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.