PT Journal
AU Smith, A
TI The Influences on the English mainstream primary school Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in a quasi-market led national educational system
SO Journal of Exceptional People
PY 2021
BP 23
EP 42
VL 10
IS 1
DE Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO); primary school; quasi-marketplace; performativity; leadership
AB This paper reflects on the role of the English primary school Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) through a political perspective which explores how SENCOs function in their schools within an increasingly market-led Education system with its high-stakes national assessment regime and the growth of Academies and Free Schools which sit outside of Local Authority responsibility and influence. The concepts of 'performativity', 'control' and the SENCO as 'leader' are discussed.
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