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Thom Walters

SENCO, Stowupland Highschool

Area(s) of Focus

Alternative Provision Units (SEN/EBD schools and PRUs) Further education institution/College/Adult Education Secondary School

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SENCO

Area(s) of Interest

ADHD Assessment Augmented, Assistive Technology Autism and ASD Cognition and Learning Curriculum Dyslexia Dyspraxia Leadership Literacy Policy & Guidance Secondary and post-16 Sensory and/or physical needs Social, emotional and mental health difficulties Speech, language and communication needs

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Thom Walters
Sep 14, 2026
SENCO Surgery

Number Skills Intervention

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a numeracy intervention similar to type that we have for reading but for number sense. Two year groups with below average maths in prior attainment data and showing through assessment. I need a targetted, evidence based, intervention to support their number sense. Does anyone know of anything? Thanks in advance, Thom
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Thom Walters
Jan 09, 2025
Discussion & collaboration

Expert Induced Blindness in SENCOs

Morning, I've just read the Peps Mccrea evidence snack on Expert Induced Blindness and wondered if this is something that happens with SENCOs (perhaps other leaders) when speaking with Teachers about adapting their practice. As SENCOs do we assume our colleagues know what we know
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Thom Walters
Oct 14, 2024
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TA Sharing Good Practice

We have a fortnightly meeting in the SEND Dept. I want to foster a culture of sharing good practice and seeking support within the team. I am thinking of asking a different member of the team a different scenario either created from their imagination or from their practice since the last meeting. Does anyone do anything similar that works well?
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Thom Walters
Jul 15, 2024
Discussion & collaboration

Whole Class One Page Profile

Hi all, I'm slowly making my way towards developing a Whole Class One Page Profile as a summary of a class for teachers and cover staff. This will not replace individual ILPs and I'm only working on this for KS3 classes that are taught in mixed ability. The idea is to provide teachers with a quick, one page overview of the needs of the class and then they can plan/intellectually prepare their teacher to the strengths of the class whilst also mitigating the barriers.  What do you think should be included on these Whole Class One Page Profile? Template linked below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vbiTgi9mewg842rj3Yc8mn8op785ZSUugeajj4pvmg0/edit?usp=sharing
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Thom Walters
Jul 11, 2024

I'm developing my Individual Learning Plans to make it as easy as possible for staff to make the adaptations. I'm thinking of working towards having 3 Musts and then some best practices on the strategies based on this article.  

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