What is a SENCO? Speaking with Kerry a Preschool SENCO

Kerry is a Senco at a preschool and joins Aniesa in this episode to give some insight into her role including why relationships with the child and families are so important and the tremendous value in getting support in at the early years stage for children with special educational needs.

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• Part of Kerry’s role is to look for earlier identifiers of children who may have additional needs or be neurodiverse and provide early intervention.
• Sometimes children come to the preschool with a diagnosis but often they do not which means some tough conversations have to be had with parents.
• You have to build a foundation of trust with all parents, they know their child best.
• There’s a lot of support out there, putting it in place in early years gives the child the best outcome.
• Kerry’s support for families often outreaches the preschool from teaching families strategies they can use at home with their children to educating them about the support they are entitled to.
• Singing can help children with SEN, especially those with delayed speech or language.

BEST MOMENTS

“Putting that intervention in as early as possible provides the best outcome for the children”

“At the end of the day, it’s their child and you have to remember that”

“I always sing what I want to say to them”

CONTACT METHOD

www.instagram.com/aniesabblore/           
www.instagram.com/sensationalkidstherapyuk/    
www.facebook.com/sensationalkidslondon

ABOUT THE HOST

Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in autism, specific learning difficulties, as well as anxiety and emotional regulation.

Aniesa has one teenage son with autism, and one with sensory difficulties. She herself was diagnosed at a late age as having ADHD and has found that understanding her neurodivergence has led to a greater connection with children and their parents.

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