The SENCO's Guide to SEN, Disability and Every Child Matters: The Easy to Use Guide to SEN, Disability and Every Child Matters in All Mainstream and Special Schools Book

Written by a leading expert in all aspects of Special Educational Needs (SEN), 'The SENCO's Guide to SEN, Disability & Every Child Matters' is intended to be a straightforward introduction to the changes that have been made to the implementation of the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice and to the ways in which schools must now respond to issues of disability. This spiral bound A4 guide provides a highly practical, user-friendly and detailed reference to Disability Law, SEN Provision and the role of the SEN Co-ordinator (or SENCO), Inclusion Manager and/or Disability Officer. This Second Edition of the 'SENCO's Guide' has been fully revised and also takes into account the new issues raised within Every Child Matters (ECM). It has been written with a view to helping any school or SENCO: * implement the Code of Practice in the context of Every Child Matters and the changes made to the Disability Code * monitor the quality of the provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs in their school * review, update, report about or give advice on their School's SEN policy - to All Concerned Parties * write, update and Maintain Effective, Purposeful ECM-Ready Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) * prepare for an inspection * support the SENCO in preparing properly for a SENDIST, SEN or Disability Tribunal ... In short, the SENCO's Guide explains the Disability and Education Acts and the legal aspects for the assessment, management and inspection of SEN and enables the correct and confident implement SEN provision, ECM and the Disability Discrimination Act. Also, invaluable for any parent/carer wishing to more fully understand SEN, Disability and Every Child Matters from the perspective of their child's school or educational setting.Read More