[senco-forum] SENCO teaching duties

Hi Grace

  I teach 20 out of 30 lessons next year.  I think this is a lot.  I teach mainstream English but next year I am going to have bottom sets in Years 7 to 10 and top set year 11, mainly to cut down on my marking load.  
  I have 2 lessons a week of PPA and I lable three lessons a week as SEN.  I do not have cover for those.  I have ten frees in total.
  I think I have done four cover lessons in the entire year!  I don't have a tutor group so I often cover for registration.  I think it is unreasonable for you to do 3 or 4 covers a week.
  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

Grace Higney <grace_higney at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
  Hi 
as someone new to the post of SENCO can anyone advise what the teaching commitment of a SENCO is?
Also do SENCO's usually form part of the cover teaching quota? I am asked to cover classes 3 /4 times a week is this normal practice?

Grace

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall