A survey of SENCOs from Bath Spa University, in collaboration with nasen, has found that three-quarters (74 per cent) of special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) are being pulled away from supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), to fulfil administrative demands and unrelated duties during allocated ‘SENCO’ time.
Nearly three quarters of SENCOs (74 per cent) cited administrative tasks as taking up the majority of their allocated SENCO time, up from 71 per cent in last year’s survey.
Just 22 per cent of SENCOs in the early years said they had been allocated more time to fulfil their role in 2019/2020 than the previous year, but slightly fewer (16 per cent) said their allocation had dropped this academic year.
In comparison to 2018/2019, 49 per cent of early years SENCOs said they had been allocated the same amount of time to facilitate the role in 2019/2020.
Over 1,800 individuals contributed to the survey, from across early years, primary and secondary settings.
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