Coproduction is an illusion for parents and SENCOs
with Professor Adam Boddison Many parents of children with SEND will have come across the term “Coproduction”. It means having an equal and active role in designing whatever it is …
Category: Working with parents
“Show me the evidence” Part 2: The questions parents should ask about SEND assessment and provision
With Dr Jane Hood, Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist and Educational Psychologist & Rob Webster, Associate Professor,Centre for Inclusive Education, UCL Institute of Education In part one of this blog, we explained …
“Show me the evidence” Part 1: Why parents are pivotal to driving evidence-based practice in SEND
With Dr Jane Hood, Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist and Educational Psychologist & Rob Webster, Associate Professor, Centre for Inclusive Education, UCL Institute of Education Tania’s note: Today we have the first …
The SEND crib sheet: How you can help school help your disabled child
Back when my youngest was in mainstream, he didn’t yet have statutory support. Although the infant feeder school would have sent notes on to the junior school, as his parent, …
SENCO basics: My research defining the role of the modern SENCO
Tania’s note: Hannah Moloney was the author of a research study into the SENCo workload that I wrote about on SNJ here. She’s a current class SENCo, researcher, and sits …
The SENCo – parent relationship: Making it work to benefit the SEND child
SNJ is read by lots of SENCos and other school staff, which is pretty amazing, considering it started out as a blog by parents for parents. Of course, the advice …
How to make your friends and family with special needs kids feel welcome
I post a lot of information on the SNJ social media accounts; it’s part of my role as one of SNJ’s Directors. However, there are always going to be posts …
SEND reforms: Why working with parents means taking a walk in our shoes.
The new SEND system places an emphasis on teachers working hand in hand with parents as part of “Team My Child”. However, this may be easier to say than to …