SENCO Talks: How to support Additional Educational Needs

Episode 12: Supporting LGBT+ students.

Bitesize discussion on how to effectively support our LGBT+ students. Discussion with Mical Nelken, who is the school's LGBT+ group coordinator. Mical is an English Teacher as well the school's EAL coordinator. She's a champion of all pupils and commited to inclusion.

Episode 11: Supporting Learns with EAL

Bitesize discussion of how to effectively support pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Discussion with Mical Nelken, EAL coordinator for the school. Mical is an English Teacher as well the school's LGBT+ group coordinator. She's a champion of all pupils and commited to inclusion.

Episode 10: Effective Deployment of Teaching Assistants

Bitesize discussion of effective use of teaching assistants. Using research from MITA report we discuss how to make the most of TA support in secondary schools. Discussion with Natalie Matthews, London Teaching Assistant of the Year 2021. Natalie Matthews is Teaching and Learning Lead at La Sainte Union School and has worked in the SEND Department circa 7 years. She has taken part in the Camden Teaching Assistant Hub and has delivered whole school INSET and new staff training on the role of the TA. Natalie is also the Access Arrangements Lead after gaining her Level 7 Certificate in Psychometric Testing, Assessment and Access Arrangements in 2019.

Episode 9: ADHD

Bitesize discussion on how to support pupils with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Categorised under SEMH area of need (SEND Code of Practice, 2014). Discussion with Dr Cathleen Halligan, from the Camden Educational Psychology Service.

Episode 8: EBSA - Emotional Based School Avoidance

Bitesize discussion on Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA), and strategies school staff can use to support learners affected by this. Categorised under SEMH area of need. Discussion with Dr Cathleen Halligan, from the Camden Educational Psychology Service.