CHAPTER 10
Working with People
The Consultative Role
This chapter looks at these aspects of the SENCo’s consultative role:
- working with pupils: considering pupil perspectives and rights
- working in partnership with parents/carers: dealing with stress and complaints
- working with colleagues: giving support and training
- working with governors.
Each section will look both at the personal skills of the SENCo and features of the whole school approach, which together contribute to effective development of the consultative role. Everyone looks to the SENCo for support, advice and even counselling. How much of this rather less formal work any particular SENCo can do, depends on a number of factors. The first of these factors is the SENCo’s own feeling ...
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