The SENCO Survival Guide: The Nuts and Bolts of Everything You Need to Know

The SENCO Survival Guide, Third Edition is a valuable resource for SENCOs that provides practical advice and strategies to manage their responsibilities and lead their school effectively towards inclusive education. It focuses on high-quality teaching, SEN support, and creating a SEND-friendly environment. The book offers guidance on assessment, provision mapping, OFSTED preparation, disability discrimination, equality, training, and deploying teaching assistants. It also emphasizes the importance of pupil voice and independence and harnesses the role of parents to achieve maximum success for learners with SEND.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The third edition of The SENCO Survival Guide is a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that provides valuable guidance to Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in managing their roles and effectively leading their schools toward a shared objective. This book adopts a holistic school approach to inclusion, catering to SENCOs working in both mainstream and special schools across various key stages. In this extensively revised and updated edition, readers will find:

A strong emphasis on delivering high-quality teaching, offering practical ideas and classroom practices to engage and include all children and young people.

An introduction to Special Educational Needs (SEN) support and education, including health and care plans, based on the Code of Practice's graduated response framework.

Strategies to break the cycle of SEND low achievement and provide guidance on creating a supportive and inclusive environment for learners with SEND.

Advice on the modern SENCO's role, encompassing assessment, provision mapping, OFSTED preparation, disability discrimination, and equality.

Effective strategies for training, managing, and deploying teaching assistants to maximize their impact on learners with SEND.

Innovative approaches to enhancing pupil voice and independence.

Ways to harness the support of parents to achieve maximum success for learners with SEND.

Conclusive insights from the authors' new 'field research' conducted in mainstream, special, and Post-16 settings.

This invaluable resource equips SENCOs with the confidence, skills, and knowledge necessary to promote the highest achievement for learners with SEND, while also assisting them in developing and shaping their schools' policies and practices. It is also a valuable resource for other staff members seeking practical strategies to enhance the attainment of pupils with SEN and disabilities.

Weight: 452g
Dimension: 210 x 296 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032219479
Edition number: 3 ed