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Special educational needs and disability: Reasonable adjustments and support referrals for educators

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for teachers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why a missed need becomes everyone's problem · 7 min

    Before you begin · Teresa joins the staff team of Northwind Academy Trust as a new teaching assistant. A learner in her group has missed several assessments and says little in lessons. Teresa assumes the learner is "just shy" and says nothing. Two terms later the learner's difficulty is noticed by someone else and the family asks why nobody acted sooner. · What would you have done?

  • Lesson 2: The duties in brief · 7 min

    Why the law differs by place · Words you will hear · Check

  • Lesson 3: Deciding, recording and reviewing a reasonable adjustment · 7 min

    Five questions · Record it so others can use it · Check

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas · 7 min

    Not sure it is a need · Adjustment or unfair advantage? · Sort the response

  • Lesson 5: Referrals, families and speaking up · 7 min

    The referral route · Working with families · When something is not working

  • Lesson 6: Putting it into practice · 5 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At staff induction, at the start of each academic year, and when the setting's support policy changes.

Teachers, learning-support staff, mentors and staff-development leads who must apply disability and special educational needs duties, support plans and referral routes in their setting; assigned by a school group, academy trust, college or training provider and run by its staff-development office.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Local send duties link
  • Referral route link
  • Specialist support lead
  • Support plan template link
  • Support and adjustments route
  • Concern route
  • Ld contact
  • Training standards link
  • Next course link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
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