SENDCo Ofsted Inspection Preparation Bundle

🔒 Fully aligned to the 2025 Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit

Ofsted inspection can feel overwhelming when you're a SEND coordinator, especially if you're new to the role or haven't experienced an inspection under the current framework.

Designed specifically for SENDCos, this focused preparation pack translates the 2025 School Inspection Toolkit into practical guidance about your role during inspection. You'll understand when and how you'll engage with inspectors, what questions they're likely to explore and how to demonstrate the excellent inclusion work you're already doing day-to-day.

You'll get:

☑️ SENDCo Inspection Role Guidance – clear explanation of when you'll be involved during inspection, what happens during the inclusion meeting and case sampling, and what inspectors want to understand from you

☑️ Example Ofsted SENDCo Questions – realistic questions you might be asked during your inclusion meeting with inspectors and inclusion learning walks, helping you practise articulating your approach and identify any areas to strengthen

☑️ Further supporting documents – including a leader action checklist to build your inspection knowledge, an inclusion inspection readiness tool to evaluate your current practice against toolkit statements, and editable grade descriptor grids highlighting inclusion across the framework

This Ofsted SENDCo resources pack helps to build your confidence to articulate your work clearly and supports you to prepare effectively without creating unnecessary workload. All templates are fully editable so you can adapt them for your school's specific context and use them as part of your ongoing SEND leadership, not just for inspection preparation.

👉 Looking for further support on preparing for inspection? These resources are also available as part of the full Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack too.

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SENDCo Ofsted Inspection Preparation Bundle

SENDCo Ofsted Inspection Preparation Bundle

£7.50 £5.00
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What's in this SENDCo Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack?

This pack provides everything you need to understand your role as SENDCo during inspection and prepare confidently for your inclusion meeting, inclusion learning walks and other interactions with Ofsted inspectors. The pack is fully aligned with the 2025 School Inspection Toolkit.

You'll get:

☑️ SENDCo Inspection Role Guidance PDF covering when and how you'll engage with inspectors, what happens during the inclusion meeting and case sampling, what inspectors want to understand from you and how inclusion connects across all evaluation areas. The guidance includes common questions SENDCos have about inspection and practical advice for feeling confident and prepared.

☑️ Example Ofsted SENDCo Questions template featuring realistic questions you might be asked during your inclusion meeting and the inclusion learning walk to help you practise articulating your approach and identify any areas to strengthen your evidence base

☑️ Inclusion Leader Action Checklist with prompts for key actions to build your knowledge of the inspection framework and prepare yourself and your team

☑️ Inclusion Inspection Readiness Tool allowing you to compare your current practice against toolkit statements, identify strengths and any areas to address, and document what evidence demonstrates your provision

☑️ Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids giving you an editable version of the School Inspection Toolkit grading statements so you can use the inclusion evaluation area and see where it connects to other areas such as curriculum and teaching, achievement, safeguarding and leadership and governance

All templates are fully editable so you can adapt them for your school's specific context.

Who should use this SENDCo Inspection Preparation Pack?

This pack is for SEND coordinators and inclusion leads in all phases who want to feel confident and prepared for Ofsted inspection. It's particularly valuable if you're new to the SENDCo role, if you haven't experienced an inspection under the current framework or if you simply want to understand your specific responsibilities during the inspection process.

Assistant SENCos, headteachers with SEND responsibilities, inclusion leads and SEND governors will also find this pack useful for understanding how inclusion leadership is evaluated during inspection and what inspectors want to explore during the inspection.

How can this pack help SENDCos prepare for Ofsted inspection?

This focused pack helps you tackle the most common concerns SENDCos have when preparing for inspection:

"What exactly will inspectors ask me during the inclusion meeting or when I'm part of the inclusion learning walk?" The Example Ofsted SENDCo Questions resource explores the key themes inspectors investigate, from how you identify needs and use the graduated approach to how you work with external specialists and build staff expertise. Use these to practise articulating your approach and ensure you can explain the thinking behind your inclusion leadership.

"How do I know if our SEND provision meets the requirements in the School Inspection Toolkit?" The Inclusion Inspection Readiness Tool helps you compare your current practice against each toolkit statement, identifying what evidence demonstrates your provision, who can speak to it and what specific examples you have. This systematic approach ensures you're confident about where you stand and allows you to identify next steps.

"What do I need to do to get myself ready for inclusion to be inspected by Ofsted?" The Inclusion Leader Action Checklist provides clear prompts for building your knowledge of how inclusion is inspected, from understanding case sampling to knowing which evaluation areas you contribute to beyond inclusion itself.

"Where does inclusion fit within the wider inspection framework?" The Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids give you the complete toolkit in an editable format, highlighting not just the inclusion evaluation area but also where your work connects to curriculum and teaching, achievement, safeguarding and leadership and governance, and other evaluation areas.

Want to build on your Ofsted preparation work?

The following resources can help you if Ofsted preparation is on your mind.

Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack - this focused SENDCo guide already forms part of the comprehensive preparation pack, which also contains support for many other school leadership roles as well as providing in-depth support across all nine evaluation areas and other pre-inspection tasks.

Inclusion Audit Pack – take your inclusion evaluation deeper with comprehensive audit questions that go beyond inspection readiness to help you continuously improve your provision, identify gaps and strengthen your systems throughout the year.

Everything You Need to Start Leading SEND – whether you're new to the SENDCo role or looking to strengthen your practice, this comprehensive resource provides practical guidance on establishing effective SEND systems, leadership approaches and strategic priorities to support your inclusion work.

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