Role of the SENDCo

Role Of The SENDCo

Who would I speak to at Kings Norton if I wanted to know more about Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilties (SEND)?

If you have any concerns about your child’s progress at school, you could initially talk to your child’s class teacher.

We also have a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator at Kings Norton (known as a SENDCo).  The SENDCO’s role involves:

• Coordinating all the support for children with SEND or disabilities to make sure all pupils get a consistent, high quality response to meeting their needs in school.

• Monitoring children’s progress and evaluating the impact of any support and interventions.

• Ensuring that you, as parents & carers, are involved in supporting your child’s learning, informed about the support your child is getting, and part of the process of reviewing their progress.

• Liaising with all the other people who may be coming into school to help support your child’s learning, e.g. our Educational Psychologist, Pupil School Support, Communication & Autism Team, Physiotherapy team, Physical Difficulties Support Service & Speech & Language therapists.

• Providing support for staff in school, as well as organising appropriate and relevant training and resources.

• Developing and maintaining the school’s SEND policy to ensure compliance with statutory guidance from the SEN Code of Practice 2015 (available on the school’s website).

Mr Darby is our School SENDCo.  

Kings Norton Primary School

0121 464 2606   Email: enquiry@kngnrtn.bham.sch.uk