Role of Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCo)

Unit 2- Special Education
Needs

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Responsibilities of teachers and management team regarding SEN.......................................1
2. Role of SENCo and their duties..............................................................................................1
3. Strategies used to support language difficulties......................................................................2
4. Presenting how external agencies support speech and language............................................3
5. Meaning of dyslexia................................................................................................................3
6. Strategy used to support cognition and learning difficulties...................................................4
7. Presenting types of behaviour for Behavioural, Emotional and social disorder.....................4
8. Presenting 5 tips for managing BESD....................................................................................5
9. Presenting ways to manage disease.........................................................................................5
10. Management to fulfil the needs of pupil...............................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Schools not only offer education to their students but they also determine the special
education needs such as difficulties in learning or speech. The report also describe the
importance of SEN in the schools and present the responsibilities of teachers and SENCo. Report
further describe some strategy that also help to overcome the problem of language and speech. It
describes the types of behavioural, emotional and social disorder and also suggest ways to mange
this into the working area.
1. Responsibilities of teachers and management team regarding SEN
The teachers as well as management team has a responsibility to manage entire work
regarding the aspect of school's work that also includes provision for children with their special
education need. Teachers are also responsible as well as accountable for the progress and
development of their pupils that also support from specialist staff. Further only the class teacher
is responsible for working with the progress of child and even if the child is found any
intervention then it is the duty of a teacher to manage such. If the teacher are working with
specialist staff they all have to make plan and also assess the impact in order to support the
people for their future development (Kauffman and et.al., 2018).
It is the responsibility of teachers that they should revise the support in a light of pupil's
progress and their development and they are the only one who can change to support and consult
for the outcomes with their parents. For the growth of their children, teacher of the schools
should have to identify different patterns in the identification of Special Educational Needs. If
the teachers faces any difficulties regarding the children development progress then they can
consult with other professionals in assessment, problem solving and the effective implementation
of support. Hence, it has been cleared that the roles and responsibilities of teachers as well as
management team is crucial and they all take some action for the welfare of their children's
progress.
2. Role of SENCo and their duties
Special Education Need Coordinator is a person who have overall responsibilities in
order to make sure that the coordination for all learner with SEN in a school is undertaken. The
main role of SENCo is to develop some plan for their professional development and lead,
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