1st Edition
Journeying to the Heart of SENCO Wellbeing A Guide to Enable and Empower SEND Leaders
Introduction:
Poem ‘I am a SENCO’
Nice to meet you
The hero of this book
Why Wellbeing?
People
Chapter 1-Identity
Chapter 2-Working With Others Well
Chapter 3-Building Teams and Community
Purpose
Chapter 4-Joy in the Job
Chapter 5-Be a Changemaker
Chapter 6-Wielding Influence for Impact
Place
Chapter 7-Managing Conflict Without the Baggage
Chapter 8-Time and Workload-Finding Harmony
Chapter 9-From Oasis to Community
A final word on Legacy
Biography
Dr Anita Devi is a former SENCO, Senior Leader, School Improvement Advisor and local authority SEND Advisory Teacher and Healthwatch Trustee. Her teaching career spans early years to postgrad in the UK and overseas, and in 2017 she was awarded the prestigious international Influential Educational Leaders Award for her SEND Pipeline strategy. Anita is the author of the first SEND book for Early Career Teachers and is currently a Changemaker Education Consultant and Founding CEO of #TeamADL as well as project lead for #365send. She submitted her PhD thesis on SEND Leadership in December 2021, and qualified in 2022.
Jenny Bowers has worked in different primary school contexts for 21 years and has extensive experience as a SENCO, designated safeguarding lead and senior leader, including as a head. She is currently the founding director of Purplemoon Supervision and Coaching Ltd, an associate for Education Support, the DEO of #TeamADL and a delivery partner for #365send. Jenny is also on the board of Huddersfield Giants Community Trust and is a non-executive director of Glint, a social enterprise which delivers horse-assisted development to vulnerable children and adults.
