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The Secondary SEND Handbook for Trainee Teachers
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The Secondary SEND Handbook for Trainee Teachers



176 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This is your essential guide to special educational needs and disabilities in secondary schools.
 
It offers up-to-date information on policy and legislation to help you understand your role and responsibilities as a beginning teacher. It provides detailed guidance on the four broad areas of need set out in the SEND Code of Practice and how to support pupils whose needs sit within these categories. It explores informed ways to work with support staff, assess pupils' needs and the practicalities of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. 
 
Packed with case studies drawn from real school experiences, opportunities for critical reflection, professional discussion topics and pupil support strategies, and linked directly to the Teachers' Standards and the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF), this is a vital resource for your secondary teacher training.
 
Introduction: How to use this Book
 
Part One – Policy and Teacher Responsibilities
 
Chapter 1. Policy Development and Legislation in the UK Context
 
Chapter 2. The Role of the SENCo, Class Teacher and their Responsibilities
 
Part Two – Pupil Areas of Need
 
Chapter 3. Communication and Interaction
 
Chapter 4. Cognition and Learning
 
Chapter 5. Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
 
Chapter 6. Sensory and Physical Needs
 
Part Three – Developing Classroom Practice
 
Chapter 7. Working with Support Staff, Education Professionals and Parents and Carers
 
Chapter 8. Assessing Pupil Needs through the Graduated Approach
 
Chapter 9. Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
 
Conclusion – The Future of SEND

Sarah Alix

Dr Sarah Alix has worked in Education for 20 years. She works for the Sigma Trust in Essex leading the teacher training provision. Sarah has experience as a youth worker, a primary school teacher, a behaviour support advisor working with primary, secondary and special schools, and working for a University as a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of their Education Department.Sarah has a Doctorate in Education, a psychology degree, and post-graduate qualifications including the SENCo award, PGCert in Autism, MA in Education, and PGCert in HE. Recent publications include researching autistic trainee teacher experiences, and a handbook for foster... More About Author