ABSTRACT
The onerous list of duties and responsibilities placed on governors produces the first constraint likely to be placed on the relationship between governors and the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO). The head's report, giving a factual update on the number and nature of SEN children, backed up by regular reports from the SENCO and the school's SEN policy, form a valuable source of information to governors trying to manage the education of SEN children in their school. The SEN governor needs to report to the full governing body regularly, but in a school with few SEN children, this may be only annually, when the SEN policy is reviewed. The process of creating and maintaining partnerships is not easy, but in the author's view very worthwhile. The SEN governor needs to be in school regularly, especially if the SENCO has regular non-contact time.
