Anita Devi – författare

SENCO wellbeing matters, and this accessible book is written by experienced SENCOs for SENCOs to offer crucial support and guidance on important aspects of what can be a challenging and complex role.

Divided into three parts – people, purpose and place – it explores essential themes to support SENCO wellbeing, from building a team and finding joy in the job, to managing conflict and balancing time and workload. Through seven engaging characters, inhabitants of the town ‘Inclusion Ville’, the book also shines a light on empowerment, agency and being a changemaker, with a focus on how SENCOs can drive whole school change. Each chapter includes mindful moments, allowing the reader to consider reflective questions and calls to action, as well as case studies and activities, to consolidate learning and help SENCOs to develop their own bespoke wellbeing toolkit.

SENCOs need to intentionally invest in themselves and their wellbeing in order to be effective SEND leaders. This valuable book is key reading for all SENCOs, both new to the job and experienced, as well as senior leadership teams.

This accessible and empowering book helps SENCOs and their line managers to define what leadership of SEND means in practice and how SENCOs can continue to grow and develop in their role.

Combatting the lack of clarity, identity and agency often associated with the position, the book defines career aspirations for future and practicing SENCOs. It examines the SEND leader trajectory from initial teacher training to advanced leadership using an evidence-based model and practical tools to measure strengths and further areas for development. The book is divided into two parts, first examining the SENCO role before focusing on seven ‘habits’ needed to maximise effectiveness.

Chapters include:

With advice on leveraging agency and managing power to improve standards of delivery and drive positive change, this book is essential reading for both experienced and trainee SENCOs looking to build a successful career, as well as teachers transitioning to the role. It is a useful tool for leaders with little experience in SEND who are line-managing SENCOs and will also be valuable reading for headteachers and MAT leaders.

This accessible and empowering book helps SENCOs and their line managers to define what leadership of SEND means in practice and how SENCOs can continue to grow and develop in their role.

Combatting the lack of clarity, identity and agency often associated with the position, the book defines career aspirations for future and practicing SENCOs. It examines the SEND leader trajectory from initial teacher training to advanced leadership using an evidence-based model and practical tools to measure strengths and further areas for development. The book is divided into two parts, first examining the SENCO role before focusing on seven ‘habits’ needed to maximise effectiveness.

Chapters include:

With advice on leveraging agency and managing power to improve standards of delivery and drive positive change, this book is essential reading for both experienced and trainee SENCOs looking to build a successful career, as well as teachers transitioning to the role. It is a useful tool for leaders with little experience in SEND who are line-managing SENCOs and will also be valuable reading for headteachers and MAT leaders.

A unique and innovative book for all teachers and SENCos that explores the intersection of neurodiversity and neuroplasticity in order to provide better outcomes for neurodivergent pupils.

Neurodiversity involves an understanding that neurological differences should be honoured and respected. It is a strengths-based model based on the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways, advocating that there is no single right way of thinking, learning, and behaving. In effect, neurodiversity can be used as a construct to understand those ‘labelled’ with a special educational need and disability. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change and adapt in response to experiences, especially important for children who struggle to learn.

This book unravels how teachers can contribute to rewiring neural pathways to reshape as opposed to ‘fix’, demonstrating how making new connections in the brain enables pupils to realise their full potential. Rich with research, case studies, and thought-provoking questions, this book sheds light on an innovative and timely topic.

As the demand for teacher support in this area grows, it helps practitioners identify alternative approaches for those who might need more personalised learning and teaching in the classroom.

A unique and innovative book for all teachers and SENCos that explores the intersection of neurodiversity and neuroplasticity in order to provide better outcomes for neurodivergent pupils.

Neurodiversity involves an understanding that neurological differences should be honoured and respected. It is a strengths-based model based on the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways, advocating that there is no single right way of thinking, learning, and behaving. In effect, neurodiversity can be used as a construct to understand those ‘labelled’ with a special educational need and disability. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change and adapt in response to experiences, especially important for children who struggle to learn.

This book unravels how teachers can contribute to rewiring neural pathways to reshape as opposed to ‘fix’, demonstrating how making new connections in the brain enables pupils to realise their full potential. Rich with research, case studies, and thought-provoking questions, this book sheds light on an innovative and timely topic.

As the demand for teacher support in this area grows, it helps practitioners identify alternative approaches for those who might need more personalised learning and teaching in the classroom.

An accessible, carefully researched, quick-read on special educational needs and disability for all early career teachers.