ORCID
- Done, Elizabeth: 0000-0001-6627-1928
Abstract
This article considers the role of the SENCo during Covid-19 pandemic conditions of school lockdown with partial reopening for children classified as ‘vulnerable’. It is argued that the existing pressures and tensions already experienced by SENCos – for example, related to time, workload, status, and their prescribed managerial and strategic role – have been highlighted by pandemic conditions. Pressures resulting specifically from the pandemic are reflected by considering how SENCos will adjust to enact their role during this time. It is concluded that an advocacy role for pupils with special educational needs and disability, who are at risk of becoming increasingly marginalised within school and wider communities during this pandemic, should now be considered a central element of the SENCo’s remit.
DOI
10.1111/1467-8578.12353
Publication Date
2021-03-01
Publication Title
British Journal of Special Education
ISSN
0952-3383
Embargo Period
2021-03-25
Organisational Unit
Institute of Education
Recommended Citation
Clarke, A. L., & Done, E. (2021) 'Balancing pressures for Special Educational Needs Coordinators as managers, leaders and advocates in the emerging context of the COVID-19 pandemic', British Journal of Special Education, . Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12353
