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Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs)
What makes a successful SENCO?
Successful SENCOs seem to need a mix of personal qualities and skills, combined with support from inside and outside the school and, of course, an enormous capacity for hard work!
In this section of the site, we introduce selected case studies showing some very successful SENCOs. Their circumstances are very different, and they face a range of challenges, but there are some constant themes.
These themes have been added to the navigation bar on the left. Click on one of the case studies below and the navigation will open underneath the case study on the left of the page.
Primary Case Study - BackgroundJenny works in an eleven-class school with 380 pupils on roll. There are 70-80 pupils on the special needs register. A further 90 pupils have English as a second language and come mainly from central European migratory families. |
Secondary Case Study - BackgroundAnn works in an inner-city comprehensive school in London in one of the most deprived areas in the country. There are roughly 1300 pupils on roll, speaking nearly 50 languages between them. |
Oral Language Modifiers- BackgroundThe Oral Language Modifier (OLM) is a role created to provide a reasonable adjustment in examinations for candidates who require a level of language support beyond that provided by a reader. |