Managing Special Needs in Mainstream Schools: The Role of the SENCO [Paperback]

First published in 1998. The wide-ranging perspectives in this book will help key personnel in primary schools to manage the implantation of the 1993 Education Act and the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs more effectively. Governors and headteachers comment on the management of resources and on interaction with parents and others outside the school. Researchers and academics provide an analysis of the impact and legal implications of the Code of Practice on primary schools. SENCOs offer insights into the development of whole-school and classroom practice, commenting on the practicalities of implementing the philosophy behind the Code of Practice.

Contributors;  Abbreviations;  Introduction;  1. Operating in the Context of Zero Tolerance John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner and John Lee  2. An Extremely Demanding Agenda Hazel Bines  3. The Problems of Interpretation and Guidance: The Consequences of SENCO Action from a Legal Point of View William Evans  4. SENCOs and the Code: No Longer Practising John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner and John Lee  5. The Impact of LEA Policy on the Role of the SENCO Roy Evans and Jim Docking  6. The Early Years: Lukes Story Sue Rice  7. Small is Special: Making the Best Use of Scarce Resources Veronica Lee  8. Managing to Cope: Special Needs in a Large Primary School Kathy Bale  9. Two Pupils, Two SENCOs: Same Story Peter Russell and Sheila Russell  10. Spanning the Divide: The SENCO and Transition Tony Duckett  11. Establishing an Effective Relationship between SENCOs and Educational Psychologist Lesley Kaplan and Alison Scott-Baumanl£+