This is a whole-school specialist support, governance, and safeguarding framework designed for schools supporting pupils with specialist and complex special educational needs, including Mild SNE, communication needs, and non-verbal or minimally verbal learners.
It is not a curriculum programme, not a therapy model, and not a behavioural intervention system.
This framework exists to give schools a coherent, defensible structure for delivering inclusive, ethical, and safety-aware support, without labelling pupils, narrowing pathways, or introducing inappropriate monitoring.
What This Framework Includes
This School Resource Edition combines the following into one licensed framework:
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Specialist & Mild SNE Responsive Support Framework
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Sign Language Moments — Inclusive Visual Communication
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Five Inclusive SNE Plays (voluntary, dignity-first participation)
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School Safety & Emergency Operations Integration
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Ethical Safeguard & Governance Structure
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Whole-School AI Policy Framework Licence
Each element serves a distinct role, but operates within a single, aligned governance model.
What This Framework Is For
This framework supports schools to:
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Respond proportionately and ethically to specialist SNE needs
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Maintain access, dignity, and participation for all pupils
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Embed inclusive communication without segregation or labelling
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Ensure safety, safeguarding, and emergency preparedness
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Protect assessment integrity and decision-making through clear AI governance
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Demonstrate inspection-safe, whole-school planning and oversight
It focuses on responsiveness and protection, not intervention escalation.
Inclusive & Creative Components
Sign Language Moments
Supports everyday communication through:
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Simple, functional, visual sign-supported communication
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Shared understanding across staff and pupils
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Inclusion without requiring fluency or specialist training
Five SNE Plays
Designed to:
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Support voluntary participation only
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Allow engagement with or without performance
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Protect pupil dignity and emotional safety
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Support expression, identity, and belonging
These are inclusive participation resources, not drama programmes or therapies.
Governance, Safety & Ethical Safeguards
This framework explicitly includes:
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School Safety & Emergency Operations alignment
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Clear staff roles and escalation boundaries
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Ethical safeguards against misuse or over-reach
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AI Policy Framework Licence to protect:
AI guidance is technology-neutral and policy-only.
What This Framework Is Not
This framework:
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Does not diagnose or classify pupils
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Does not replace specialist or clinical supports
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Does not prescribe interventions or programmes
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Does not monitor, track, or profile pupils
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Does not require data collection or reporting
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Does not replace statutory duties or professional judgement
It supports ethical structure and clarity, not control.
How Schools Use This Framework
Schools typically use this framework:
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As a specialist SNE governance backbone
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To align SEN, safeguarding, inclusion, and safety
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To support staff confidence in complex contexts
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To ensure decisions remain ethical, proportionate, and defensible
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To provide clear inspection evidence without additional burden
It is designed for selective, responsive use, not linear delivery.
Format & Delivery
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Format: Digital PDF framework + resources
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Delivery: Secure digital delivery to the licensed school
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Printing: Permitted in line with licence terms
Legal / Use Notice
This resource supports governance, inclusion, safeguarding, and ethical educational practice.
It does not replace teaching, assessment, therapy, or statutory educational obligations.
Licensed for school use only. Redistribution outside the licensed school is not permitted.
No monitoring, reporting, benchmarking, or data retention is carried out by Samildanach Arts Ltd.
