Gives guidance and support to school staff and ensure high quality service and the best practice possible. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Race Relations (amendment) Act 2000 Children’s Act 1989 Children’s Act 2004 Government strategy for SEN 2004 Code of practice to promote race equality 2002 Every Child Matters 2005 School Policies, safe guarding G&T, SEN diversity, bullying. 1.2 Describe the importance of supporting the rights of all children and young people to participate and equality access. All children have the right to a varied and balanced education. This also must be supported by a high quality of teaching and learning experiences.
Pupil welfare is paramount. The governing body is broken up into smaller committees. These committees look at school development, health and safety, child protection. Governors also insure legislations set out for schools are all adhered to and that the school is kept up to date with any new policies or legislations. Senior Management Team The Senior Management team is made up of the head teacher and the deputy head.
SENCOs must also collaborate with curriculum co-ordinators at the school to make sure that the learning requirements of all children with SEN are given equal emphasis and priority. At both the School Action and the School Action Plus stages, a SENCO will work with the teacher to consider the child’s needs, and will take the lead role in getting further assessment of a child where necessary, by contacting the LEA. They normally will be responsible for making a request of the LEA for a Statutory Assessment which may result in there being a statement of SEN. Deputy Head teacher A deputy head teacher, deputy headmaster or deputy headmistress is the second most senior teacher in a school in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. A state
It sets out recruitment best practice, some underpinned by legislation, for the school, local authority, and further education education sectors. All schools should protect children and promote their welfare by providing a safe environment for children to learn in. Creating a culture which recognises and understands the importance of safeguarding - including listening to and discussing with children. Identifying children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm, both at school and at home, and referring immediately any concerns to the local authority children’s social care services. Preventing unsuitable people from working with children.
The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is the teacher with overall responsibility for coordinating provision for children with special educational needs and is responsible for monitoring their progress. The SENCO must follow the SEN code of practice, this code of practice outlines their responsibilities and role including, liasing with teachers, parents of the children with special educational needs and liasing with external agencies such as health and social services and educational psychology services. Overseeing the records of the children and overseeing the day-to-day operation of the schools SEN policy. The SENCO is also
This approach is also a very important part of the government framework of Every Child Matters which states that we should be working together to achieve the best possible outcomes for children in our care. The Early years foundation stage, states that different professionals working together will help to improve outcomes for children both in their learning and development. So by sharing records or observations of a child by a professional such as a speech or language therapist may contribute to further assessment. Inclusion is an important
3.4: Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour. 1.2 Evaluate how the policies and procedures of the setting support children and young people to: * Feel safe- A school should ensure that every child attending the school feels safe. Policies like Safeguarding children ensure that the right procedures are in place to protect children. All staff working within the school should be trained on the correct procedures for safeguarding children. Anti-bullying policies are in place in school to ensure the children know that bullying is not acceptable behaviour but a child should feel confident enough to report an incident if one occurs and should know who they can go to within the school to discuss any such situations.
They are responsible for teaching and learning for children in the early years and in primary schools, teaching and learning for young people under 19 in secondary and further education, supporting professionals who work with children and young people, helping disadvantaged children and young people achieve more, making sure local services protect and support children. This achieved with tools such as the national curriculum, EYFS, the Every Child Matters framework which states that every child should: enjoy and achieve, be healthy, achieve economic well being, stay safe, and make a positive contribution, school league tables, and reports from OFSTED. National government also funds research into educational based projects concerning children and young people, promote integrated working for those who work with children and young people and develop the role of non-government organisations such as charities and community organisations. Local government is responsible for providing services to all schools in the community, they will promote community cohesion, develop school policies including school management issues, behaviour management, staff training and development and SEN. The LEA will have policies that communicate their leadership to schools and will have specialist advisors for different areas of the curriculum.
* Health and safety policy- Schools are responsible for day-to-day health and safety whenever your child is in the care of school staff - this includes school trips and clubs. * Behaviour management policy- Children bring to school a wide variety of behaviour patterns based on differences in home values, attitudes and experiences and so we must set standards of behaviour based on the core principles of honesty, respect, consideration and responsibility. All adults in school have a responsibility to model high standards of behaviour, both in their dealings with the children and with each other; their example is a significant influence on the children. Question 6a Understand the wider context in which schools operate. Summarise the roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy and
Assignment 11 1-Outline procedures for ensuring that individual education plans for pupils are in place and regularly reviewed.Provide examples of the relevant forms,e.g.an individual education plan;review sheets for pupil comments,parent comments and staff comments;record of review.Remember confidentiality. 1-All education settings should differntiate their approaches to learning activities to meet the needs of individual pupils. Apupil'sIEP should identify four individual targets in specific key areas for example,commuincation,literacy,numeracy or behaviour and social skills.When supporting the teacher in developing individual educational educational plans.I have to remember to have a high expectations of pupils and commitment to raising