1st Edition
SENCO Leadership Implementing Whole-School Practice
Written by SENCOs for SENCOs and other school leaders, this book shares innovative, strategic and practical whole-school developments that have been trialed and reviewed through research with colleagues, students and families.
Each chapter is written by an experienced SENCO school leader. Their accounts of the developments they carried out and the research evidence they collected to measure impact are presented accessibly and succinctly. These developments include:
• Preparing for Ofsted Inspection
• SEN policy and whole-school practice: what are staff doing and what do they know?
• Whole-school referral for SEND Support
• Capturing voices. Increasing all students’ experience of belonging in school
• Exclusion: The impact of limited wider-life experiences
SENCO Leadership: Implementing Whole-School Practice is an indispensable resource for all SENCOs and other school leaders wanting to provide the best learning environment for their whole school community.
Acknowledgements
Author biographies
Introduction
Jane Starbuck, Sue Winton and Gill Richards
1. SENCOs first 100 days. From feeling lost and exhausted, to growing in confidence and thriving
Tom Voice
2. Preparing for Ofsted Inspection
Jane Starbuck
3. Capturing voices. Increasing all students’ experience of belonging in school
Emma Butler
4. The magic of Makaton interaction throughout the school
Emma Haywood
5. Developing classroom practice through evidence-based leadership to increase the achievement of pupils with SEND
Eleanor Dorrington
6. Making a difference with successful pre-teaching
Lauren Farrar
7. Exclusion: The impact of limited wider-life experiences
Jemma Cotton
8. STRIDE: A step in the right direction for inclusion
Vanessa Mehta
9. Whole-school referral for SEND Support
Katie Hawksley
10. SEN policy and whole-school practice: what are staff doing and what do they know?
Michaela Brown
Biography
Gill Richards is Emeritus Professor of Special Education, Equity and Inclusion at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Jane Starbuck is the Strategic Lead for School Support and Growth for The Community Inclusive Trust (CIT).
