Regulation 5 Governing body’s functions relating to the key responsibilities of the SENCOI1
England and Wales
The governing body of a relevant school must determine the key responsibilities of the SENCO and monitor the effectiveness of the SENCO in undertaking those responsibilities.
The key responsibilities referred to in paragraph (1) may include the carrying out, or arranging for the carrying out, of the following tasks—
in relation to each of the registered pupils whom the SENCO considers may have special educational needs, informing a parent of the pupil that this may be the case as soon as is reasonably practicable;
in relation to each of the registered pupils who have special educational needs—
identifying the pupil’s special educational needs,
co-ordinating the making of special educational provision for the pupil which meets those needs,
monitoring the effectiveness of any special educational provision made for the pupil,
securing relevant services for the pupil where necessary,
ensuring that records of the pupil’s special educational needs and the special educational provision made to meet those needs are maintained and kept up to date,
liaising with and providing information to a parent of the pupil on a regular basis about that pupil’s special educational needs and the special educational provision being made for those needs,
ensuring that, where the pupil transfers to another school or educational institution, all relevant information about the pupil’s special educational needs and the special educational provision made to meet those needs is conveyed to the governing body or (as the case may be) the proprietor of that school or institution, and
promoting the pupil’s inclusion in the school community and access to the school’s curriculum, facilities and extra-curricular activities;
selecting, supervising and training learning support assistants who work with pupils who have special educational needs;
advising teachers at the school about differentiated teaching methods appropriate for individual pupils with special educational needs;
contributing to in-service training for teachers at the school to assist them to carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph (b); and
preparing and reviewing the information required to be published by the governing body pursuant to the Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) (England) Regulations 1999f1, the objectives of the governing body in making provision for special educational needs, and the special educational needs policy referred to in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations.