Assistant SENCo Course

Led by Kate Browning

Overview

The role of SENCo is a huge undertaking and many schools are opting to appoint an Assistant SENCo to support the operational management of the role.

This 2-day course is designed to provide Assistant SENCos with both the professional knowledge and understanding and the practical skills to be able to support the school’s SENCo with the day-to-day operational elements of SEN Coordination.

Areas the course will cover:

• Overview of the core SEND Code of Practice and The Equality Act: a school’s statutory duties
• Putting the Assess, Plan, Do, Review phases of the Graduated Approach into practice for those at SEN Support or with an EHCP
• The EHCP process and Annual Reviews
• Liaising with Specialist Support
• Safeguarding students with SEND
• Identification of SEND
• Supporting Record Keeping
• Supporting inclusive high-quality teaching: advising teachers and support staff Managing interventions
• Working with Support Staff – best practice
• Person-centred approaches to working with parents, carers and students

Who should attend?

Aspiring SENCos, support staff – Teaching Assistants and/ or HLTAs, any colleague who would like to learn more about supporting the day-to-day operational elements of the SENCo role. This course is suitable to both primary and secondary colleagues.

Course Details

This course is being run over 2 sessions. Delegates are expected to ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS. The sessions are taking place as follows:

• Tuesday 19 January 2027      09:30 - 15:30
• Tuesday 09 February 2027 09:30 - 15:30

Facilitator Profile

Kate Browning has been passionately committed to supporting schools to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND for over 25years. She has worked as a SENCo, a Local Authority School Improvement Officer for SEND and interim Education development Officer for NASEN for whom she wrote guidance and delivered national training on the SEND Code of Practice.

Kate Browning has been passionately committed to supporting schools to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND for over 25years. She has worked as a SENCo, a Local Authority School Improvement Officer for SEND and interim Education development Officer for NASEN for whom she wrote guidance and delivered national training on the SEND Code of Practice. Kate has a successful track record of working with individual and groups of schools, trusts and local authorities through consultancy, training, reviews and producing written guidance. Kate is an associate of the University of Northampton where she teaches on undergraduate and post graduate courses in SEND. She taught the NASENCo course for many years and now facilitates the NPQSENCo. Kate has also been a Chair of Governors of a large Junior school. Kate’s approach is wholly collaborative, positive and focused on empowering those she works with to make a sustainable difference to improving outcomes for children with SEND.