Summarise The Roles And Responsibilities In Education

Roles and Responsibilities in Schools Provision for pupils with special educational needs is a matter for the school as a whole. In addition to the governing body, the school’s head teacher, SEN coordinator (SENCO) or learning support team, all other members of staff have important responsibilities. In practice the division of these responsibilities will be a matter for the school, to be decided in the light of a school’s circumstances and size, priorities and ethos. The governing body should, in co-operation with the headteacher, determine the school’s general policy and approach to provision for children with special educational needs, establish the appropriate staffing and funding arrangements and maintain a general oversight of the school’s
-The headteacher has the responsibility for the management of all aspects of the school’s work including provision for children with special educational needs. He or she will keep the governing body fully informed. At the same time, the headteacher will work closely with the school’s SENCO and be responsible for co-ordinating provision for the pupils with SEN particularly at School Action and School Action plus levels. -The special needs co-ordinator (SENCO) works closely with other school staff and has responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEN policy. They coordinate provision for pupils at the School Action and School Action plus levels, together with provision for any child in the school who may have a statement of
-To ensure that where a child has SEN of any sort parents are fully informed and involved in planning, provision and review of these needs. -To ensure that children receive their entitlement to a broad, balanced and accessible curriculum matched to need. -To inform the LA about all pupils who may need a statement of SEN -To ensure that pupils with SEN can appropriately access all the activities of the school for their age. -To ensure that any provision named in a child’s statement of SEN is made. In order to fulfill these duties, governing bodies will need to identify the funding to be made available for making SEN provision at a school level. They should also consider, when recruiting new staff, the need for appropriate skills and attitudes with regard to the identification and assessment of pupils with SEN and in making suitable provision for