SEND
SEND Assistant
Simple solutions for access arrangements created by an experienced SEND specialist
Access Arrangements Made Easy
Secure and Reliable
Cost Effective, Tiered Pricing
Save Time, Work Smarter
A Few Steps to Complete Forms
Follow a simple process to automate completion of the access arrangement forms
Load Staff
Load a CSV of all staff who teach the students that you are applying for.
Load Candidates
Load a CSV with pupil details to help us complete the forms.
Complete Questionnaires
Invite staff to participate. It's a simple set of questions that takes a few minutes to complete. The SENCO also completes a specialist questionnaire.
Form Generation
Behind the scenes we collate all the evidence from the SENCO and staff, combining expertise and technology to create professional narratives.
Teacher Evidence
Download your evidence of normal way of working, showing support provided by teachers, at the click of a button.
A note from our founder
Salome Houghton
Send Assistant was born out of desperation. As a SENCO and Assistant Principal, I had to find a way to manage my workload. I found that Access Arrangements were taking over my life!
Resources
Exams Cover Sheet
A useful document, reflecting the recent JCQ changes. Teachers can show what students used the extra time for, and they can also show the difference in marks with and without extra time. We suggest that students are encouraged to use a different colour pen. Scan as soon as possible!
Letter to Parent / Guardian: Notice of AA assessments
This letter outlines the process of Access Arrangements and explains why they are necessary. It also indicates that this may or may not produce the required evidence.
Letter to Parent/ Guardians – Unsuccessful AA Assessment
This letter indicates that the scores obtained, do not meet the threshold as stipulated by JCQ. As a result the student can only have Center designated arrangements, but will not be granted other arrangements, such as areader, scribe or extra time.
Letter to Parent/ Guardians – Successful AA Assessment
The following letter indicates that the scores obtained in the standardised assessment will provide the evidence that a student needs to be granted extra time. It's always best to communicate as early as possible. Fill in the dates on your tracker, so that you can refer to this information easily. We recommend the testing to start at the end of year 9, but no later than year 10. It's not too late to test even in year 11.
