Help what do the senco do?

I’ve had quite a bit of trouble with finishing tests in class (I’m doing A levels) and one of my teachers just said he’s forwarding me to the college senco and waffled on about study support and extra time (which I don’t think I’d qualify for). Do you know what they may ask me?Or how that whole process works? I’m a bit nervous about going to speak with them, thank you!

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Original post by LadyOfTheGeeks

I’ve had quite a bit of trouble with finishing tests in class (I’m doing A levels) and one of my teachers just said he’s forwarding me to the college senco and waffled on about study support and extra time (which I don’t think I’d qualify for). Do you know what they may ask me?Or how that whole process works? I’m a bit nervous about going to speak with them, thank you!

What's most likely to happen, following a conversation between you and the SENCo, is they'll suggest you do some simple tests to assess if you're eligible for extra time or other adjustments.

The tests themselves are nothing to worry about. You might be asked to memorise a sequence of numbers, or to sort a list of words into alphabet order, or things like that.

It might be that the outcome isn't an entitlement to extra time, but some other arrangement to make it easier for you to study and learn.

The whole process is nothing for you to worry about, and can only be of benefit to you.

Original post by LadyOfTheGeeks

I’ve had quite a bit of trouble with finishing tests in class (I’m doing A levels) and one of my teachers just said he’s forwarding me to the college senco and waffled on about study support and extra time (which I don’t think I’d qualify for). Do you know what they may ask me?Or how that whole process works? I’m a bit nervous about going to speak with them, thank you!

@LadyOfTheGeeks
I'm a qualified SENDco 🙂 The role is to oversee all of the Special Educational Need (SEND) learners and provision within a setting. For instance, the mantra of a SENDco is 'assess, plan, do, review' which means assess a learners needs, plan alternate arrangements for them such as extra time for exams or 1 2 1 support, put that in place, and review how it is working.

It is a lot more straight forward at school and in further education, with a whole team of people available to support a learner. In higher education, it technically doesn't have to be a qualified SENDco, and support comes through something called Disability Support Allowance instead.

You are likely to be given some form of needs assessment where they discuss your strengths and areas for development in the classroom. You may be tested for dyslexia, although on limited funds, a formal test is unlikely. You may get 25% extra time on timed assignments depending on your needs. Dyslexia tests are not scary if you get one, I did one and laughed through most of it (although I was a little facetious when I was younger)

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