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Welcome to our SENCO news and updates series, where we’ll keep you up-to-date with the latest developments, trends, and best practices in the world of Special Educational Needs Coordination. If you’re a SENsible SENCO member, you get even more amazing help, advice and insights when you log in.
Core Components Of Resilience
Explore the components of resilience and the decline in resilience levels within educational settings. Learn how factors like academic pressure, social media influence, reduced physical activity, and decreased face-to-face interaction are impacting resilience. Discover the importance of addressing these issues for the next generation of SEN students and educators.
Understanding Resilience: What It Is and Why It Matters
Explore the significance of resilience in the realm of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and discover its importance for both students and educators. Learn how resilience helps students overcome challenges and educators thrive in an ever-evolving educational landscape.
Riding the Wave of SEMH: The Impact and Implications of Rising Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs in Schools Part 6
Discover the importance of collaboration and communication among teachers, parents, and professionals in implementing targeted interventions for students. Learn about the benefits of effective coordination, regular monitoring, and evaluation for successful interventions.
Keeping Up with Qualifications and Certifications in SEND
Explore the significance of keeping Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) qualifications and certifications up-to-date. Learn about evolving best practices, legal requirements, and the impact on confidence and credibility. Discover strategies for monitoring, updating, and broadening qualifications in the dynamic field of SEND.
Hosting Drop-In Sessions: Why and How?
Explore the importance of hosting regular SEND drop-in sessions, fostering open communication, building trust, and engaging parents, pupils, and staff in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) process. Learn how to plan and execute these sessions effectively and address challenges that may arise.
Recruitment in SEND: Timing and Considerations
Explore the art of recruiting new members to your SEND department, ensuring that your team remains strong and effective. Learn how to identify staffing gaps, time recruitment processes effectively, create compelling job ads, conduct interviews, onboard new members, and retain talent.
Planning Support Timetables and Interventions
Dive into the art and science of planning and reviewing support provisions for SEND students. Learn how to grasp student needs, set clear objectives, create flexible timetables, and engage stakeholders like parents and support staff. Navigate the seas of interventions with precision and care.
Managing Software Licences in SEND
Explore the crucial role of software tools in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) education, and discover effective strategies for managing software licences to ensure cost efficiency and optimal utilization, including tracking expiry dates, monitoring usage, budgetary considerations, and the advantages of effective licence management.
Facilitating Staff Feedback after Externally Attended CPD
Explore the importance of facilitating feedback and sharing knowledge after attending external Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions in the education realm. Learn strategies for maximizing the impact of externally gained knowledge, including scheduled debrief sessions, formal feedback forms, integration into strategy meetings, peer-led workshops, and maintaining a CPD knowledge repository.
Delivering Staff CPD: Preparation and Follow-Up
Explore the art of delivering impactful staff Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in the realm of education. Learn how to understand staff needs, design relevant sessions, engage effectively during delivery, and ensure long-term integration and application of CPD knowledge.
Coordinating With Support Specialists
Explore the importance of coordinating with support specialists in the realm of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Discover who these specialists are, their key roles, and why regular engagement with them is vital for tailoring interventions, skill transfer, holistic understanding, and efficient scheduling.
Participating in Awareness Weeks: A Guide
Explore the significance of Awareness Weeks for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and how schools can participate. Learn about breaking stereotypes, providing education, building empathy, and celebrating diversity. Get tips on planning and involving various stakeholders.
Five Reasons to Try The Five Minute Literacy Box
Discover the Five Minute Literacy Box, a multi-sensory program that can help boost literacy skills and identify potential learning differences. With a focus on phonics and writing, this intervention can provide targeted support for children who may be at risk of falling behind. Suitable for reception and Key Stage 1, the program is also helpful for older students with gaps in their phonics knowledge. Find out why professionals love this program and start a free trial on the website today.
The Value of a SENCO’s Time and the Importance of Delegation in Supporting Children with SEND
This blog post highlights the value of a SENCO’s time in supporting children with SEND and emphasises the importance of delegation. Discover how schools can alleviate the workload of SENCOs while ensuring effective support for children with special educational needs through collaboration and resource allocation.
Mastering Safe and Effective Manual Handling Techniques for Special Education Needs (SEN) with Solutions Training
Discover the exciting progress in inclusive education and manual handling support for individuals with special needs. Solutions Training & Advisory Ltd offers tailored training solutions to ensure safety, accessibility, and equal opportunities for all students. Explore their cost-effective video conferencing skills training, e-learning courses, train the trainer programs, and hands-on classroom-based training options. Bridge gaps in risk assessments, conform to regulatory guidelines, and enhance your school’s inclusive practices.
Why Use a Niche Sector Job Board to Find SEND Candidates.
Discover the benefits of using a niche sector job board like Senploy to find talented Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) professionals for your school. With a decreasing teaching workforce, it’s crucial to adopt a targeted approach to recruitment. Senploy offers targeted job listings, industry-specific resources, increased visibility, reduced competition, and cost-effective advertising options. Don’t let the SEN sector fall into crisis – try something new with Senploy. Contact info@senploy.co.uk for more information on costs.
Pupils with SEN – Teaching Assistants, pay scales, terms and salary
We are in a dire position. Increasing number of EHCPs dictating 1:1 for significant hours and vast time out of lesson for intervention, LA response is ‘write a costed plan’…this does not solve the problem…we CANNOT recruit.
Elevating Teaching Assistants: Empowering Professional Growth through a Level 3 Qualification
Looking to upskill your teaching assistants? Explore our Level 3 TA apprenticeship program, designed by Abigail Hawkins. Fully funded through the apprenticeship levy, it’s a cost-effective way to promote growth. Enroll today!