Senco
Jo Day
SENCO / Specialist Teacher
Jo has worked in several schools over her long career as SENCO, including specialist and mainstream provisions. She has been a Principal Officer for the Local Authority and has vast legislative and operational knowledge of SEND.
In schools, she has led subject departments including centre lead of a medical provision within Lancashire for ASC / SEMH / EBSA (Emotionally based school avoidance) and has taught young people with SEND needs from ages 7 – 18.
Jo has more recently been the lead in a larger than average Mainstream Secondary School provision. The school gained a reputation for inclusive practices which led to her successfully campaigning for a SEND unit for SLCN and cognition and learning.
Over recent years she has completed her level 7 Specialist Teacher award and continued her study to MSc level in Psychology at Edgehill University. She applies her wealth of knowledge in her day-to-day work supporting schools and families.
Jo is a passionate advocate and skilled practitioner for children and young people with SEND which is rooted in her own journey as a SEND parent.
She now works both for Trust Education as SENCO, and also in an independent capacity as a Specialist Teacher to support Primary and Secondary Mainstream colleagues across Lancashire to ensure better outcomes for children and young people.
What is important to me?
- My family
- My dogs Meg and JJ
- My horses Thea, George and Milo
- Working with children and families who need help and support
- Fairness and doing the ‘right thing’
- Being outside and enjoying nature
What people like about me
- I am different
- I am funny
- I am knowledgeable and a creative thinker
- I am a good listener
- I can always find a way
My job at Trust Education
I work to help support children and young people (and their families or carers) to find out what they are good at (their strengths) and what they find more difficult.
I use this to create a plan and work with all adults, including teachers and support staff, to think of better ways to help support and bring about positive changes.
I’m a creative thinker who loves to help problem solve and work out new and interesting ways of learning.
My approach is called ‘person – centred’ , and it’s developed around the thoughts of the child / young person and what is important to them.
What happens if you meet me?
I’m very friendly and if you do meet with me then I will introduce myself and tell you what we will be doing.
This might include a chat about you, what is important to you, what you like and don’t like.
We might build a model, play a game, have a competition, or draw / create something amazing!
The session will always include a fun activity which hopefully you will enjoy.
I sometimes work with a therapy dog called Meg and a very naughty pony named Milo
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