Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO)
What is a SENCO?
What does a SENCO do?
What training does a SENCO receive?
Can I speak to my child’s SENCO?
What does an Area SENCO do?
What does an Early Years SEN Inclusion Teacher & Practitioner do?
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What does a SENCO do?
What training does a SENCO receive?
Can I speak to my child’s SENCO?
What does an Area SENCO do?
What does an Early Years SEN Inclusion Teacher & Practitioner do?
Further Information / Relevant links
Contact us
A SENCO is a nominated person within an early learning setting & schools who is specially trained to identify and address special educational needs of the children in their care. Every childcare setting has a SENCO who will work with staff, children and parents to develop appropriate strategies to support a child’s learning.
A SENCO will work with children, parents and the Early Years SEN Inclusion Service to support children by having regard to the SEN Code of Practice.
The Early Years SEN Inclusion Service helps to support SENCO’s in their setting with training, development and the identification of children’s needs.
The SENCO has responsibility for:
- Ensuring liaison with parents and other professionals in respect of children with special educational needs
- Advising and supporting other practitioners in the setting
- Ensuring that appropriate Individual Education Plans are in place
- Ensuring that relevant background information about a child with Special educational needs are collected, recorded and updated.
The SENCO receives a core package of training and support materials. The SENCO also is invited to attend SENCO Network Meetings and select from a number of workshops.
Yes. You may well have the opportunity for daily contact when you take your child to his/her setting.
- Support the setting SENCO in developing their skills and role
- Offer advice and support on writing a Special Educational Needs Policy and fulfilling the requirements of the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice
- Provide training on a range of special needs topics both centrally and in settings
- Advise staff on how to make their setting more inclusive
- Support settings with the assessments and reviews of individual children
- They assess children’s special educational needs
- They provide advice and support for parents and early years setting staff
- They work on appropriate strategies for meeting individual needs
- They support the child’s entry into school
Early Years SEN Inclusion Service
Specialist Teaching Services
Room 600
County Hall
Leicester Road
Glenfield
Leicestershire
LE3 8RA
Specialist Teaching Services
Room 600
County Hall
Leicester Road
Glenfield
Leicestershire
LE3 8RA
Page Last Updated: 13 May 2013
