Gary Aubin sits down with India Dunkley to discuss three practical ways that SENDCOs can increase their whole school impact. These include:
1. Measuring impact and prioritising impactful tasks
2. Supporting the leadership of others
3. Developing effective SEND systems
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About Gary Aubin
Gary is the head of SEND for a Multi Academy Trust, and had worked as a SENDCO in both primary and secondary settings. He is also a content specialist for the Education Endowment Foundation and is the author of the Lone SENDCO and the SEND Matters Blog.
Gary's consultancy work has also seen him work with Whole Education, the Church of England’s Foundation for Educational Leadership and with the National Institute of Teaching.
He is currently busy co-writing his second book with Jessica Kingsley Publishers, aimed at supporting parents of children with SEND.
Links:
Read the SEND Matters Blog here: Blog – SEND Matters
Order the Lone SENDCO here: The Lone SENDCO: Questions and answers for the busy SENDCO : Gary Aubin: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Contact Gary:
Email: SENDMattersUK@gmail.com
Twitter: Gary Aubin (@SENDMattersUK) / Twitter
LinkedIn: Gary Aubin | LinkedIn
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Visiting homes and tutoring SEN students who mainly refuse to attend school due to lack of support at school and SENCO refusing to believe they have SEN need. Surely, whatever their SEN need should be supported? Been an eye opener to the inconsistencies and inefficiencies of SEN in secondary schools. As a result, there are a lot if frustrated parents, who cannot attain school places more fitting for their child, ie a lot of LEAs pushing students into mainstream which is not the right place for some students with autism with extreme high anxiety.
Hi Heidi,
I have a lot of sympathy with this view and believe it is much more widely felt than commonly discussed. Your type of experience is one we aim to open up discussion about and reflect on extensively in chapters 6 and 7 of our book Inclusive Education at the Crossroads: Exploring Effective Special provision in Global Contexts by Gordon-Gould and Hornby. It is important that as a society we confront the real issues facing the effective provision of special needs today.
All the best.
Philippa