[senco-forum] Newbie

Hi Everyone

I joined the list recently.  I thought it would be good idea to introduce
myself.

I have been working in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for twelve
years, most of that time I spent as ICT co-ordinator in a 4 form entry
junior school.  This included 3 years working as a project manager for the
ICT Test Bed project which some of you may (or may not!) have heard of. 
Eighteen months ago I inherited the role of SENCo following the promotion of
our deputy to a local headship.  It has been a ridiculously steep learning
curve at times but I finally feel I’m getting somewhere thanks to the
support of many colleagues across the LEA and beyond.

I wish I had found this list much earlier than I did!

I have two questions.

Firstly, following an annual statement review for a visually impaired year 6
child I am trying to support the parents who are very concerned to ‘cross
dot every i and cross every t’ in the statement before transition to KS3.  I
need to know how much I can do to the statement given that a lot of the
items will relate to the child’s KS3 school and not the current school.  For
example: Ensuring the availability of SSA/TA support for extra curricular
activities.

Could anyone point me at a resource which might guide me on this type of
issue?  I don’t want to tread on the toes of the KS3 school but I do want to
ensure the statement is robust and effective, etc.

I hope that makes sense?

My second question relates to this list.  I notice that people tend not to
use signature files, or very simple ones, on their emails. Is there a reason
for this other than confidentiality?

Many thanks for your help.  I look forward to getting to know you all.

Regards

Matt

Matt Goodyear
SENCo London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

http://www.gordano.com - Messaging for educators.