SENDCO Planner 2026/27 - Contemporary Design

Pre-Order now for the new term

Pre-order your planner now for delivery in May/June.

If you're a SENDCo, you'll understand. You're not just planning next week — you're holding EHCP timelines, interventions, agency emails, staff briefings, and compliance. And somehow trying to make inclusion actually work in your school, not just tick along on paper.

I was a school leader for a total of 18 years and an inclusion lead until recently. The HeadteacherChat® SENDCo Planner is my notebook from when I was in that role. It's how I kept everything in one place instead of carrying it all in my head.

Because when SENDCos are supported, they can support everyone else. The pupils. The team. The whole school. Inclusion is my passion, and this is what helped me do the job.

It follows the school calendar. It's built for how SEND leadership actually works — the unpredictable days, the meetings that come out of nowhere, and the timelines that don't care how overstretched you are.

Not a generic diary. The system worked for me. I hope you enjoy it!

Lucy

Why this planner is different

This isn't a generic diary. It's created by a SENDCo, for SENDCos — it follows the school calendar and is designed around real school actions.

It helps you:

• Track EHCP review dates, provision mapping, and graduated response documentation in one place
• Manage your SEND register and keep on top of Assess-Plan-Do-Review cycles
• Stay organised with external agency liaison (Ed Psych, SALT, OT, and more) without rewriting the same notes in three different places
• Make important decisions with a clear head
• Spot gaps in provision before they become problems
• Balance statutory responsibilities with staff wellbeing
• Plan against the new Ofsted framework with structure and confidence

What's inside

Your week, sorted

Weekly diary spreads with time-blocking (8am–6pm)

Plan your week with realistic time slots so you can actually protect focus time instead of spending every day firefighting.

Each week includes simple prompts to keep you on track:

• Key priorities — what really matters this week
• Wellbeing reminders — because you can't lead well if you're running on empty
• People to contact — so follow-ups don't slip through the cracks
• Meeting notes — capture what matters in the moment

Goal-setting pages

Plan your focus areas at the start of the year, anticipate barriers before they trip you up, and track progress term by term — so good intentions actually turn into results.

Leadership essentials in one place

5 tabbed sections for everything you need day-to-day:

• Calendar — Academic year planner (Aug–July) with monthly views and year-at-a-glance
• Diary — Weekly spreads with time-blocking and prompts
• Meeting Notes — Templates with clear next-steps space, so nothing gets lost after the meeting ends
• Important Information — Your leadership control centre (see below)
• Notes & Contacts — All the details you need to find quickly

The Important Information section includes:

Staffing, key documents, duty days, timetables, topic planning, seating plans, display ideas, groups, performance management log, CPD log, assembly planner, newsletter updates, pupil information and notes and contacts.

The detail that makes a difference

This is where the planner really earns its place on your desk. It includes:

Strategic planning and impact:

• Impact of SEND provision
• Impact of interventions
• Parent consultations
• Curriculum area monitoring

People and performance:

• Pupil notes
• Staffing notes
• Performance Management log
• CPD log

Compliance and operations:

• Key documents checklist
• Items to purchase
• Timetables

Day-to-day leadership:

• Impact of SEND provision and interventions
• Assembly planner
• Newsletter planner
• Duty days and times
• Display ideas
• Seating plans
• Groups
• Topic planning
• Notes and contacts
• "Don't Forget" page (because we all need one)

What this actually does for you

Time-blocking that protects your focus time — Plan realistically instead of firefighting all week.

Weekly prompts that keep what matters visible — Even on chaotic weeks, you'll know your priorities and who needs following up.

Meeting templates that capture what counts — so nothing gets lost after the meeting ends.

Goal-setting pages that work — Turn good intentions into trackable progress you can actually see.

Leadership planning you can trust — keep the big priorities (and compliance moments) in view, not buried in emails.

Tried, tested, and shaped by school leaders

Built with the same "leaders helping leaders" approach as the HeadteacherChat® community — practical, supportive, and designed around what genuinely helps leaders day-to-day.

Pre-order now for the new term

Pre-order your planner now for delivery in May/June — and start 2026/27 feeling calmer, clearer, and more in control.

Lucy