The SENCO Handbook (2nd Edition)

Introduction

One of our most popular resources ever published, which has been an invaluable source of reference for thousands of SENCOs across the country, has been updated for 2010! Providing everything that a busy secondary SENCO will ever need all in one place, The SENCO Handbook (2nd Edition) will allow you to spend as much time as possible where you need to be – with your students.

Benefits

The SENCO Handbook (2nd Edition) will:

1. Provide you with the information and knowledge you require to achieve the national SENCO Qualification.
2. Allow you to spend more time with your students by offering support and assistance with every aspect of your role.
3. Enhance the SEN provision for students within your school by giving you access to all of the information you need to do your job effectively and develop systems for working within your school.
4. Give you confidence to deal with managing and organising other colleagues, including support staff, parents and the students themselves.
5. Enable you to make a strong contribution in meetings with your local authority and other agencies.
6. Enable you to develop school strategy in areas relating to SEN provision and improve whole-school performance.
7. Support you in managing your role, so that you can still have a life outside of work.
8. Give you access to relevant and useful information written by experienced and knowledgeable SENCOs – helping you use their knowledge and experience in your own school.
9. Save you time, providing all of the information you need in one easy-to-access file as well as material that can be easily reproduced.
10. Enable other members of staff, aside from SENCOs, to assist in areas of provision where necessary.

Summary of contents

This second edition of the popular SENCO Handbook will ensure that you create positive outcomes for your SEN pupils, and provide you with the information you need to achieve the National SENCO Qualification.

Each part of The SENCO Handbook explains successful procedure and offers practical proformas, references to further literature, assessments, paperwork and methods of working so that there should be little need for you, the practitioner, to have to look anywhere else for additional resources or information.

The handbook is divided into five parts following the SENCO specification required for the national qualification:
 
Part 1 – The Professional Context
Covers the broader and national issues that a SENCO should be familiar with:

• Understanding the role and responsibilities of a SENCO
• Speaking confidently with professionals, parents and carers
• Accessing information about relevant legislation, guidance and policy.

Part 2 – Strategic Development of SEN Policy and Procedures
Focuses on strategic and business requirements:

• Practical information and support about how to write a SEN policy
• Information and advice on how to be an effective SEN business manager
• Help with developing provision for tribunals and examination preparation.

Part 3 – Coordinating Provision
This part of the handbook provides practical strategies and interventions to help the coordination of provision throughout a setting for students with SEN:

• Coordinating provision effectively across the whole school for your entire SEN cohort
• Using practical strategies and interventions to benefit individual students
• Developing effective systems and support procedures.
 
Part 4 – Leading, Developing and Supporting Colleagues
This section will help develop strategies and systems to develop and support all colleagues within your setting:

• Developing skills and knowledge about students with SEN
• Advising colleagues on SEN best practice.

Part 5 – Working in Partnership with Pupils, Families and Other Professionals
Focuses on partnership working:

• Working with others outside the institution
• Actively listening and responding to both student and parent / carer.

Finally, there is a section with further information and resources, and an Index.

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Testimonials

Comments on the first edition:

“A useful source … the Handbook has a lot of quality materials in it which will save a lot of time.”
Brian J Sparks, Head of Curriculum and Learning Support at Stanchester Community School

“As a new SENCO, the Handbook has been invaluable in guiding me through my first year, particularly the section on the role of the SENCO and the Proformas.”
Liz Nourse, SENCO, Chelmsford County High School for Girls

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