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This simple, printable flowchart can be shared with all staff to ensure everyone understands when and why to complete a Cause for Concern form, particularly when a child is not making expected progress with quality-first teaching alone.
Looking to build consistency in your SEND referral process and give staff a clear point of reference for how referrals fit within your school’s overall SEND provision?
This Cause for Concern Flowchart will support you and your colleagues to understand and follow the same robust approach to identifying SEND need and securing support. Each stage aligns with the graduated response (assess, plan, do, review), supporting a consistent approach and helping to ensure that appropriate provision is put in place for pupils who need additional support.
Use it in SEND meetings, include it in induction materials, or display it in the staffroom to ensure confidence and consistency in approach.
Claire Steele - Adviser, Services For Education
With over 20 years of experience in primary education, Claire Steele is a respected and committed school leader who has worked across a diverse range of schools and multi-academy trusts.
Her previous roles include Assistant Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), SENCo, and Senior Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead. She has also worked extensively with partners to support the delivery of a wide range of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). Claire also holds the NPQSL and NPQLTD.
Claire is deeply passionate about creating safe, inclusive, and nurturing school environments, where the well-being of pupils is at the heart of practice. She brings her extensive knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm to Services For Education, supporting schools in embedding effective and compassionate safeguarding and SEND practices at every level.
As part of the team of advisers at Services For Education, Claire champions SEND and equality, ensuring these values remain central to all aspects of her work. Most recently, she has developed the newly launched SEND offer from Services For Education. She also delivers high-quality safeguarding training and conducts comprehensive safeguarding audits in schools.
