This project was designed to encourage learners to read a wider range of non-fiction texts outside of the classroom and to view English not so much as a barrier, but as a gateway to vocational achievement.

Through storytelling, people with different perspectives can come together and share their common humanity, hopes and goals. The act of telling stories, listening and being listened to in itself, has a positive impact on those learning and working in the SEND system.  This publication,  Small, powerful everyday things – conversations of humanity in the SEND system, gives us an opportunity to read stories from the perspective of learners, their families and professionals working in the SEND system and to think about how storytelling might inform your work.

This guide, developed with and for colleges will help you to self-evaluate the effectiveness of your provision for learners with special educational needs and disabilities.

An anthology of action research accounts, containing 53 chapters written by practitioners from post-16 education settings across England, along with think-pieces from members of the OTLA programme team.