The SENCo Handbook : Leading and Managing a Whole School Approach (Hardcover, 6 New edition)

Foreword

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

How to use this Handbook

Abbreviations

Chapters:

1. Decisions and Dilemmas in Special Educational Needs: Legislative and Historical Perspectives
2. Roles and Responsibilities within Whole-School SEN Co-ordination
3. Identification, Assessment and Planning for Progress
4. Teaching and Learning for All
5. Managing Effective Support
6. Working with Parents, Children and Young People
7. Working with Professionals and Organisations beyond the School.
8. Working in Partnership at Transition Periods
9. The SENCO's Role in Leading and Managing SEND Provision
10. The SENCO's Role in Leading and Managing Change
11. Supporting the SENCO in Developing Inclusive Practice

Activity Pack:

Activity 1 - Audit of Whole-School Policy

Activity 2 - Lesson Planning for Differentiation

Activity 3 - Support Policy Review

Activity 4 ? SENCO Organisational Checklist

Activity 5 ? Impact and Analysis

Appendices: The appendices are numbered as they relate to the chapters.

1a. Categories of disabilities as used by LEAs (1959)

1b. Categories used in the Code of Practice (2001)

1c. Disability definition

2a. Schedule 1: SEN (Information) Regulation

2b. Governors’ Responsibilities

2c. SENCO Responsibilities

2d. NASENCo Learning Outcomes

2e. Data Chart

6a. Different ways of observing children

6b. Example of questionnaire for primary children

6c. Definition of a parent (from Glossary of Code and the Children Act 1989)

9. EHC plan: Advice and information requests

10a. Managing Complex Change

10b. Action Plan Example

Source Lists:

Further Reading

List of Voluntary Organisations

References

Index