Special Educational Needs: Staff
Commons · Question 30647 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Melanie Onn
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued on the (a) criteria and (b) number of students needed for a school to have a dedicated Special Educational Needs Coordinator position.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 19 Feb 2025
All mainstream schools, including academies and free schools, must have a special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO). The SENCO must be a qualified teacher, or the head teacher, working at the school.SENCOs play a vital role in setting the direction f...