Learning. She is a Tutor on the National Award for SEN Co-ordination working with Eastern Partnership and hosts the Essential SENCO Network and provides a range of bespoke training on SEND. Judith believes passionately in inclusion and education for all and works directly with Staff, children, young people and their families, to promote participation and learning.
Summary
This resource offers practical ideas and materials to allow SEN practitioners to capture learning, demonstrate the impact of SEN support, and analyse provision effectiveness. Chapters move through seven key components: cognition, communication, creativity, control, compassion, co-ordination and the curriculum.
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The structured format and simple, non-jargon, language is a real strength of this book. It doesn’t just focus on what the child can’t do, but instead ensures the assessors are actively looking for the child’s strengths too, something that can often be overlooked when a child presents with SEND. The 7 distinct areas are all linked by the letter ‘C’ making them memorable. The Tracker also generates a quantifiable number, so the impact of additional support can be measured.
Nadine Avenal, SEND Lead,Sapientia Education Trust
We are just starting to use Judith's "7 C's" and can already see that it has immense potential for tracking and measuring progress in areas that cannot be tracked using traditional methods. I think it will be very helpful in allowing us to support the child in their wider personal development and will allow for a more individualised and collaborative approach.
Cherie Pointon, SENCO, Dell Primary School
The 7C's are just wonderful! The material is so great!
Hannah Powley, St Nicholas Priory
We are just beginning to explore the 7 C’s and attempting to pull it in to our own support plans. It’s great because it allows us to use it as its own support plan but is also incredibly adaptable meaning we are able to transfer it to our own support system. It has been such a valuable tool to enable staff to broaden their language around the children’s barriers to learning and enabled us to be specific in the support that we implement. It supports the children in understanding their barriers and ensures that they are part of the process when planning their next steps and allows them to take the ownership of their progress. The 7 C’s has also provided us with a clear baseline for our children and enables us to demonstrate those smaller more specific steps of progress related directly to their area of focus.
Maria Hodges, SENCO, Millfield Primary
