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This highly practical resource book shows teachers, SENCos and students in teacher training how to respond to the rapidly changing context of special education. Alison Ekins demystifies and unlocks the often confusing field of special education provision in schools today and will engage readers by: Summarising and clarifing new policy directions as they emerge with the publication of the White Papers on Education and SEN and Disability. Providing clear, practical activities to help bring the theory to life Encouraging critical reflection about existing systems within the school context, considering whether these will remain appropriate and 'fit for purpose' Exploring the impact and implications of changes to educational policy (including those effected as a result of the Comprehensive Spending Review and widespread Local Authority budget cuts). This book will help the teacher, SENCO, senior leader or advisor to make sense of the rapid pace of change of policy and terminology related to SEN. It seeks to do this in a positive and supportive way, emphasising the exciting opportunities that these changes will provide for developing new, innovative and creative working practices.
List of contents
Introduction: The Changing Face of SEN 1. The Changing Policy Context and the impact on SEN 2. Statutory responsibilities for SEN: whose job is it anyway? 3. Developing responsibilities: the SENCO as strategic leader 4. New relationships and ways of working 5. Identification of SEN 6. Coordinating, implementing and evaluating provision 7. Working with pupils and parents 8. Conclusions: An exciting era of change
About the author
Alison Ekins is Course Director of the National Award for SEN Coordination at Canterbury Christ Church University, where she developed, led and taught the new mandatory training programme for SENCOs. She also works for Kent Local Authority to ensure there is consistency in SENCo training between HE and LEAs, and has previously published with Open University Press and Optimus.
