Table of Contents

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: Luke’s 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-Baumann 12. The Role of the SEN Governor Gilliam Blunden 13. Partnership in Practice: Governors and SENCOs Working Together Stephan Grant 14. Writing and Implementing Individual Education Plans Janet Todd and John Cornwall 15. Compiling School Policies for Special Educational Needs: The Role of SENCO Jane Tarr and Gary Thomas 16. More Than Just Managing John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner and John Lee; Bibliography; Index

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John Dwyfor Davies, Philip Garner, John Lee