SENCO Hub

Welcome to the SENCO Hub

On these pages you will find a range of information and resources to support you in your role as SENCO. These pages are updated regularly by the Area SENCO Team.

The Area SENCO Service is an advisory team offered by Wokingham’s Education and SEND team which provides advice and support to SENCOs and other school staff across Wokingham ensuring that children and young people with SEND have their needs met at the earliest opportunity, as close to home as possible.

The Area SENCO team consists of:

-          Helen Jackson-Brench (Area SENCO, full time)

-          Kathryn Dewey (Deputy Area SENCO, 1 day per week)

The team supports through:

-          Advice and support for SENCOs

-          SENCO Induction programme

-          Training for SENCOs

-          Half-termly network meetings

-          Monthly SENCO newsletters

-          SENCO surgeries

If you would like support from the area SENCO Team, you can contact the Area SENCO at helen.jackson-brench@wokingham.gov.uk
 

SENCO Network Meetings

SENCO network meetings are held every half term. Some are online meetings and some are in person. The dates for the meetings are as follows:

Tuesday 1st October 2024 3:30pm-5:00pm - online

Thursday 28th November 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm  - in person (St Crispin's School)

Monday 20th January 2025 3:30pm-5:00pm - online

You will find recordings and presentations from previous SENCO Network Meetings in the login only area below.

Referrals for interventions and services

• Request for Educational Psychology Involvement 2024
• EPS Surgery Form
• LSS Request for SEND support form 2023 -2024
• LSS SEND support consent form 2023-2024
• Multi Agency Referral Forms
• CAMHS
• CYPIT
• Foundry College
• Addington Inclusion and Outreach Service
• The Grove Outreach

Useful information and links

• NASEN Teacher Guide
• SEND Code of Practice
• SEND and alternative provision improvement plan
• NASEN
• EEF SEND in Mainstream
• Equality Act 2010: Advice for schools 
• Behaviour in Schools: Advice for headteachers and school staff

Additional login only area

A 'login only' page has been set up to hold documents or information that is only aimed at school SENCOs.  It can be accessed by clicking on the link below.  

In this area you will find recordings and slides from SENCO network meetings.

Resources and presentations shared in the SENCO Induction sessions are also available here.

If you don't know the login details, please contact your Headteacher or school office

If after locating your login details you are not able to gain access please email us at EdPartnershipTeam@wokingham.gov.uk

More information about accessing login only pages on the Hub can be found on the Help pages at the link below: