1st Edition

Managing Special Needs in Mainstream Schools The Role of the SENCO

Edited By John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner, John Lee Copyright 1998
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998. The wide-ranging perspectives in this book will help key personnel in primary schools to manage the implantation of the 1993 Education Act and the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs more effectively. Governors and headteachers comment on the management of resources and on interaction with parents and others outside the... Read more

Contributors;  Abbreviations;  Introduction;  1. Operating in the Context of Zero Tolerance John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner and John Lee  2. An Extremely Demanding Agenda Hazel Bines  3. The Problems of Interpretation and Guidance: The Consequences of SENCO Action from a Legal Point of View William Evans  4. SENCOs and the Code: No Longer Practising John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner and John Lee  5. The Impact of LEA Policy on the Role of the SENCO Roy Evans and Jim Docking  6. The Early Years: Luke’s Story Sue Rice  7. Small is Special: Making the Best Use of Scarce Resources Veronica Lee  8. Managing to Cope: Special Needs in a Large Primary School Kathy Bale  9. Two Pupils, Two SENCOs: Same Story Peter Russell and Sheila Russell  10. Spanning the Divide: The SENCO and Transition Tony Duckett  11. Establishing an Effective Relationship between SENCOs and Educational Psychologist Lesley Kaplan and Alison Scott-Baumann  12. The Role of the SEN Governor Gilliam Blunden  13. Partnership in Practice: Governors and SENCOs Working Together Stephan Grant  14. Writing and Implementing Individual Education Plans Janet Todd and John Cornwall  15. Compiling School Policies for Special Educational Needs: The Role of SENCO Jane Tarr and Gary Thomas  16. More Than Just Managing John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner and John Lee;  Bibliography;  Index

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John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner, John Lee