Rachel - Life as a SENCo

WatchTime: 13:00 minutes | CW//Children's mental health
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A SENCO with professional and personal experience of working with children with additional needs shares valuable information. Rachel is a SENCO at a London primary school. She talks about how families and schools can work together to support children with additional needs. Rachel’s personal experience, having gone through the process herself as a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, means she is only too aware of the need to support the parent as well as the child.
00:00 - Rachel introduces herself
00:11 - the role of a Senco in a school
00:24 - what's it like being a Senco?
00:39 - when parents notice differences
00:53 - unusual behaviours, language delays...
01:23 - the importance of a 2-year check
01:50 - the pandemic & missing things
02:04 - what a nursery teacher might notice
02:41 - talking to the school if you're concerned
02:58 - what can the school do to help?
03:21 - Ordinarily Available provision - what is that?
03:54 - examples of interventions for children
04:23 - What is an EHCP?
05:07 - How does the funding work for an EHCP?
05:21 - How does an EHCP work?
05:46 - What if your child's teacher notices something?
06:15 - Talking to parents with empathy
06:52 - When a SENCO gets involved
07:12 - Helpful ways to communicate your concerns
07:47 - Diagnosis and grieving
08:20 - Families feeling the pressure
08:47 - Hearing news from her son's teacher
09:24 - "What's going to happen now?"
09:36 - Family support? Downplaying news.
10:00 - Keeping a diagnosis quiet
10:14 - the stigma attached to a diagnosis
10:31 - Diagnosis - the superpower
10:45 - What a diagnosis means for her son
11:10 - How to be a brilliant SENCO
11:36 - Honesty & transparency
12:10 - Be available to parents
12:20 - Success for children with additional needs
12:42 - Being open to dialogue
12:56 - Rachel's message to SENCOs & teachers

If early intervention and the parts that different professionals will play in getting support for your child and family - you can watch more in our 4-part series of short films    • Early Intervention  
Alis Rocca and the Nip in the Bud team, talk to a variety of experts to help explain how you can be part of your child’s journey towards better support and care from your local community - schools, your GP or local authority.

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