Join the most established network of schools in the UK
SSAT’s Special Schools and SEND Network brings together special schools from across the country, creating opportunities for special school leaders and SEND teachers to collaborate and share knowledge, inspiration and best practice.
Brand new exclusive benefit for 2022
SSAT Leadership Legacy Project – One FREE place for member special schools
Nominate a teacher in their first 2-5 years of teaching in a special setting, to participate in SSAT’s Leadership Legacy Project, supporting their leadership development over the course of a year.
Collaborate with other schools in the network and share your school successes nationally
Discounted rates on all SSAT CPD opportunities
And more…
What SSAT Membership gives you…
Drive forward whole-school improvement using member-exclusive resources
Engage with the SSAT Framework for Exceptional Education, a school improvement tool to review and evaluate practice at school or department level, identifying strengths and areas for improvement
Highlight your commitment to positive, meaningful engagement with parents and students using our Parent Partnership and Student Leadership audit tools
Use SSAT’s Four Pillars of Curriculum Design to enable middle and senior leaders to respond to key questions about curriculum intent, content, delivery and experience
Visit SSAT’s member-only online library of evidence informed publications and practical resources, available to all colleagues to help you find the inspiration needed to innovate
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Take advantage of unique opportunities to develop staff at different stages in their career, strengthening your retention strategy and succession planning
Encourage senior colleagues to attend the SSAT Annual SEND Conference to network and learn from other schools and experts in the network
Encourage all staff undertaking their first few years in teaching to participate in the launch of our exciting new SSAT Early Career Teacher Inspirations live, online series with opportunities to participate in further developmental sessions
Enhance the range of development opportunities for senior leaders by involving them in member-exclusive webinars and other online activity
Attend the SSAT National Conference at discounted member rates to gain renewed inspiration and practical insights to take away and implement at your school
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Keep up to date with and make sense of changes to policy and practice; explore solutions that can work in your context
Ensure all staff receive regular e-newsletters, the fortnightly SEND Update and termly SEND Radar, with news, resources and opinion from SEND interest groups and the latest case studies and research outcomes
Access SEND Consultancy – a service that gives you access to up-to-date SEND information and applying the latest national policy updates to the context of your school’s priorities, tailored to your intended outcomes
Join monthly webinars facilitated by practitioners, SSAT experts and guest speakers. These provide opportunities to share and learn from the practice of others, receive updates and guidance on topical educational news, policy and practice and explore school improvement solutions suited to your context
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Give your students and teachers the formal recognition they deserve for the contributions they make to your school community
Give your students the formal recognition they deserve with SSAT’s Student and Pupil Leadership Accreditation schemes, offering a way to give structure and recognition to your learners’ leadership activities both in and outside of school
Nominate a colleague as an SSAT School Hero each week, where SSAT will send an e-postcard in recognition of a contribution made to the school community
Praise a student’s efforts with an SSAT Student Hero of the Term certificate towards the end of each half term
Collaborate with other schools in the network and share your school successes nationally by contributing to SSAT events and activities and have your achievements recognised through the SSAT network
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Contribute to discussions on national issues that affect our schools, students and teachers
Get ongoing access to SSAT’s Special School Network email forum, webinars, discussion dinners, roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions with policy makers and thought leaders, and publications.
Stay connected to the issues that matter as we continue to work with influential organisations, charities and individuals such as Rt Hon David Lammy MP, patron of SSAT’s Deep Social Justice campaign
What Schools Say About the Special Schools and SEND Network
“SSAT consistently keeps our whole school community informed of the latest SEND policy changes and direction of travel. The ability to attend SSAT events and be part of the ongoing discussion around SEND, particularly in these unprecedented times, has been invaluable.”
Eddy Wharton, Headteacher, Ganton School
“The support from SSAT is unparalleled, strategic and operational guidance and support is purposeful, clear and most importantly delivers best outcomes for our community. Advice through SSAT events and through the consultative partnership is invaluable, the SSAT is a beacon for SEND policy and practice. Working collaboratively with other schools across the country to foster and grow educational improvement for our learners is critical in these unprecedented times.”
Niall Fallon, Senior Vice Principal, Charlton Park Academy
“SSAT’s system knowledge is unrivalled. They have such a breadth of knowledge from all the different schools they have worked with and visited.”
Stephen Tierney, Former CEO, Blessed Edward Bamber Multi-Academy Trust
“SSAT’s approach to principled curriculum design made us think deeply about our curriculum, helping us pave our way to improvement one thoughtful question at a time.”
Michael Todd, Deputy Headteacher, Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
Case study: Creating a formal mentoring process in a special school
Dianne Propsting, Perseid School, describes the rationale, ongoing research, implementation and signs of success of mentoring trainee teachers in SEND
Complete the application form below to join the SSAT Special Schools and SEND Network today.
Membership is for twelve months from the day you join and is £419 + VAT. Or you can save £68 by joining for 24 months for just £770 + VAT. Please indicate your preferred length of membership on the application form.
To find out more about the benefits of SSAT’s Special Schools and SEND membership or group deals that we are able to offer your MAT, please register your interest below and receive a digital copy of our membership brochure.
For further queries, get in touch with us by email or call our team on 020 7802 0955.
