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.
Diversity and Inclusion for SENCOs: Strategies for Promoting Equity
Learn about different strategies and approaches for promoting diversity and inclusion as a SENCO, including cultural competence, sensitivity, and creating a positive school culture.
Assistive Technology for SEN Students: How SENCOs Can Support Technology Use
Learn about different types of assistive technology that SENCOs can use to support students with special educational needs, and get practical tips and strategies for implementing technology effectively.
SENCO Assessment: Techniques for Supporting SEND
Are you a UK SENCO looking for effective assessment tools and techniques? Discover our informal guide to SENCO assessment and learn how to support students with special educational needs and disabilities.
Tina Rae – TTS – Therapeutic Toolbox
The Therapeutic Toolbox was designed by Tina Rae and produced by TTS. SENsible SENCO reviewed and tested it!
Calming Cat – TTS – Review – Polyvagal Theory
The cards are simple to understand and provide the Calming Cat Coach with the language, theory and practice they need in order for Calming Cat to extend beyond its initial appearance as a cuddly toy. Polyvagal theory has been used to underpin the development of the activities.
What happened to SEN student well-being during and after the pandemic?
STEER Education had been gathering data on student well-being before the Covid-19 pandemic, and they continued to do so during the outbreak and beyond. What they found was surprising and contradicted the narrative we heard in the general press about the well-being of students with SEN. But was it really that strange?
9 Ideas To Support Stress Management In The SENCO Role.
Recently I have been supporting a lot of new SENCOs with training and wellbeing and what comes up time and time again is the size of the role versus the amount of time there is to complete it. There is rarely a happy medium. If you couple this with post-pandemic increased need and decreased resources, it really is a difficult balancing act.