SENCo
noun[C]
educationUKspecialized(alsoSENCO,Senco)uk/ˈseŋ.kəʊ/us/ˈseŋ.koʊ/ateacherwho hasresponsibilityfor thechildrenin aschoolwho havespecialneeds(= who needspecialhelpbecause of alearningdifficulty,illness, orconditionthat makes itdifficultfor them tolearnin the way that otherpeopledo, or do the things that otherpeopledo). SENCo isshortforspecialeducationalneedscoordinator. :
Yvonne is a SENCo at Cardinal Newman RC School.
The SENCO is willhelpidentifythechildreninyourclasswho havespecialneeds.
Synonym
SENDCo
Compare
ALNCo
- The firstkeypeopleto get toknowonyourarrivalare the Numeracy and Literacycoordinators, and the SENCo.
- The Senco'srolehas beengreatlystrengthenedby Every Child Matters, the government's inter-agencyapproachtolearningandchilddevelopment.
- The SENCOtrainedwith us, and we didin-servicesessions, gaveadviceandworkedwithchildren.
Teachers
- academician
- ALNCo
- associate professor
- board of education
- co-principal
- handler
- headteacher
- homeschooler
- housemaster
- housemistress
- instructor
- mentor
- professorship
- rector
- residence
- schoolie
- schoolmarm
- scribe
- trainer
- tutor