The role of the SENDCo: Developing staff partnerships to support high quality teaching

A key part of getting SEND provision right will be in how a SENDCO works with their senior leadership team to develop a whole-school provision that works for all pupils.

As just a third of secondary SENDCOs and two-thirds of primary SENDCOs have a place on their school’s senior leadership team (Bath Spa University, 2021), the relationship the SENDCO has with a key SLT ​‘link’ will in many cases be vital.