Leading effective practice in the role of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) within Early Years Settings
In this lesson you will learn:
- The relevant legislation for Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) in an early years setting
- How to lead effective practice for SEND provision in an early years setting
- How to guide and advise practitioners in an early years setting in relation to professional development opportunities
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘SEND Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years’ from the Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
- ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage Setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five’ from the Department for Education
- Use the internet and resources in your setting or local library to find out more about your local authority’s Local Offer, and local and national sources of support, information and guidance
- ‘Must-know guide – Autism’ from the Local Government Association
- ‘Common difficulties’ on the Anna Freud website
- ‘Principles of mentoring and coaching’ from the Welsh Government
- ‘Mentoring, coaching and supervision’ by McMahon, Samantha, Dyer, Mary and Barker, Catherine (2016)
- ‘Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan’ from HM Government
- ‘Early years SEND review guide’ from the Department for Education and Nasen
- ‘Setting improvement plan’ from Denbighshire County Council
- ‘Early years SEN audit: Staff knowledge and understanding and positive relationships’ – a tool for self-reflection and improvement’ from Early Years Stockport
- ‘Collaborative Learning for SEN: the Role of the SENCO’ from Nasen
- ‘Ways to develop ongoing training for early years staff’ from Early Years Careers
- Presentation
- Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on ‘Early years legislation and guidance'.
- Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on ‘Coaching and mentoring'.
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Read section 2 ‘Statutory requirements’ from the ‘SEN and disability in the early years: A toolkit’ produced by the Council for Disabled Children. There is a new version of the statutory framework for the EYFS, but the section is still relevant as is section 6 ‘The Role of the Early Years SENCO’.
- ‘Childcare for all: the role of the Local Offer’ has been produced by the Family and Childcare Trust. Read through the ‘Executive summary’ and ‘Background’. You may wish to compare the ‘Checklist for local authorities’ to your local authority’s Local Offer.
- Click on the link to find out more about the Department for Education’s ‘Early years experts and mentors programme’.
- This section of the Skills You Need website contains resources on ‘Teaching, mentoring, coaching and counselling’ that you might find helpful in your role leading effective practice.
- This Early Years SEND Practitioner Skills Audit on the Twinkl website allows SENDCos to look at their own and their practitioners skills and knowledge of SEND and recognise their strengths and next steps. These next steps can then be used to create an action plan for further development of SEND skills and knowledge in the setting.
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