Jo Arnold - SENCO at Highdown
Staff:
SENCO
AHT Inclusion
Assistant SENCo
Head of VI Specialist teacher
HLTA - Higher Level Teaching Assistant (interventions)
LSA team - Learning Support Assistants
Star Centre
Access Arrangements Assessor
EAL - English as an additional language
This year
22 students with EHC plans (has been as high as 40 in one year)
No cap/limit for EHCP students
SEND across the School - 11.4%. This is lower than the national average (14%)
Big thing at the moment is SEND students that do not attend school. This is happening in unforeseen numbers. (Knock-on effect from covid?)
Types of SEND at Highdown:
ASD
ADHD
Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia
VI
Cerebral Palsy
Muscular Dystrophy
Selective mutism
HI
Anxiety
Eating Disorders
Hyper-mobility
Speech and communication
Mental Health issues
Spacistia
What do we have to support our students:
Dog therapy
SENCO
Curriculum enhancement
HLTA
LSA's
Dyslexia support
Access arrangements
EAL
VI base for Berkshire
Reading age testing
Maths age testing
School Nurse
EP
HI
VI
Councillors
Speech and language
OT
HEP - Highdown Excellence Plan (Behavioural plan)
1.24 - Special educational provision is underpinned by high quality teaching and is compromised by anything less (p14)
3.36 - Teachers are responsible and accountable for the progress and development of the pupils in their class
Hardest part of A SENCo's job - 'fighting against the parent, mediating between the needs of all students and the individual students.'
It is a hard job, so its not reccomended to do it early in your career as a teacher.
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