Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The SEN Advisory Team plays an important role in supporting school effectiveness. The team
provides monitoring, challenge, intervention and support for schools in developing high quality
inclusive provision, often in collaboration with other colleagues from Standards and School
Effectiveness. The Team consists of advisers and leading SENCos, all of whom have substantial
experience in leadership and management roles in schools.
A key aspect of the team’s role is providing a variety of professional development opportunities
for all school and LA staff, to ensure the achievement of all pupils, particularly those with SEN
and/or disabilities and those who are gifted and talented.
Through Hertfordshire’s SEN / Inclusion Strategy, the team also links with wider CSF staff,
including those with pupil focussed roles, to help develop local clusters and networks for SEN
and participate in local decision-making. It contributes to the work of regional and national
groups, to identify and disseminate good practice and assist the Local Authority in meeting its
statutory duty.
Traded services
- A range of courses and conferences held throughout
the year, as advertised in the termly
SSE CPD programme and on the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning website
- Termly briefings for Governors
- School based consultancy
- Pre-Ofsted checkes
Centrally funded services
- School visiting programme, including adviser / leading SENCo support through the
Primary and Secondary National Strategies, for targeted schools
- Contribution to conferences / courses through the Primary and Secondary
National Strategies
- Support for schools experiencing difficulties (as referred by a SIP or SEA)
- Termly SENCo Group meetings for all SENCos / INCos (Inclusion Co-ordinators)
- Focussed and personalised support from Leading SENCos for SENCos / INCos new
to the role
- Termly CPD networks in district groups to develop and share good inclusive practice
- Updated website for SEN / Inclusion
- Guidance documents
- Contribution to the 'Inclusive' Magazine
For more information please contact the SEN
team on 01438 844894 or visit:
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