Is your SEN Information Report (SIR) up to date?

SEN Information Reports (SIRs) must be reviewed and updated at least annually. SIRs provide key information for parent carers about how a setting implements their SEND policy. As such SIRs should be written in plain English with this audience in mind whilst ensuring that all the information required in the Regulations is included.  

This half term, the annual audit is being carried out to check that all Norfolk settings have published an up-to-date SEN Information Report on their website. This audit involves a search of all setting's websites to find their published SEN Information Report and check the date of when it was last reviewed and updated.  

To help schools and other settings review and develop their SIR, we have updated the SIR Best Practice Guide. There is also an online SIR audit tool that settings can use to ensure each clause of the Regulations is covered.  

In January 2025 there will be a quality audit of a small sample of SEN Information Reports. Here a random selection of approximately 20 SEN Information Reports from a range of educational settings will be audited in detail by SEND professionals are co-ordinated by the SEND Local Offer team and completed with the help of representatives from the Inclusion and SEND team, School and Community Teams and Family Voice Norfolk. We hope these audits will continue to evidence the continued improvement of SEN Information Reports in Norfolk.  

We are grateful to all educational settings for their work to make sure that information that is easy to read and understand is published for parents/carers who have a child with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND).  

Please note: our initial audit has revealed several setting's websites have expired SSL certificates which can then block access to a website for security reasons. Please ensure this certificate is renewed so your website is accessible and secure.