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Equips SENCOs and aspiring SENCOs to engage in high level continuing professional development activity associated with studying for mandatory qualifications, and supports critical and innovative practice and career progression.
List of contents
Part One: Examining the SENCo role Chapter 1 - Examining the SENCo role Chapter 2 - SENCo professional identity and development Chapter 3 - SENCos and inclusive pedagogy Chapter 4 - The SENCo as leader: speaking up and speaking out Chapter 5 - SENCos engaging with theory Part Two: The SENCo at work Chapter 6 - The SENCo role across age phases Chapter 7 - Working with children and young people experiencing additional challenges Chapter 8 - Working with parents Chapter 9 - Working with other professionals Chapter 10 - Working with critical reflection on professional practice Chapter 11 - SENCos using data Chapter 12 - Evidence based practice to promote advocacy for learners with SEND
About the author
Helen Knowler is a qualified teacher who has specialised in social, emotional and mental health for over three decades. Within higher education she has worked at the universities of Plymouth, Bristol and Exeter, and now leads the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination at the University of Wolverhampton.
Hazel Richards is a registered Speech and Language Therapist who worked in the NHS with children with complex needs in mainstream and specialist settings, including CAMHS for many years. After studying her master’s in Special and Inclusive Education alongside her NHS practice, she moved into Further Education to work with young people with acquired brain injury. Her experience working with SENCos as a professional, school governor and parent led to her doctoral studies, which investigated SENCo identity and influences on practice. She taught at the University of Worcester in Education Studies and for the Department of Children and Families before moving to The University of Wolverhampton, where she taught Special Educational Needs, Disability, and Inclusion Studies and supported the National Award for SEN Co-ordination. She is now working as a senior lecturer on the Speech and Language Therapy routes at Birmingham City University. She has co-edited two books for Critical Publishing; Developing Your Professional Identity and Developing Your Expertise as a SENCo, both of which aim to progress practitioner knowledge, confidence, and practice.
Stephanie Brewster started out as a speech and language therapist working in various health and educational settings with children and adults with significant communication needs. A key part of this was supporting pre-registration students on placement and contributing to CPD. She is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, in the special educational needs, disability and inclusion studies department, working predominantly with postgraduate learners.
