Starting Out as a Primary SENCo Finding your first post, the first year and beyond
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Biographical note
Lynn How is an educational consultant and has over 20 years of primary teaching, senior leadership and SENCo experience. Lynn is an editor at Teacher Toolkit and an experienced trainer with SEND Station and The Wellbeing Lady. She has written for a variety of educational outlets including Nexus Magazine, RISE Magazine and SEN Magazine, and is the self-published author of children’s book Your Rainbow. Find more from Lynn on both staff and pupil wellbeing at her award-winning blog, postiveyoungmind.com.<i>Starting Out as a Primary SENCo</i> is a brilliant and incredibly useful resource. Lynn somehow achieves the impossible of guiding the reader through the huge role of starting as a SENDCo all in one book! A very useful resource with practical guidance for new and aspiring SENDCos.
Georgina Durrant, author of SEND Strategies for the Primary Years, @senresourceblog on X
<i>Starting Out as a Primary SENCo</i> is the go-to guide for anyone venturing on this wonderful pathway. It is a simple, practical and thorough manual for every step of the journey. Clear and readable, this book is full of excellent resources to lighten the daily load of the SENDCo and put a spring in their step.
Chris Dyson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Create Partnership Trust
Everything you need to succeed as a SENCo in one handy guide.
Starting Out as a Primary SENCo is a completely introductory and accessible guide to your first SENCo role. With detailed step-by-step guides for finding your first post through to your first day and year in the role, this handbook is the perfect antidote to what can be an overwhelming new responsibility.
This book contains information about everything from release time to pay, wellbeing to progression, and from assessment to implementing whole school approaches. Templates of all key paperwork, including one-page student profiles, workload overviews and child annual review documents, are explained and included as downloadable online resources.
Author Lynn How is a SENCo expert with over 20 years of experience and runs award-winning blog positiveyoungmind.com.
Introduction
From Finding a Job to Completing Your First Year and Beyond
So, You Want to be a SENCo?
The First Year
The Everyday Life of a SENCo
Paperwork and Approaches
Leadership
From Teacher to Leader
Wellbeing
Final Words
Reading List