Full Description
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. It provides vital information on statutory requirements, practical approaches to the SENCo role and responsibilities and perceptive analysis of issues relevant to all schools, Early Years settings and colleges. Debate and discussion of the different aspects of the SENCo role reveals how it has changed and will change. Written in an accessible and informative format, with numerous examples of good practice, this book will help all SENCos, headteachers and school leaders to create and implement effective whole school policies for special educational needs.
Key topics include:
leading and managing change in SEND policy and practice
developing whole school approaches to policy and practice for SEND
building capacity of class and subject teachers to meet the needs of all pupils
managing and leading the assess, plan, do, review response to those identified with additional needs
leading on the deployment and management of support staff
working with children, young people and their parents, especially in relation to those requiring EHC Plans
working in partnership with range of outside agencies and services
the historical context and management of current SEND law and administration
Photocopiable training materials are included as are new resources in appendices and source lists. The SENCo Handbook remains essential reading for those studying for the National Award for SEN Co-ordination, whilst more experienced SENCos will value its academic underpinning and practical advice on issues that matter.
Contents
Foreword About the authors Acknowledgements How to use this handbook Abbreviations Chapter One: Special Educational Needs: Legislative and Historical Perspectives Chapter Two: Roles and Responsibilities within Whole-School SEN Co-ordination Chapter Three: Identification, Assessment, Planning and Reviewing Provision Chapter Four: Supporting Teaching and Learning Chapter Five: Managing Effective Support Chapter Six: Working with Parents, Children and Young People Chapter Seven: Working with Professionals and Organisations beyond the School Chapter Eight: Working in Partnership at Transition Periods Chapter Nine: The SENCO's Role in Leading and Managing SEND Administration Chapter Ten: The SENCO's Role in Leading and Managing Change Chapter Eleven: Supporting the SENCO in Developing Inclusive Practice Activity Pack Appendices Source Lists References Index
