[senco-forum] SENCos MUST be on the SMT?

Hi Mary

  The reference you are looking for is this one, I think.  The formatting will be wrong because I have copied and pasted it.

  Government Response to the Education and Skills Committee report on Special Educational Needs (October 2006)
  Section 3: Priorities for action 2006-2009
  Section 21
  We have reflected carefully on the Select Committee’s comments
  on SENCOs. We share their view as to their importance and believe
  that the person taking on the lead responsibility should be a teacher
  and a member of the senior leadership team in the school. We will
  be introducing an amendment to the Education and Inspections Bill
  to require governing bodies to make such an appointment for the
  purpose of coordinating the provision of education for children with SEN
  and to give the Secretary of State a power to make regulations relating
  to the role, responsibilities, experience and training required. We will
  consider the way SENCO functions are currently carried out in schools,
  including those schools that allocate the duties to a number of individuals.
  We will consult social partners in framing the new Regulations.

  Too many 'should's to be definite.

  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

Mary Kelly <mary.kelly4 at ntlworld.com> wrote:
  I thought there was something about this in a fairly recent SEN Update but I
can't find it now at all. I'd be interested in any useful replies you get to
this please?
Thanks,
Mary

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Subject: [senco-forum] SENCos MUST be on the SMT?

I've been digging through the archives but can't find the
specifics on this.

Somewhere I seem to remember that the advice that SENCos
should be on SMT had become firmer.

I just can't find where this is. Also I need to know whether
this is just 'advice' of the take it or leave it type, or
whether this is something that schools _have_ to do (or
else)?

Also what about PRUs?

Can anyone point me in the right direction of the
legislation/guidance/whatever please?

Thank you in advance (gosh that sounds presumptuous)

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Amanda
Secondary SENCO
Cornwall