Working with Secondary Schools

Within the world of SEND at Secondary High Schools, Senco Services are equipped to be your go-to SEND resource.

We cover the full range of services from best practice and process, team training, running Annual Reviews and SENDCo mentoring, right through to Exam Access Assessments, Dyslexia Testing and BPS/Educational Psychologist Reports.

We have the capabilities to implement a wide range of current psychometric tests to determine the needs of your pupils.

If you are interested in understanding how Senco Services can assist you, get in touch for a free discussion.

Services of interest for Secondary Schools

Independent SEND Audits

A Senco Services SEND Audit reviews your key policies and practices, gauging their effectiveness and identifying any gaps in your provision, process, and responsibilities. If you wish, we can then...

Annual Reviews

Our consultants can lead or guide your team through the Annual Review process. We can work with all parties to establish a time table for your school, supporting the distribution...

Exam Access Assessment

We have numerous Level 7 Qualified Assessors that can work with your pupils to carry out Exam Access Assessment to determine if any access arrangements are required. This includes assessing...

Training Services

We offer a range of staff training services, available to your SEND department, Leadership Team or Whole School. Training can be tailored to your specific needs, and you will be...

Dyslexia Assessment and Diagnosis

Our PATOSS registered assessors can carry out all aspects of Dyslexia assessment and diagnosis for those in Key Stage 3, 4 and 5, as well as Post 16 / adult...

Educational Reports

We are able to assess a pupils learning needs and write reports detailing their strengths and areas for development. All reports come with recommendations for future learning success. These reports...

High Needs Funding

Support with the application for High Needs Funding, to enable SENDCos to identify and appropriately band pupils on the SEND register to acquire appropriate funding. Our experienced High Needs Funding...

Irlen Testing

Our Quallified Senior Irlen Screeners are able to assess and diagnose young people with Irlen, as well as suggested recommendations for their learning and produce a report to support this....

SENDCo Mentoring and Support

Many SENDCos are starting their journey, qualifying in post or challenged with their work load. Whatever your situation as a SENDCo, we can support you. The following services are currently...

EHCP Applications

We have a wealth of experience when it comes to requesting an EHC Needs Assessment (EHCNA) from the Local Authority – If accepted this may end up as an Education...

Interpreting Professional Reports

Our consultants are familiar with reports from a large number of professionals and are able to read these and translate their content in order for SEND practitioners and families to...

Pupil Passports

We can design tailored proformas for your Individual Education Plans as required for your pupils, we will then work with your teams to offer a quality assurance service, ensuring that...

Graduated Response and APDR

Planning and implementing the graduated response and an effective Assess Plan Do Review (ADPR) cycle in your setting:

Dyslexia Screening

We offer a thorough Dyslexia Screening Service and provide a supporting report indicating the likelihood of the candidate having Dyslexia, it will advise as to whether a full Dyslexia Assessment....

Specialist Teaching

With a wealth of experience teaching the hardest to reach pupils, we offer bespoke packages for pupils with Specific Learning difficulties, Social and Emotional Mental Health needs and Communication and...

It really was so insightful, and the assessments gave high level SEND evidence that can be really used to meet needs. As a Senco it was so supportive to work with a SEND specialist and also to observe assessment skills to get the best outcomes/evidence.

Sophie Pullen

SENCo - Olive Academies

I always enjoy working with May, she is child centred and our students feel supported and understood in what could be a worrying time, as many of our students find working with ‘strangers’ difficult.

Kelly Jacques

SENCo - Ormiston Sudbury Academy