SENCO At A Glance: A Toolkit for Success

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SENCO At A Glance: A Toolkit for Success is an essential book for Inclusion Coordinators and SENCOs who want to excel at their job.


Light on text and filled with innovative, time-saving resources, this book will help you to achieve the highest standards in all aspects of your work, with practical guidance on:



recording pupils' progress in a way that informs teaching, but also in a way that provides easy-access information about how well interventions are working throughout the school
auditing and planning SEN provision in your setting
recruiting, training and supporting your team of colleagues
planning and delivering INSET
coordinating the sharing of information between school, multi-agency professionals and parents
keeping well-informed and up-to-date
gathering information which can be used to demonstrate your effectiveness to senior managers and colleagues, governors, parents and OFSTED/HMI
how to self-evaluate and develop further as a professional.
If you are passionate about your work and want only the best for the pupils in your care, you need to know (and be able to show) what you're doing, how well you're doing it and what to do next: this book will be your guide!

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This practical resource is essential for all SENCOs, experienced and new to the role, who are at the forefront of managing change to improve outcomes for pupils with SEN. It supports the TDA's National Standards for Special Educational Needs Coordinators, and is at the cutting edge in equipping all SENCOs to perform their strategic leadership and management role with maximum effectiveness and efficiency. Rita Cheminais, School Improvement Adviser for Inclusive Education, Tameside Services for Children and Young People -- Rita Cheminais
"This book is a comprehensive toolkit... Aimed at the primary audience, this resource will not sit on the shelf in the office for long! It will be a useful and well-thumbed reference book that is extremely valuable to all SENCOs and aspiring SENCOs, regardless of knowledge and experience" NASEN Special, October 2008

Author Bio

Linda Evans has been a teacher, SENCO, lecturer, advisor and OFSTED inspector, and most recently editor and publisher of books on all aspects of SEN. She is currently working as an independent writer and consultant, and is editor of SENCO Week and G&T Update (Optimus).