Make sure your SENCO is part of the SLT
Ofsted expects your SENCO to have sufficient authority within your school’s leadership structure to make a positive difference for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), so it’s a good idea to make them part of your senior leadership team (SLT).
See page 15 of the State-funded Schools Inspection Toolkit.
Inclusion runs throughout Ofsted’s framework
By including your SENCO in your SLT, they will have a wider perspective of inclusion in your school, which will help them to make sure inclusion is a core part of key whole-school decisions.
The whole-school overview and level of authority will also allow your SENCO to contribute to whole-school SEND and inclusion decisions, such as making sure that pupils that need additional help are effectively supported to meet the school’s behaviour expectations.
Kathryn Garnham told us this.
SENCOs