What is it?
Somerset SEND Network receive 3 newsletters per year, with service updates. 2023/24 newsletters are due to be published 4 December, 18 March and 8 July.
Termly sessions take place 3 times a year face to face for SENCO s to identify CPD and support needs, build networks and provide access to support through discussion, and CPD .
sen.se working in partnership with Somerset Inclusion Team
Audience
This is a professional group for SENCOs.
Locations
Six groups run across Somerset. See flyer for more information and dates.
Each group is run by a SEND Network lead:
- Frome: Candida Coe (Diggy) ccoe@critchillschool.com
- Street: Carly Pollock cpollock@themendipschool.com
- Yeovil: Sam Ensor sensor@fiveways.school
- Crewkerne & Chard: Kerry Lewis klewis@fairmeadschool.com
- Taunton: Simon Roberts SRoberts@selworthy.oak.education
- Sedgemoor & West Somerset: Ryan Parker-Binns ryan.parker@polderbower.org.uk
Booking onto a session
Sessions will be run face to face.
Invites will be sent out to SENCOs from the SEND Network lead. Please contact the named person for the Network group you are planning to attend so that they can ensure appropriate sized rooms and refreshments.
SENCOs can attend whichever group is more convenient (each group will deliver the same training and information sharing).
Resources
To revisit resources shared during SEND Network Groups, please see below.
Using templates that sit alongside the SGRTs in order document the graduated response at a universal and SEN Support level. Sharing good practice, ideas and gathering thoughts around how to further embed the SGRT in Somerset schools.
Reminders of universal classroom strategies to build on the theory of regulation. Including a refresher of the Peer Problem Solving process.
