If you want to know how to carry out your duties as a SENCO effectively, then this is the book for you! This straightforward and practical guide will give you confidence in the development and improvement of SEND provision in your school, so that you can survive, thrive and flourish in your role. Throughout the book you will find a number of helpful features, tools and resources, either for your own use or for use in professional development with other staff, including: * reflective activities to help you evaluate SEND policy and practice in your school * activities for discussion with other staff members in your school or college * checklists of effective inclusion practices as tools for 'learning walks' or staff professional development * audit tools to help you assess the quality of your school's SEND provision * examples of completed policy documents * observation tools for class groups and individual students * templates for assessing difficult behaviour and planning for improvement Whether you are new and in training or a more experienced SENCO, this is an essential resource that helps you get to grips with the role of the SENCO in line with the latest statutory guidance. It is particularly suitable for students and providers of the National Award for SEN Co-ordination as the book comprehensively covers the learning outcomes for the Award.
If you want to know how to carry out your duties as a SENCO effectively, then this is the book for you!
This sixth edition of the best-selling SENCo Handbook has been extensively updated to take account of the SEND Code of Practice (2014), recent research, and implications for policy and practice in schools and for SENCos.
Nowhere is this philosophy more important than when it comes to supporting children with special educational needs and this book, commissioned for our Perfect Series by a SEN consultant with many years' experience, will help you achieve ...
This book will also be of use to other members of staff looking for practical strategies to raise the attainment of all pupils with SEN and disabilities.
Schofield et al. (2018) carried out research with 451 two-parent families to examine the intergenerational continuity of ACEs and found that community cohesion is a protective factor in reducing ACEs across generations.
Key features of this book include: Contributions by leaders of the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators working with trainee SENCOs across the country A focus on encouraging SENCOs to think deeply about their own ...
The SENCO Handbook remains essential reading for all those responsible for special educational needs working in early years, primary, secondary and FE settings.
This seventh edition of the best-selling The SENCo Handbook has been updated to reflect the impact that the implementation of the SEND Code of Practice (DfE/DoH 2015) has had on policy and practice in schools and for SENCos.
The wide-ranging perspectives in this book will help key personnel in primary schools to manage the implantation of the 1993 Education Act and the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs more ...
Pearson, S. (2008) Deafened by silence or by the sound of footsteps? An investigation of the recruitment, induction and retention of special educational coordinators (SENCOs) in England, Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, ...