FREE ACCESS 

to my 

Managing to Lead Membership

 for a month!

Being a member of my Managing to Lead Membership provides you with content that you can use immediately to develop your management and leadership of SEN! 

 

Look out for new content each month in your password protected membership portal!

 

Avoid overwhelm with a clear structure of content which focuses on:

 

  1. Your practice and priorities for the month
  2. An achievable action for class teachers to enable them to fully take on their SEN duty
  3. How you can lead and advocate for inclusion* in terms of whole school systems, policies and provision. 

 We will look closely at a single aspect of practice for month and identify

areas for CPD and training for all stakeholders.

 

Always be prepared to deliver key content to enhance provision within your setting!

 

Whether you only have an agenda slot in staff meetings,

Or run a CPD program for SEN throughout the year;

Or perhaps your training role is somewhere in-between?

 

No matter what level of responsibility for training you have, the Managing to Lead content will save you so much time!

 

Welcome to the

Managing to Lead

SENCo Membership

PRIORITISE

 

Your actions each month

 

With an emphasis on your well-being I provide you with ‘TeachAbout Tools’ – practical ‘take-aways’ that you can print out and share for immediate use and impact!

SUPPORT

 

Class teachers to fulfill their SEN Duty

 

Navigate easily between each tab in the portal to access content which is presented in a combination of  formats:

visual, audio and written

IDENTIFY

 

AREAS FOR CPD 

(Termly focus)

 

Access a range of ‘ready-for-you’ training resources.

Use these to inform and communicate key information & next steps with all stakeholders.

 

 

Why work with me? 

Hi, I’m Lorraine Smith and I’m on a mission to provide high quality support and mentoring to SENCos, especially those who are new to post and studying for the NASENCo qualification.

 

I have worked for over 20 years across both primary and secondary schools and in mainstream and special school settings and took on the role of SENCo and Assistant Head Teacher before moving into the advisory service in Westminster and then on into the university sector, to deliver the NASENCo Award at the IOE UCL .

 

I  went on to deliver  specialised SEN courses as part of initial teacher training at both batchelor (BA/BEd) and Masters (PGCE and NASENCo) level and specialise in evidencing the

Teachers' Standards (especially TS5 and the associated Pedagogy Teachers' Standards)

and the ITE and Early Career Teacher Framework.

 

 

So, what do I know about to support you?

 

I know what it's like to be a SENCo with the pressure of multiple roles and management pressures.

I know the pressures of managing a large TA team and have experience in supporting SENCos to

plan for a change of policy and practice in regard to TA deployment.

 

I understand what it's like to be under the pressure of academic study whilst working full time - I completed my Masters in Special and Inclusive Education at the IOE whilst working in the advisory service in Westminster and then at the IOE itself!

 

I know what it takes to mentor and tutor SENCos to access and succeed on the NASENCo course.

 

I know the gaps that exist in the knowledge, skills and understanding of class teachers - both experienced and new to the profession. 

 

I know that the key to surviving as a SENCo is enabling all stakeholders to fully take on their statutory duty for SEN.

 

 

But that's not enough!

 

You can trust that I'm able to support you to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to excel in your SENCo role, but I want to do so  whilst promoting  your well-being and helping you to avoid overwhelm and excessive workload.

I want you to  THRIVE in your career. 

And I know that I can help you do that!

 

There's so much SEN information out there, but being overloaded with more and more facts and 'to do lists' will just overload you and lead you to struggle to take it all in and then decide what to do with that new knowledge.

 

Being given  more knowledge without a clear path to implementation will not help you develop professionally.

 

 

Learning only has impact when  there is an explicit application to practice .

I will always give you  clear guidance of how you can implement your learning at every stage!

 

 

So accept my offer of FREE ACCESS to the 

Managing to Lead Membership!

 

 

All TeachAbout®  courses and resources, are clear, effective and time-saving! 

 

Time is precious and you need to find that time accessing resources is "time well spent!"

 

 

What I will do for you!

 

I will synthesise the wealth of content out there and present you with just the key elements broken down in monthly 'digestable bites'!

 

I will show you practical steps that you can take to ensure all stakeholders take on their SEN duty!

 

I will show you ways that you can take a lead on advocating for inclusion!


And all this whilst keeping sight of your own priorities month-by-month and whilst supporting you to experience enhanced well-being as we work together to help you avoid overwhelm! 

 

 

So, come and access the Managing to Lead Membership!

 

     

 

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  • Succinct

    Presenting key knowledge and identifying specific actions for you to take to transform your practice immediately

  • Accessible

    Enabling you to learn in a way which suits you and when it suits you by providing a range of written, audio and visual formats.

  • Evidence-based

    Providing you with guidance about how theory and data can be your friend and how they can - and should - underpin and enhance your practice.

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