[senco-forum] SENCO on the Senior Management Team

From: Kate Barnes <kate.senrab at btinternet.com>

Thanks to all who responded and forwarded information.  I have passed this 
on to my Headteacher who has informed me that as the paper uses the word 
'intends' ('the minister intends for all SENCOs to be part of the Senior 
Leadership Team) that he does not have to make me a SMT member.  I 
appreciate some replies that this comes with more responsibilities, but I 
feel that I am already doing so many added duties, it would simply be 
recognition of all the extra input I do (e.g. managing 22 LSA staff).

Anyone else with any other ideas??  Thanks for everyone's input.

Karen

PS Sorry about the sexy singles adverts and the end of my messages- it's my 
hotmail, not me I promise!!!

>From: Kate Barnes <kate.senrab at btinternet.com>
>To: 'senco-forum' <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
>Subject: Re: [senco-forum] SENCO on the Senior Management Team
>Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:03:32 +0000
>
>I have been a part time, non class based SENCo in 2 similair schools. In my 
>current school I am on the SMT. Although this does mean an extra 1 hour 
>meeting each week, For me I think it is usually time well spent. If you can 
>ensure that the needs of SEN children, TAs, staementing constraints etc are 
>considered during the decision making process you can save yourself a lot 
>of time and effort later. However this only works if you are given time to 
>consider  the issues. There are too many SENCos out there with little or no 
>non contact time, in that scenario I found it possible only to survive and 
>another meeting would have been impossible. So, if you are asked to go on 
>SMT, make sure you get time as well as money for it!
>Kate B
>

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