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

The SENCO Survival Guide : The Nuts and Bolts of Everything You Need to KnowThe SENCO Survival Guide, Third Edition is an informative, accessible resource containing practical advice to help SENCOs manage their responsibilities and lead their school effectively towards a common goal. The book sets out a whole school approach to inclusion and supports SENCOs in mainstream or special schools at every key stage. This fully revised new edition features: a focus on high quality teaching, with ideas for classroom practice to

The SENCO Survival Guide, Third Edition is an informative, accessible resource containing practical advice to help SENCOs manage their responsibilities and lead their school effectively towards a common goal. The book sets out a whole school approach to inclusion and supports SENCOs in mainstream or special schools at every key stage. This fully revised new edition features:a focus on high quality teaching, with ideas for classroom practice to include and engage all children and young peoplean introduction to SEN support and education, health and care plans, based on the Code of Practice graduated responsestrategies to break the cycle of SEND low achievement and guidance on how to create a SEND-friendly environmentadvice on the role of the modern SENCO, including assessment, provision mapping, preparing for OFSTED, disability discrimination and equalityadvice on training, managing and deploying teaching assistants effectivelystrategies to improve `pupil voice' and independenceways in which the enhanced role of parents can be harnessed in order to achieve maximum success for learners with SENDconclusions from the author's new `field research' in mainstream, special and Post-16 settingsThis resource gives SENCOs the confidence, skills and knowledge to promote maximum achievement for learners with SEND and will help them develop and shape their schools' policies and practices. It will also be of use to other members of staff looking for practical strategies to raise the attainment of pupils with SEN and disabilities.