[senco-forum] SENCO by any other name

From: "Bill Graham" <williamgraham at blueyonder.co.uk>

I may ahve missed this elsewhere, but isn't the position of SENCO the only 
mandatory post in a school these days? I wouldn't want to be called anything 
else at the moment.

Brian

Not that anyone has ever actually called me SENCO.

Brian

I'll leave it to you to contemplate the things I have been called ove rthe 
years.

Brian

>From: "Bill Graham" <williamgraham at blueyonder.co.uk>
>To: "Amanda" <amandavh at btinternet.com>, "Mike Boyd" 
><mike at green43.demon.co.uk>,<senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
>Subject: Re: [senco-forum] SENCO by any other name
>Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 17:06:09 +0100
>
>I changed my title to Learning Support Coordinator. (still get referred to 
>as SENCo by staff though!!!)
>
>Lorraine
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda" <amandavh at btinternet.com>
>To: "Mike Boyd" <mike at green43.demon.co.uk>; 
><senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk>
>Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 11:28 AM
>Subject: Re: [senco-forum] SENCO by any other name
>
>
>>Hi Mike and everyone
>>  I agree about the title.  I've thought about changing the title of SENCO 
>>but I decided against it purely because the government legislation says 
>>there has to be one.
>>  Amanda
>>  Secondary SENCO
>>  Cornwall
>>
>>
>>Mike Boyd <mike at green43.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>  On 30/06/07 13:46, "Chris Gravell"
>>wrote:
>>>I agree with all the principled objections to the SEN label, but all 
>>>these
>>>different labels can make things difficult or more obscure and confusing
>>>for those outside the school when approaching it for the first time
>>>(including parents feeling anxious about talking to teachers anyway).
>>
>>>They may well have got as far as reading quick guides to SEN from the 
>>>govt
>>>or advice orgs which say that every school should have a SENCo, and 
>>>that's
>>>the person to talk to about your child.
>>
>>>What do others think?
>>
>>Amongst the suggested or actual titles mentioned in this thread are:
>>Learning Support;
>>Inclusion Managers;
>>Learning Access Director;
>>Learning Support Manager;
>>Access and Inclusion Manager;
>>Director of Curriculum Support;
>>Learning Differences and Disabilities Co-ordinator;
>>Additional Needs Coordinator (Which may be a SENCO in Scotland).
>>
>>Imagine I am an anxious parent of a child having difficulties. I had read 
>>a
>>DfES or other parent guide describing the role of the SENCO. I call at the
>>school office, nervously reveal a little of my worry and ask if I could 
>>have
>>an appointment with the SENCO please.
>>
>>Am I to be met by a baffled silence or
>>"Oh, do you mean the Access and Inclusion Manager? Hold on. I'll ask. 
>>Jean!
>>Does Peter do special needs or is he behaviour? Oh, he's low incidence now
>>is he? OK. So it's Glenys then, is it?"
>>
>>I exaggerate a little for effect, but the euphemisms do seem to be moving
>>between us with ease where (to my mind) they may better enable
>>misunderstanding, miscommunication and segregation.
>>
>>Whither inclusion eh?
>>
>>Regards, Mike
>>--
>>Mike Boyd
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Amanda
>>Secondary SENCO
>>Cornwall
>>
>>
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