WEEK 3 – Staff SEN CPD
WEEK 3 – Staff SEN CPD Where did last week go? This week I’m delivering staff SEN CPD. I was dreading this; an all-through school makes it quite difficult to tailor a SEN CPD session that everyone will get something out of. The last thing I want is to bore...
Week 4 – How to tackle Open Evening as a SENCO
How to tackle Open Evening or Parents Evening as a SENCO: Week 4: So, the second week into the post. I’m pretty lucky that this is a non-teaching role as I have lots of students on the register. I need lots of time to get to know them, to advise staff and to liaise...
Week 3 – Everything you need to know about Provisions in Provision Map:
Everything you need to know about Provisions in Provision Map: Week 3 - The first full week getting stuck into the new school. Audit SEN Register: OK, I’ve decided where to start. I need to audit the SEN register now that I have a list. I can start doing a bit of a...
Week 1 – How to set up Provision Map in a new school
How to set up Provision Map in a new school: Week 1 at the new school - An Admin Day. I’ve just walked into a new school as their SENCO and as promised they bought me Edukey’s Learning Plans and Provision Maps to use. So, follow me as I set it up for use in the...
Week 2 – The first ‘normal’ days of term: Looking at control over staff, calendars & templates.
How to set up staff access in Provision Map? Admin, teacher, custom roles.. Week 2 at my new school - The first 'normal' days of term. Looking at control over staff, calendars & templates. [CONTROL OVER STAFF, CALENDARS, TEMPLATES]Now, I’ve had the first few days...
Transitions…
This used to send a cold chill down my spine every year. When I was a Primary SENCO it was making sure I’d passed on all relevant information, as a Secondary SENCO it was making sure I’d got everything I needed and hadn’t missed anyone out. And what about those...
Exclusion vs Inclusion: What’s happening to pupils with SEND?
Just as most schools were breaking up for the summer holidays in July, the DfE published their latest annual statistics on exclusions. Indeed, exclusion is a hot topic at the moment, mainly as a result of the growing concern than an increasing number of exclusions may...
The SENDCO Year
(An adapted extract from The SENDCO, by Abigail Hawkins, Consultant SENCO @ Edukey) There are a great many tasks that the SENDCO has to undertake throughout the academic year. Some are related to the whole school calendar like parents’ evenings, whereas others are...
What does an SEN file look like?
What does an SEN file look like?There are two uses of the phrase SEN file. The first refers to the file that contains all a child’s information about their SEN and provisions in place. The second is the file kept by a SENCO ready for an OFSTED (or other) visit....
SEN Money
There are two main sources of SEN funding in schools. The first is the SEN delegated budget (also called element 2 or the notional budget) and it usually comes as a shock to discover that it has nothing to do with SEN nor is it ringfenced to that area. The second is...